20 Facts About Yadira Silva

Yadira Silva Llorente was born on 24 December 1985 and is a Cuban-born Mexican table tennis player who participated in the 2008,2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Yadira Silva won the 2010 Latin American Championship and the silver medal in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2011 Latin American Cup.

Yadira Silva played in the 2008,2010 and 2012 World Team Championships, helping Mexico to reach the 56th, 59th and 66th place.

Yadira Silva started in table tennis at the age of 10 when her brother Maikel Yadira Silva Llorente took her to a table tennis club in Union de Reyes, Matanzas under Zoilo Isasi supervision, who was her first coach.

Yadira Silva obtained Mexican citizenship after marrying the Mexican Roberto Madrigal Hernandez, who is her coach.

Yadira Silva has two daughters, Yadira and Angelica Madrigal Silva, and lives with her family in the Mexican city of Villahermosa, Tabasco.

Yadira Silva considers herself a housewife who still prepares Cuban food, but has been taught Mexican cuisine by her mother-in-law.

Yadira Silva has confessed that leaving her daughters is the toughest thing for her, even when her mother Barbara Llorente takes care of them.

Yadira Silva considers her mom an example and appreciates the great deal of support she gives her.

Yadira Silva took part of the 2002 Cuban National Games representing centrales as a 17 years old, winning four gold medals: in singles, women's doubles, mixed doubles with Pavel Oxamendi and team.

Yadira Silva won two more local tournaments in Quintana Roo and Pachuca in 2006.

Yadira Silva won the right to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the singles last chance from the Latin American Qualification Tournament held in Santo Domingo in April.

Yadira Silva was one of the 83 competitors representing Mexico and the second table tennis player ever, after Guillermo Munoz participation at the 1996 Olympics.

Yadira Silva gave birth in May 2009 and did not play until the 2010 Latin American Championships.

Yadira Silva had to play in the Intercontinental Cup to receive a berth to the group stage.

Yadira Silva previously stated that she would felt proud of winning the award.

At the Latin American Championship held in Guadalajara, Mexico Yadira Silva fall in the quarterfinal round of the singles competition bye the Chilean Paulina Vega but win the bronze medal in the women's doubles playing with Mercedes Madrid.

At the 2011 Pan American Games Yadira Silva played in the singles qualifying to the quarterfinals after winning her stage group, beating the Brazilian Caroline Kumahara, Canadian Shirley Fu and Puerto Rican Daniely Rios.

Yadira Silva then lost to the Canadian Zhang Mo in the quarterfinals.

Yadira Silva said that Silva's qualification motivate players and help for the federation budget as an Olympic one.