Yadira Silva

Yadira Silva
Yadira Silva during the 2013 Latin American Table Tennis Cup
Personal information
Full name	Yadira Silva Llorente
Nationality	Mexican
Residence	Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
Born	(1985-12-24) 24 December 1985 (age 38) Unión de Reyes, Matanzas, Cuba
Height	159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing style	Offensive
Equipment(s)	Blade: Butterfly Timo Boll Spirit Forehand Rubber: Butterfly Tenergy 64 Backhand Rubber: Butterfly Tenergy 64
Highest ranking	211
Medal record Women's table tennis Representing  Cuba Latin American Junior Championships 2003 Santa Clara Women's Doubles 2003 Santa Clara Singles 2003 Santa Clara Mixed Doubles Representing  Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz Singles 2010 Mayaguez Singles 2014 Veracruz Team Latin American Table Tennis Cup Rio de Janeiro 2011 Singles Latin American Championships 2010 Cancun Singles 2015 Buenos Aires Mixed Doubles 2010 Cancun Mixed Doubles 2015 Buenos Aires Singles 2011 Guadalajara Women's Doubles 2012 Rio de Janeiro Singles

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

After winning several medals in the 2002 Cuban National Games and 2003 Junior Latin American Championships playing as a Cuban, Silva married Mexican coach Roberto Madrigal Hernández and established herself in Mexico. With her new citizenship, she represented Mexico in the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament, qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she was knocked out in the qualification round. She won the 2010 Latin American Championship and the silver medal in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2011 Latin American Cup.

Silva played in the 2008, 2010 and 2012 World Team Championships, helping Mexico to reach the 56th, 59th and 66th place. In the 2011 World Championships she played the singles, women's and mixed doubles without reaching the main draw. In 2010 she won the Tabasco's State Sports Award. In the 2012 Summer Olympics she failed to progress beyond the qualification round.