Alvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargas[a] (born 16 October 1986[1] in Seville) table tennis player from Spain.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargas |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 16 October 1982 Seville |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Table tennis (class 7) |
Personal
editIn 2012, he lived in Madrid.[2] In 2013, he was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[3]
Table tennis
editHe played table tennis at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics. He won a gold medal in Sydney in 2000, the only gold medal in table tennis in Spanish Paralympic history. In 2008, he finished third in the Class 7 men's singles.
In London 2012, he finished second in the Class 6 men's singles and in the team class 6–8 event.[2][4]
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valera and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz-Vargas.
References
edit- ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
- ^ a b c "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos" (in Spanish). Frecuenciadigital.es. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
External links
edit- Alvaro Valera at the International Paralympic Committee
- Álvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargas at the Comité Paralímpico Español (archive) (in Spanish)
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