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Juancho Miguel Besana

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Eserio and the surname or paternal family name is Besana.

Juancho Miguel Besana
Full nameJuancho Miguel Eserio Besana
Born (2003-08-18) August 18, 2003 (age 21)
Pasig, Philippines
Gymnastics career
DisciplineArtistic gymnastics
Country represented Philippines
Years on national team2022 (2022)–present
Regions representedNational Capital Region
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing the  Philippines
Pacific Rim Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Cali Vault
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Vault
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Cambodia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Vault

Juancho Miguel Eserio Besana (born August 18, 2003) is a Filipino artistic gymnast. He is the 2023 SEA Games champion on vault as well as the 2024 Pacific Rim vault bronze medalist.

Early life

Besana was born in Pasig in 2003 to mother Maru Eserio and father Junn Besana.[1] He has been friends with fellow Filipino gymnasts Carlos Yulo and John Ivan Cruz since childhood.[2]

Gymnastics career

2022

Besana competed at the postponed 2021 Southeast Asian Games where he helped the Philippines win silver as a team.[3] Individually he won bronze on vault behind compatriot Carlos Yulo and Tikumporn Surintornta of Thailand.[4] At the 2022 Asian Championships Besana finished twenty-third in the all-around and helped the Philippines finish ninth as a team.[5]

2023

In early 2023 Besana competed at the Cottbus World Cup where he finished eighth on vault.[6] At the 2023 Southeast Asian Games Besana once again helped the Philippines win silver. Individually he won gold on vault.[7][8] In June Besana competed at the 2023 Asian Championships where he helped the Philippines finish seventh as a team and individually he finished twenty-third in the all-around and qualified to the vault final. During the vault final he finished eighth.[9]

Although Besana had qualified as an individual to compete at the 2023 World Championships,[10] he opted instead to compete at the postponed 2022 Asian Games.[2] While there he only competed on vault where he finished tenth during qualifications and was the second reserve for the final.[11]

2024

Besana competed at the Doha World Cup but finished nineteenth on vault during qualifications and did not advance to the final. In April he competed at the 2024 Pacific Rim Championships. While there he helped the Philippines finish sixth as a team and individually he finished eighth in the all-around and qualified to the floor exercise, pommel horse, vault, and horizontal bar event finals.[12] During event finals he won bronze on vault.[13]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2022 Southeast Asian Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 4
Asian Championships 9 23
2023 Cottbus World Cup 8
Southeast Asian Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
Asian Championships 7 23 8
Asian Games R2
2024
Asian Championships 6 14 4
Pacific Rim Championships 6 8 7 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8

References

  1. ^ "FIG Profile: Juancho Miguel Besana". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ a b "Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo – from solo artist to boy group leader". International Olympic Committee. October 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "The 31st SEA Games Highlights". Philippine Olympic Committee. May 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 Southeast Asian Games Men's Results". The Gymternet. May 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Asian Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet.
  6. ^ "Yulo, Besana make heads turn". Daily Tribune. February 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "Carlos Yulo grabs two more medals on final day of artistic gymnastics at SEA Games 2023". International Olympic Committee. May 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Gymnastics' Juancho Miguel Besana wins gold in vault, Carlos Yulo claims silver in still rings". GMA Network. May 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Asian Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. June 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Double duty for Besana". Malaya. July 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "2022 Asian Games Men's Results". The Gymternet. September 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "2024 Pacific Rim Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. April 29, 2024.
  13. ^ "Colombia performance bodes well for PH gymnastics". Malaya. May 1, 2024.
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