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Yahel CASTILLO
Sport Diving
NOC Mexico   
GenderMen
Born06 Jun 1987 in Mexico City, MEX
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
 Mexico City, MEX
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
 He took up diving at age eight.
Why this sport?
 He was expelled from school because of bad behaviour, but was given the chance to return on the condition that he took up a sport to help him settle down and improve his behaviour, so he started diving.
Further Personal Information
Languages
 English, Russian, Spanish
Occupation
 Armed Forces Athlete
General Interest
Hobbies
 Sports cars, playing video games. (24-horas.mx, 25 Sep 2019; atraccion360.com, 18 Jan 2016)
Awards and honours
 He jointly received the 2020 Non-Professional Mexican Athlete of the Year award with synchronised partner Juan Celaya at the National Sports Awards in Mexico. He had previously won the same award in 2011. (mediotiempo.com, 20 Nov 2020; deportes.terra.com.mx, 15 Nov 2011)

In 2019 he was presented with the Mexico State Sports Award. (planmayor.com.mx, 20 Nov 2019)
Ambitions
 To win a medal at the 2022 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. (olimpicos.marcaclaro.com, 28 Dec 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
 Stefan Marinov [personal], BUL
Training Regime
 He trains at the National Centre for the Development of Sports Talent and High Performance [CNAR] in Mexico City, Mexico.
Club / Team
 Mexican Army: Mexico
General Interest
Hero / Idol
 Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (24-horas.mx, 25 Sep 2019)
Other information
 SYNCHRONISED PARTNER
In 2017 he began competing in synchronised 3m springboard alongside Juan Celaya. Celaya has spent time training at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the United States of America. "Before the [2019] world championships, World Series and Pan American Games, I went to Louisiana for three weeks to do a training camp there, and before that he came to Mexico City to train at the National High Performance Centre [CNAR]. We manage to make it work. Our technique is similar and we don't need to spend too much time synchronising. We just count, 'One, two, three', and each one of us is focused. We have a similar technique due to our first coaches who gave us a good training basis. I am very happy because he is a good person and a great athlete." (razon.com.mx, 13 Sep 2019; esto.com.mx, 07 Sep 2019)

OCCUPATION
He is an athlete member of the Mexican Army with a rank of first sergeant in physical education and sports. (Instagram profile, 19 Feb 2021; mediotiempo.com, 20 Nov 2020; milenio.com, 06 Nov 2020)
Injuries
 He missed the Mexican national championships in 2011 due to injuries in both shoulders. (jornada.unam.mx, 26 May 2011)

He sustained a foot and ankle fracture in 2006 while taking part in a competition in the People's Republic of China. Metal plates were inserted to help repair the joint and were removed three years later. (wradio.com.mx, 04 Aug 2009)
Sporting philosophy / motto
 "Always give your best. What you sow now, you will reap sooner or later." (Instagram profile, 08 Jun 2021)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2021 Tokyo, JPN 3m Springboard Synchro 400.14
6 2012 London, ENG 3m Springboard 492.70
7 2012 London, ENG 3m Springboard Synchro 415.14
7 2008 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 462.10
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2019 Gwangju, KOR 3m Springboard Synchro 413.94 
29 2015 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard 390.35 
3 2013 Barcelona, ESP 3m Springboard 498.30
3 2011 Shanghai, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 437.61
6 2011 Shanghai, CHN 3m Springboard 464.10
Preliminary Round 2009 Rome, ITA 1m Springboard 295.80
6 2009 Rome, ITA 3m Springboard 459.90
Preliminary Round 2005 Montreal, CAN 3m Springboard 379.41
Grand Prix
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2018 Bolzano, ITA 3m Springboard Synchro 376.20
  2018 Madrid, ESP 3m Springboard  WDW
1 2018 Madrid, ESP 3m Springboard Synchro 405.15
3 2014 San Juan, PUR 3m Springboard Synchro 353.31
22 2012   3m Springboard  
7 2010 Bolzano, ITA 3m Springboard 426.80
5 2010 Bolzano, ITA 3m Springboard Synchro 379.68
4 2008   3m Springboard  
7 2008 Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA 3m Springboard 436.85
5 2008 Madrid, ESP 3m Springboard 442.30
6 2008 Madrid, ESP 3m Springboard Synchro 371.79
9 2008 Montreal, CAN 3m Springboard 425.55
4 2008 Montreal, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 405.54
5 2008 Rostock, GER 3m Springboard 454.20
4 2008 Rostock, GER 3m Springboard Synchro 402.00
2 2008 Shenzhen, CHN 3m Springboard 493.00
3 2008 Shenzhen, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 398.43
19 2007   3m Springboard  
3 2007 Rome, ITA 3m Springboard Synchro 380.70
5 2007 Rostock, GER 3m Springboard Synchro 402.03
16 2006   3m Springboard  
9 2006 Rostock, GER 3m Springboard Synchro 353.34
6 2006 Zhuhai, CHN 3m Springboard 420.90
46 2005   3m Springboard  
6 2005 The Woodlands, TX, USA 3m Springboard Synchro 301.17
7 2003 Elektrostal, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 270.90
Pan American Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2019 Lima, PER 1m Springboard 410.20
13 2019 Lima, PER 3m Springboard 368.40
1 2019 Lima, PER 3m Springboard Synchro 429.81
1 2011 Guadalajara, MEX 3m Springboard 529.45
1 2011 Guadalajara, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 457.32
8 2007 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 3m Springboard 425.75
6 2007 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 10m Platform Synchro 395.46
5 2007 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 3m Springboard Synchro 380.79
World Series
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2020 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 407.22
10 2019   3m Springboard  
12 2019 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 380.25
10 2019 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard 357.20
3 2019 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 400.53
9 2019 London, ENG 3m Springboard 427.05
6 2019 London, ENG 3m Springboard Synchro 366.81
8 2019 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard 432.90
9 2019 Sagamihara, JPN 3m Springboard 388.15
11 2015   3m Springboard  
6 2015 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 441.80
6 2015 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard 432.10
12 2014   3m Springboard  
7 2014 London, ENG 3m Springboard 439.00
5 2014 Monterrey, MEX 3m Springboard 496.75
5 2013 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 453.05
3 2013 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 396.15
2 2013 Guadalajara, MEX 3m Springboard 495.90
1 2013 Guadalajara, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 455.31
6 2012   3m Springboard  
5 2012   3m Springboard Synchro  
8 2012 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 396.55
4 2012 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 418.53
4 2012 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard 473.05
2 2012 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard Synchro 427.38
4 2012 Tijuana, MEX 3m Springboard 461.85
6 2012 Tijuana, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 417.51
6 2011 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 447.00
4 2011 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 432.39
3 2011 Guanajuato, MEX 3m Springboard 507.05
1 2011 Guanajuato, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 437.07
7 2011 Moscow, RUS 3m Springboard 422.45
5 2011 Moscow, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 422.28
4 2011 Sheffield, ENG 3m Springboard 482.70
2 2011 Sheffield, ENG 3m Springboard Synchro 451.71
4 2010 Qingdao, CHN 3m Springboard 459.15
1 2010 Veracruz, MEX 3m Springboard 504.60
3 2010 Veracruz, MEX 3m Springboard 470.10
2 2009   3m Springboard  
9 2009   3m Springboard Synchro  
8 2009   10m Platform Synchro  
6 2009 Changzhou, CHN 3m Springboard 434.65
3 2009 Doha, QAT 3m Springboard 489.25
2 2009 Mexico City, MEX 3m Springboard 503.50
3 2009 Sheffield, ENG 3m Springboard 461.10
3 2008 Nanjing, CHN 3m Springboard 461.55
3 2008 Nanjing, CHN 3m Springboard 461.55
4 2008 Sheffield, ENG 3m Springboard 406.10
4 2008 Sheffield, ENG 3m Springboard 406.10
1 2008 Tijuana, MEX 3m Springboard 494.55
1 2008 Tijuana, MEX 3m Springboard 494.55
3 2008 Tijuana, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 412.08
3 2008 Tijuana, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 412.08
7 2007 Mexico City, MEX 3m Springboard  
7 2007 Mexico City, MEX 3m Springboard  
4 2007 Mexico City, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 399.48
4 2007 Mexico City, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 399.48