Adriana Yamila Díaz González (born October 31, 2000) is a Puerto Rican

table tennis Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of ...

player. , she was ranked 3 (under age 21) and 11 in the Table Tennis World Ranking according to the

International Table Tennis Federation The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the Sport governing body, governing body for all national table tennis associations that use ITTF-approved sponge table tennis rackets. The role of the ITTF includes overseeing rules and regula ...

. Díaz is sponsored by

Butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

and

Adidas Adidas AG (; stylized in all lowercase since 1949) is a German athletic apparel and footwear corporation headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the ...

. Adriana is the sister of the table tennis player, Melanie Díaz, and cousin of Brian Afanador.

International competition

On April 1, 2016, Díaz made history becoming the first Puerto Rican female table tennis player to qualify for the

Olympics The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competit ...

. She competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

where she defeated Olufunke Oshonaike 4–2 in the preliminary round before losing to Li Xue 0–4 in the second round.

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. On her second outing, she defeated the winner of the 2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup, Bernadette Szocs (2–1). On January 30, 2022, Díaz, along with her sister Melanie, ranked #5 in Women's Doubles Pairs by the

Clubs

* Águilas de la Montaña * Zhengding Table Tennis (2017–2018) * Dabang Smashers T.T.C. (2018)

Achievements

* 2020 Pan America Cup - Gold Medal *

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games (), officially the XVIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Lima 2019, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019, with preliminar ...

- Gold Medal * 2016 US Open - Gold Medal *

2015 Pan American Games The 2015 Pan American Games (), officially the XVII Pan American Games () and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games (Toronto 2015), were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, ...

- Bronze Medal *

2014 Central American and Caribbean Games The 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games were held November 14–30, 2014 in Veracruz, Mexico.Sport page< ...

- Gold Medal *2014 Pan American Sport Festival – Women's Singles Champion *2014 Latin American Youth Championships – Cadet Girls Singles Champion, Cadet Girls Doubles Champion, Cadet Mixed Doubles Champion *2013 Peru Junior & Cadet Open – Cadet Girls Singles Champion

Awards

References

External links

* * * * * 2000 births Living people Puerto Rican table tennis players People from Utuado, Puerto Rico Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for Puerto Rico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games bronze medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2015 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Table tennis players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Table tennis players at the 2019 Pan American Games Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2023 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in table tennis Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Table tennis players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Long stubs with short prose {{PuertoRico-sport-bio-stub