Rut Castillo

Castillo was born on 16 September 1990 in Guadalajara. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was six years old. Her brother, Job Castillo, plays badminton internationally for Mexico, and her sister, Sara Castillo, is a badminton coach.{{cite web |title=Job y Rut Castillo, apasionados del deporte |trans-title=Job and Rut Castillo, passionate about sports |url=https://www.informador.mx/Deportes/Job-y-Rut-Castillo-apasionados-del-deporte-20100226-0197.html |website=Informador |access-date=26 February 2022 |language=Spanish |date=26 February 2010}}{{cite web |title=Interview : Job Castillo – Mexico |url=http://www.badmintonpanam.org/interview-job-castillo-mexico/ |website=Badminton Pan America |access-date=28 February 2022 |date=15 September 2017}}

At the 2005 Pan American Championships, Castillo won the bronze medal in the team event. Then at the 2006 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 the ball, both behind Cynthia Valdez, and the bronze medal in the rope.{{cite web |title=Gimnasia Ritmica |trans-title=Rhythmic Gymnastics |url=http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/pdf/odecabe/odecabe1.pdf |website=Mayaguez 2010 |access-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111014259/http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/pdf/odecabe/odecabe1.pdf |archive-date=11 November 2013 |pages=298–300 |language=Spanish |url-status=dead}} Then at the 2007 Pan American Games, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Lisa Wang and Valdez.{{cite web |title=Gymnastics Rhythmic Individual All-Around Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_07pag_aa.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=Rio 2007 |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=27 July 2007 |archive-date=27 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227040411/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_07pag_aa.pdf |url-status=dead }} In the event finals, she won the silver medal in the hoop behind Alexandra Orlando, and she won the bronze medal in clubs behind Orlando and Wang.{{cite web |title=Gymnastics Rhythmic Individual Apparatus Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_07pag_events.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=Rio 2007 |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=28 July 2007 |archive-date=27 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227040401/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_07pag_events.pdf |url-status=dead }} She competed at her first World Championships in 2007, 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.{{cite web |title=28th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/Rhythmic/2007/07WorldChamps/aa-qual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=26 February 2022 |pages=4 |date=19 September 2007 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226221747/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/Rhythmic/2007/07WorldChamps/aa-qual.pdf |url-status=dead }} At her second World Championships in 2009, she placed 63rd in the all-around and helped the Mexican team in 28th.{{cite web |title=29th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Mie, Japan Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_worldchamps_091009_aa.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=10 September 2009}}{{cite web |title=29th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Mie, Japan Team Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_worldchamps_091109_team.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=10 September 2009}}

Castillo won the all-around gold medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. She also won the gold medal in the Ribbon, and she won the silver medals in the ball, hoop, and rope.{{cite web |title=Gimnasia Rítmica |url=http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/ESP/ZZ/ZZS103A_GR@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ESP.htm |website=Mayaguez 2010 |access-date=27 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923215756/http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/ESP/ZZ/ZZS103A_GR@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ESP.htm |archive-date=23 September 2010 |language=Spanish |date=20 July 2010 |url-status=dead}} Then at the 2010 World Championships, she finished 38th in the all-around, and Mexico finished 18th in the team competition.{{cite web |title=30th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Moscow (RUS) Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_10worlds_aa_q.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=27 February 2022 |pages=3 |date=20 September 2010 |archive-date=15 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715135344/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_10worlds_aa_q.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=30th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Moscow (RUS) Team Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_10worlds_team.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=20 September 2010 |archive-date=15 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715135340/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_10worlds_team.pdf |url-status=dead }} In December 2010, she won three medals at the 2010 Pan American Championships, team gold, hoop gold, and rope silver.{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_10panam_team_f.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=2 December 2010 |archive-date=15 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715135210/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_10panam_team_f.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Finals Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_10panam_e_f.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=4 December 2010 |archive-date=15 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715135308/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_10panam_e_f.pdf |url-status=dead }} However, she tested positive for Sibutramine, and in March 2011, she received a six-month suspension and was stripped of her medals.{{cite web |title=Rut Castillo, la gimnasta mexicana que hizo historia en Tokio 2020 al ritmo de El Triste |trans-title=Rut Castillo, the Mexican gymnast who made history in Tokyo 2020 to the rhythm of El Triste |url=https://www-24--horas-mx.translate.goog/2021/08/06/rut-castillo-la-gimnasta-mexicana-que-hizo-historia-en-tokio-2020-al-ritmo-de-el-triste/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc |website=24 Horas |access-date=26 February 2022 |language=Spanish |date=6 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=Suspenden a Ruth Castillo por doping |trans-title=Ruth Castillo suspended for doping |url=https://espndeportes-espn-com.translate.goog/noticias/nota?s=otr&id=1285869&type=story&_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc |website=ESPN |access-date=26 February 2022 |language=Spanish |date=2 May 2011}}{{cite web |title=La gimnasta mexicana Rut Castillo acepta dopaje |trans-title=Mexican gymnast Rut Castillo accepts doping |url=https://www-excelsior-com-mx.translate.goog/node/718454?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc |website=Excélsior |access-date=26 February 2022 |language=Spanish |date=1 March 2011}}

Castillo returned to competition at the 2011 World Championships where she finished 71st in the all-around and 17th with the Mexican team.{{cite web |title=31st Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Montpellier (FRA) |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_11worlds_complete.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=20 September 2011}} Then at the 2013 World Championships, she finished 44th in the all-around.{{cite web |title=32nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kiev (UKR) Seniors Individual Alll-Around Qualifications |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_13worlds_aaqual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=27 February 2022 |pages=2 |date=28 August 2013 |archive-date=21 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221093940/https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_13worlds_aaqual.pdf |url-status=dead }} She began the 2014 season at the Pan American Championships where she won the team bronze medal.{{cite web |title=2014 Pan American Championships Rhythmic Team |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_14panamchamps_team.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=27 February 2022}} Then at the 2014 World Championships, she finished 50th in the all-around and 17th in the team competition.{{cite web |title=33rd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Izmir (TUR) Seniors Team Final and Individual Qualifications |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_14worlds_aaq.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=27 February 2022 |pages=2 |date=22 September 2014 |archive-date=12 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712223603/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_14worlds_aaq.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=33rd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Izmir (TUR) Seniors Team Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_14worlds_team.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=27 February 2022 |pages=5 |date=22 September 2014 |archive-date=12 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712223606/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_14worlds_team.pdf |url-status=dead }} At the 2014 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 behind Cynthia Valdez.{{cite web |title=22nd Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz (MEX) 2014 Nov 14–30 |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2014/am/mex/central-american-and-caribbean-games.html |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=27 February 2022}}

Castillo was selected to represent Mexico at the 2015 Pan American Games where she finished seventh in the all-around and qualified for all four event finals.{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around Final and Qualifications |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_15panam_aa.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=Toronto 2015 |date=18 July 2015}} She finished fifth in the ball final, fourth in the clubs final, and sixth in the hoop final and the ribbon final.{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual Event Finals |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_15panam_events.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=Toronto 2015 |date=19 July 2015}} Then at the 2015 World Championships, she finished 57th in the individual all-around and 19th with the Mexican team.{{cite web |title=34th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart (GER) Seniors Team Final and Individual Qualifications All-Around Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_15worlds_aaqual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=28 February 2022 |pages=3 |date=7 September 2015 |archive-date=12 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712123308/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_15worlds_aaqual.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=34th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart (GER) Seniors Team Final Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_15worlds_aaqual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=28 February 2022 |pages=4 |date=7 September 2015 |archive-date=12 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712123308/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_15worlds_aaqual.pdf |url-status=dead }} This result was not high enough for Castillo to qualify a spot for the 2016 Olympic Games. She then represented Mexico at the 2017 Summer Universiade and finished ninth in the all-around final.{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around Final and Qualifications |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_17universitygames_aa.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=Taipei 2017 |access-date=28 February 2022 |date=28 August 2017}} She also qualified for the hoop and the clubs finals where she finished sixth and seventh, respectively.{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual Event Finals |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_17universitygames_events.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=Taipei 2017 |access-date=28 February 2022 |date=29 August 2017}}

Castillo began the 2018 season at Central 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 teammate Marina Malpica. The gold medal that she won in the clubs final was Mexico's 100th gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games.{{cite web |last1=Diamond |first1=James |title=Mexico reach 100 golds at Central American and Caribbean Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1068162/mexico-reach-100-golds-at-central-american-and-caribbean-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=28 February 2022 |date=30 July 2018}} She then competed at the 2018 World Championships where she finished 31st in the all-around and 18th with the Mexican team.{{cite web |title=36th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 10–16 September 2018 Individual All-Around Qualification |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_18worlds_aaqual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=28 February 2022 |pages=3 |date=10 September 2018 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525220053/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_18worlds_aaqual.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=36th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 10–16 September 2018 Team Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_18worlds_team.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=28 February 2022 |pages=5 |date=10 September 2018}} Then at the 2018 Pan American Championships in Lima, she helped the Mexican team win the silver medal behind the United States, and she won the bronze medal in the ball behind Americans Laura Zeng and Nastasya Generalova.{{cite web |title=Competicion Por Equipos Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_18panamchamps_team.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=Lima 2018 |access-date=28 February 2022 |language=Spanish |date=29 September 2018 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228194725/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_18panamchamps_team.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Competicion Por Aparatos Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_18panamchamps_events.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=Lima 2018 |access-date=28 February 2022 |page=2 |language=Spanish |date=30 September 2018 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228194723/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_18panamchamps_events.pdf |url-status=dead }} She represented Mexico at the 2019 Pan American Games, finishing tenth in the all-around and seventh in the ribbon final.{{cite web |title=Libro de Resultados Gimnasia – Ritmica |url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/GR_Results_Book_1.0.pdf |website=Pan American Sports |publisher=Lima 2019 |access-date=28 February 2022 |language=Spanish}} She then competed at the 2019 World Championships in Baku and finished 50th in the all-around and 25th with the Mexican team.{{cite web |title=37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16–22 September 2019 Individual All-Around Qualification |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=28 February 2022 |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/r_19worlds_aaqual.pdf |pages=4 |date=17 September 2019 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525061345/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/r_19worlds_aaqual.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16–22 September 2019 Team Ranking |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/r_19worlds_team.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=28 February 2022 |pages=7 |date=17 September 2019}}

At the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Castillo helped the Mexican team win the silver medal behind Brazil.{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Senior Pan American Championships Team Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21panamchamps_team.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=Rio 2021 |access-date=28 February 2022 |date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923201814/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21panamchamps_team.pdf |url-status=dead }} She then won the gold medal in the all-around ahead of Bárbara Domingos and Natália Gaudio and qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games. She became the first Mexican rhythmic gymnast to qualify for an Olympic Games.{{cite web |last1=Padilla |first1=Fanny |title=Quién es Rut Castillo, la gimnasta mexicana que hizo historia al clasificar a los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020 |trans-title=Who is Rut Castillo, the Mexican gymnast who made history by qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2021/08/05/quien-es-rut-castillo-la-gimnasta-mexicana-que-hizo-historia-al-clasificar-a-los-juegos-olimpicos-de-tokio-2020/ |website=Infobae |access-date=26 February 2022 |language=Spanish |date=5 August 2021}} At the 2020 Olympic Games, Castillo finished 22nd in the qualification round for the individual all-around.{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics — Individual All-Around — Qualification — Results |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GRY/OG2020-_GRY_C73A_GRYW1AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf |website=2020 Summer Olympics |access-date=6 August 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808040024/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GRY/OG2020-_GRY_C73A_GRYW1AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title="Estar aquí era mi sueño": mexicana Rut Castillo habla de su histórica presencia olímpica, con música de José José |trans-title=“Being here was my dream”: Mexican Rut Castillo talks about her historic Olympic presence, with music by José José |url=https://www-telemundo47-com.translate.goog/deportes/juegos-olimpicos-tokio-2020/estar-aqui-era-mi-sueno-rut-castillo-tras-su-historica-presencia-olimpica-gimnasia-ritmica-mexico/2205966/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc |website=Telemundo 47 |access-date=26 February 2022 |language=Spanish |date=6 August 2021}}

Castillo is openly lesbian.{{Cite web|date=28 July 2021|title=Meet the LGBTQ Athletes Competing at the Olympics|url=https://living.alot.com/entertainment/meet-the-lgbtq-athletes-competing-at-the-olympics--19225|access-date=2 August 2021|website=Alot Living|language=en}} She was one of the two openly LGBTQ+ athletes representing Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and she was the only openly LGBTQ+ rhythmic gymnast at the 2020 Olympics.{{cite web |last1=Reimer |first1=Alex |title=Meet the only out Olympic athlete born in Mexico |url=https://www.outsports.com/2021/8/7/22613294/rut-castillo-mexico-olympics-rhythmic-gymnastics-lgbtq |website=Outsports |access-date=26 February 2022 |date=7 August 2021}}

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