Introduction
Alejandra Valencia Trujillo (born 17 October 1994) is a Mexican athlete from Hermosillo in Sonora, Mexico, who competes in archery.
Career
She won two gold medals the 2011 Pan American Games — women's team and women's individual. She won bronze at 2011 World Archery Youth Championships recurve cadet women's individual.
Olympic Games
Valencia competed both in London 2012 and in Rio 2016. In London, at the age of 17, she lost the 1/16 eliminations in the individual competition, while Mexico was eliminated in the quarter finals of the women's team competition against Japan.
In the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Valencia got all the way to the semi finals, where she lost to German silver medalist Lisa Unruh. Valencia also lost the bronze medal match against gold medalist from London 2012 Ki Bo-Bae, which placed her in fourth place. In the team competition, Mexico once again was eliminated in the quarter finals.
She has qualified to represent Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
Valencia's parents are Elizabeth Trujillo and Francisco Valencia. She is a fan of Japanese anime.