Filipino gymnastics coach
Allen Aldrin Castañeda (born 1972)[1] is a Filipino Olympic gymnastics coach who coached two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo.
Career
Castañeda who hails from Cebu City was a former gymnast himself who competed for the Philippines internationally.[2] He would take part at the Asian Gymnastics Championships in the 1990s.[3]
He was also the coach of the University of Southern Philippines Foundation gymnastics team.[4]
Along with other Cebuanos Ricardo Otero and Joel Panugalinog, Castañeda taught Carlos Yulo during his junior years until 2016, when Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimiya took Yulo under his tutelage.[2] When Kugimiya and Yulo parted ways in 2023, Castañeda became his coach again.[5]
Castañeda would be the coach of Yulo when the gymnast clinch a historic double gold in the floor exercise and vault in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[6] As per law, Castañeda is also entitled to receive incentives for Yulo's feat.[7] Taking advantage of the feat, coach Darlene Dela Pisa would advocate for more support for gymnastics in their hometown.[8]
In October 2024, it was decided that Castañeda will remain Yulo's coach.[9]
Personal life
Aldrin Castañeda is the second eldest of seven siblings to Cebu gymnastics officials Norberto and Regina Castañeda [2]
References
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