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Yvonne trevi o qualifies in longjump to rio olympics 2016
Yvonne Treviño Hayek (born March 8, 1989) is a Mexican track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. She is the current holder of the Mexican record with 6.70 m (21 ft 11 3⁄4 in) and has qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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- Yvonne trevi o qualifies in longjump to rio olympics 2016
- Yvonne trevi o hayek training at the track
- Early life
- Professional
- References
She is a three-time Mexican national champion (2011, 2013, 2016) and Central American and Caribbean Championships bronze medalist (2011).
She is coached by Drew Fucci and Kyle Tellez, son of Tom Tellez.
Yvonne trevi o hayek training at the track
Early life
Born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, Trevino started her career in athletics at the age of 8 where at a national meet she broke the long jump meet record for her age. Her coach at the time, Araceli (Chely) Castilleja, realized she had talent and told her parents (Rodolfo Treviño and Yvonne Hayek) that one day she could "make history in track and field" for Mexico. She practised the sort regularly in school and in 2007 got her first bronze medal in the Mexican National Championship in Morelia, she was 18 years old at the time. In 2008 she achieved bronze medal again in her home city of Monterrey followed by another bronze in 2010 in San Jose del Cabo. In 2011 she achieve her first gold medal and national championship with 6.22 meters in Mexico City qualifying to the 2011 Pan American Games.
Professional
Trevino graduated as a Dietitian from Tec de Monterrey in 2013. She received the highest award given to athletes from the institution upon graduation.