Nayelly Hernández (born 23 February 1986) is a Mexican former professional squash player. She has represented Mexico internationally in several international competitions including the

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, Women's World Team Squash Championships. Nayelly achieved her highest career ranking of 57 in October 2011 during the 2011 PSA World Tour. Her husband Chris Walker is also a professional squash player, who represents England. She joined the

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in 2008 as the first Mexican female to join a US college for squash and graduated in 2010.

Career

Nayelly joined PSA in 2006 and took part in the

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until 2016, the 2015-16 PSA World Tour was her last World Tour prior to her retirement. Nayelly Hernandez represented

Mexico at the 2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro (city), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 13 to 29 July 2007. Mexico participated with 400 athletes and 218 staff members (delegates, officials, medical and auxiliary staff ...

and claimed a bronze medal as a part of the team event on her maiden appearance at the Pan American Games. In the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011, were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby c ...

she clinched gold in the women's doubles event along with Samantha Teran and settled for bronze in the team event. She has also participated at the Women's World Team Squash Championships on four occasions in

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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and in

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

References

Living people Mexican female squash players Squash players at the 2007 Pan American Games Squash players at the 2011 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Sportspeople from San Luis Potosí City Trinity College (Connecticut) alumni 1986 births Pan American Games gold medalists in squash Pan American Games bronze medalists in squash Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in squash Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Mexican sportswomen {{Mexico-squash-bio-stub