Adriana Díaz (table tennis)
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| Full name | Adriana Yamila Díaz González | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Utuado, Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
October 31, 2000 Utuado, Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | All-around attacker, backhand pusher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 80 (June 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 85 (October 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adriana Yamila Díaz González (born October 31, 2000) is a Puerto Rican table tennis player. She is currently 10th out of the top 20 junior girls (under 18) in the world according to the International Table Tennis Federation.[1]
On April 1, 2016, Díaz made history becoming the first Puerto Rican female table tennis player to qualify for an Olympics Games.[2] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she defeated Olufunke Oshonaike 4–2 in the preliminary round before losing to Li Xue 0–4 in the second round.[3]
Achievements
- 2016 US Open - Gold Medal
- 2015 Pan American Games - Bronze Medal
- 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games - Gold Medal
- 2014 Pan American Sport Festival – Women’s Singles Champion[4]
- 2014 Latin American Youth Championships – Cadet Girls Singles Champion, Cadet Girls Doubles Champion, Cadet Mixed Doubles Champion[5]
- 2013 Peru Junior & Cadet Open – Cadet Girls Singles Champion[6]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Premios Juventud | La Nueva Promesa | Won | [7] |
References
- ↑ "World Top 20 Table Tennis Ranking". Butterfly Online. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Adriana Díaz consigue su boleto para los Juegos Olímpicos". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved April 1, 2016. (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ↑ Concha, Romina (July 21, 2014). "Marcos Madrid And Adriana Diaz Won The 2014 Pan American Sport Festival!". Table Tennista. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ↑ Concha, Romina (June 29, 2014). "Argentina, Puerto Rico And Venezuela Won The 2014 Latin American Youth Championships' Singles Events". Table Tennista. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ↑ Marshall, Ian (June 26, 2013). "Upsets, Testing Duels with One Exception, the Puerto Rican Gem". International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Premios Juventud 2016: Lista completa de ganadores".
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