| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1989-03-08)8 March 1989 (age 36) Monterrey, Mexico |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | Long jump |
Yvonne Alejandra Treviño Hayek (born March 8, 1989) is a Mexicantrack and field athlete who competes in thelong jump.[1] She is the current holder of theMexican record with 6.70 m (21 ft11+3⁄4 in)[2] and has qualified for the2016 Rio Olympics.[3]
She is a three-time Mexican national champion (2011, 2013, 2016)[4] andCentral American and Caribbean Championships bronze medalist (2011).
She is coached by Drew Fucci and Kyle Tellez, son ofTom Tellez.
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 sport 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 the2011 Pan American Games.
Trevino graduated as a Dietitian fromTec de Monterrey in 2013. She received the highest award given to athletes from the institution upon graduation.
