Rut Castillo
Full name	Rut Castillo Galindo
Nickname(s)	Rutilia
Born	(1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (age 35) Guadalajara,Jalisco, Mexico
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Headcoach(es)	Eliza Meza
Medal record Representing Mexico Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Hoop 2007 Rio de Janeiro All-around 2007 Rio de Janeiro Clubs Pan American Championships 2021 Rio de Janeiro All-around 2018 Lima Team 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team 2014 Mississauga Team 2005 Vitória Team 2018 Lima Ball Disqualified 2010 Guadalajara Team Disqualified 2010 Guadalajara Hoop Disqualified 2010 Guadalajara Rope Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena Team 2010 Mayagüez All-around 2010 Mayagüez Ribbon 2014 Veracruz Ball 2014 Veracruz Hoop 2018 Barranquilla All-around 2018 Barranquilla Clubs 2018 Barranquilla Ribbon 2006 Cartagena All-around 2006 Cartagena Ball 2010 Mayagüez Ball 2010 Mayagüez Hoop 2010 Mayagüez Rope 2014 Veracruz All-around 2014 Veracruz Ribbon 2018 Barranquilla Hoop 2006 Cartagena Rope

Rut Castillo Galindo (born 16 September 1990)^[1] is a Mexican individualrhythmic gymnast. She representedMexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics and became the first Mexican rhythmic gymnast to compete at an Olympic Games. She is the2021 Pan American all-around champion. At the2007 Pan American Games, she won the silver medal inhoop and the bronze medals in the all-around andclubs. She is an eight-timeCentral American and Caribbean Games champion. She has also competed at nineWorld Championships (2007,2009,2010,2011,2013,2014,2015,2018, and2019).

Castillo was born on 16 September 1990 inGuadalajara. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was six years old.^[2] Her brother,Job Castillo, plays badminton internationally for Mexico, and her sister, Sara Castillo, is a badminton coach.^[3][4]

At the2005 Pan American Championships, Castillo won the bronze medal in the team event. Then at the2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, she won the gold medal in the team event. Individually, she won the silver medals in the all-around and theball, both behindCynthia Valdez, and the bronze medal in therope.^[5] Then at the2007 Pan American Games, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behindLisa Wang and Valdez.^[6] In the event finals, she won the silver medal in the hoop behindAlexandra Orlando, and she won the bronze medal in clubs behind Orlando and Wang.^[7] She competed at her firstWorld Championships in2007, finished 60th in the all-around during the qualification round. She also competed in the group event, replacing one of the Mexican gymnasts who got injured at the last minute.^[8] At her second World Championships in2009, she placed 63rd in the all-around and helped the Mexican team in 28th.^[9][10]

Castillo won the all-around gold medal at the2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. She also won the gold medal in theRibbon, and she won the silver medals in the ball, hoop, and rope.^[11] Then at the2010 World Championships, she finished 38th in the all-around, and Mexico finished 18th in the team competition.^[12][13] In December 2010, she won three medals at the2010 Pan American Championships, team gold, hoop gold, and rope silver.^[14][15] However, she tested positive forSibutramine, and in March 2011, she received a six-month suspension and was stripped of her medals.^[16][17][18]

Castillo returned to competition at the2011 World Championships where she finished 71st in the all-around and 17th with the Mexican team.^[19] Then at the2013 World Championships, she finished 44th in the all-around.^[20] She began the 2014 season at thePan American Championships where she won the team bronze medal.^[21] Then at the2014 World Championships, she finished 50th in the all-around and 17th in the team competition.^[22][23] At the2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, she won gold medals in the ball and hoop and the silver medals in the all-around and hoop, both behindCynthia Valdez.^[24]

Castillo was selected to representMexico at the 2015 Pan American Games where she finished seventh inthe all-around and qualified for all four event finals.^[25] She finished fifth inthe ball final, fourth inthe clubs final, and sixth inthe hoop final andthe ribbon final.^[26] Then at the2015 World Championships, she finished 57th in the individual all-around and 19th with the Mexican team.^[27][28] This result was not high enough for Castillo toqualify a spot for the 2016 Olympic Games. She then representedMexico at the 2017 Summer Universiade and finished ninth inthe all-around final.^[29] She also qualified forthe hoop andthe clubs finals where she finished sixth and seventh, respectively.^[30]

Castillo began the 2018 season atCentral American and Caribbean Games where she won her second all-around title. She also won the gold medal in the clubs and ribbon, and she won the silver medal in the hoop behind teammateMarina Malpica. The gold medal that she won in the clubs final was Mexico's 100th gold medal at theCentral American and Caribbean Games.^[31] She then competed at the2018 World Championships where she finished 31st in the all-around and 18th with the Mexican team.^[32][33] Then at the2018 Pan American Championships inLima, she helped the Mexican team win the silver medal behind the United States, and she won the bronze medal in the ball behind AmericansLaura Zeng andNastasya Generalova.^[34][35] She representedMexico at the 2019 Pan American Games, finishing tenth in the all-around and seventh in the ribbon final.^[36] She then competed at the2019 World Championships inBaku and finished 50th in the all-around and 25th with the Mexican team.^[37][38]

At the2021 Pan American Championships inRio de Janeiro, Castillo helped the Mexican team win the silver medal behind Brazil.^[39] She then won the gold medal in the all-around ahead ofBárbara Domingos andNatália Gaudio andqualified for the 2020 Olympic Games. She became the first Mexican rhythmic gymnast to qualify for an Olympic Games.^[40] At the2020 Olympic Games, Castillo finished 22nd in the qualification round forthe individual all-around.^[41][42]

Castillo is openly lesbian.^[43] She was one of the two openly LGBTQ+ athletes representingMexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and she was the only openly LGBTQ+ rhythmic gymnast at the 2020 Olympics.^[2]

• Rut Castillo Galindo atWorld Gymnastics
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• https://living.alot.com/entertainment/meet-the-lgbtq-athletes-competing-at-the-olympics--19225

• 1990 births
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• Mexican rhythmic gymnasts
• Doping cases in gymnastics
• Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico
• Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in gymnastics
• Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico
• Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
• Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
• Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
• Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
• Gymnasts at the 2007 Pan American Games
• Gymnasts at the 2015 Pan American Games
• Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• LGBTQ gymnasts
• Mexican lesbian sportswomen
• Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico
• Pan American Games silver medalists in gymnastics
• Pan American Games bronze medalists in gymnastics
• Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico
• Olympic gymnasts for Mexico
• Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco
• Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships
• 21st-century Mexican sportswomen

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