Diego Hypólito
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Medal record
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Diego Matias Hypólito (Brazilian Portuguese:
He is the brother of Daniele Hypólito, the first Brazilian gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships.[citation needed]
Early life
Hypólito was born in Santo André, São Paulo, but moved to the city of Rio de Janeiro. He is the son of a bus driver, Wagner Hypólito, and a seamstress, Geni Matias.[7] He has Greek ancestry through his father (the surname Hypólito comes from the Greek surname Hippolyte, which was translated when his ancestors had immigrated to Brazil); he is also of Portuguese descent, through his mother.[8][9][10]
As a child, he had his first contact with the sport at the
Career
Hypólito began gymnastics at age seven, following in his older sister's footsteps. He won the floor exercise event in the children's division at 1997's Brazilian National Championships and was 2001's all-around junior national champion.[12]
By the age of 21, Hypólito had competed at the 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and the 2007 World Championships. A floor exercise specialist, he qualified for the FX event finals in all five competitions, placing fifth in 2002, fourth in 2003, earning a gold medal in 2005, a silver medal in 2006, and a gold again in 2007. With his 2005 win, Hypólito became the first male South American gymnast to medal at the World Championships.
In the spring of 2008, Hypólito contracted
Hypólito was one of three male Brazilians in artistic gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but he was eliminated during the qualification stage. However, in the 2016 Summer Olympics, held in his home country, he finished fourth in qualification for the floor exercise, and won a silver medal in the individual event final.
Eponymous skills
Hypólito has one skill on floor exercise officially named after him called the Hypólito on floor, which was successfully completed when he won the gold medal on the individual floor event at the
Personal life
Hypólito came out as gay in May 2019. In an article for UOL Esporte, Hypólito described many years of struggling with his sexuality because of his deeply religious upbringing, but wrote, "I want people to know that I'm gay and that I'm not ashamed of it."[16]
References
- ^ Globo Esporte (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Diego Hypólito é primeiro brasileiro campeão mundial de ginástica" Murilo Garavello, UOL, 26 November 2005
- ^ "Dani leva o ouro no salto em SP; Diego mantém alto nível, mas é prata no solo". sportv.com (in Portuguese). 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Diego Hypolito". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Brazil's Hypolito, Nory take silver and bronze in men's floor exercise". USA Today. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diego Hypólito". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Brazil's Hypolito, Nory take silver and bronze in men's floor exercise". USA Today. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ "Dani leva o ouro no salto em SP; Diego mantém alto nível, mas é prata no solo". sportv.com. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ AP "Gymnastics world champ Diego Hypolito confirmed with dengue in Brazil" Associated Press, 7 April 2008
- ^ "Diego Hypolito – site". DiegoHypolito. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
- ^ AP "Gymnastics world champ Diego Hypolito confirmed with dengue in Brazil" Associated Press, 7 April 2008
- ^ MAG qualification scores—apparatus Archived 17 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine NBC Olympics, 9 August 2008
- ^ Results – Floor Men's Floor Exercise Final Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Beijing, 17 August 2008
- ^ Hypolito, Diego (8 May 2019). "Quero falar uma coisa". Universo Online Esporte (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 November 2007)
- Official profile at the Brazilian Gymnastics Federation at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 May 2008) (in Portuguese)
- Profile at International Gymnast magazine Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Diego Hypólito at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Diego Hypólito at Olympics.com
- Diego Hypólito at Olympedia
- Diego Hypólito at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)