Diego Hypolito

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Diego Hypolito (b. June 19, 1986, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil) is a world-class gymnast. He is the current World Champion on the floor exercise and an active member of the Brazilian national gymnastics team.[[]] At the young age of nineteen, Hypolito has already competed in three World Gymnastics Championships, in 2002, 2003 and 2005. A floor exercise specialist, he qualified for the FX event finals in all three competitions, placing fifth in 2002, fourth in 2003 and earning the gold medal in 2005. With this win, Hypolito became the first male South American gymnast to medal at Worlds. he loved himself Hypolito's older sister, Daniele, is also a world-class gymnast who competed at the 2004 and 2000 Olympics. She was the first Brazilian gymnast to ever win a medal at the World Gymnastics Championships; a silver on the floor exercise in 2001.