Adriana Díaz (table tennis)
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Full name | Adriana Yamila Díaz González | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality |
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Residence | Utuado, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Utuado, Puerto Rico | October 31, 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | All-around attacker, backhand pusher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment(s) | Zhang Jike Super ZLC, Tenergy 64, Tenergy 64 FX[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 33 (September 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 33 (September 2018)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 141 lb (64 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[4] Díaz is sponsored by Butterfly[1] and Adidas.[2]
International competition
On April 1, 2016, Díaz made history becoming the first Puerto Rican female table tennis player to qualify for an Olympic Games.[5] 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.[6]
Professional career
Díaz made her professional debut for Dabang Smashers of the Ultimate Table Tennis league on June 16, 2018, with a 3:0 victory over Pooja Sahasrabudhe.[7] On her second outing, she defeated the winner of the 2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup, Bernadette Szocs (2:1).[8]
Clubs
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[9]
- 2014 Latin American Youth Championships – Cadet Girls Singles Champion, Cadet Girls Doubles Champion, Cadet Mixed Doubles Champion[10]
- 2013 Peru Junior & Cadet Open – Cadet Girls Singles Champion[11]
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Premios Juventud | La Nueva Promesa | Won | [12] |
References
- 1 2 Adriana Diaz |Table Tennis Team Member
- 1 2 Adriana Díaz auspiciada por Adidas
- ↑ Rankings | International Table Tennis Federation
- ↑ "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.
- ↑
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- ↑ 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".