| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargas |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 16 October 1982 Seville |
| Sport | |
| Country | Spain |
| Sport | Table tennis (class 7) |
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Alvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargas (born 16 October 1986 in Seville) table tennis player from Spain.
Personal
In 2012, he lived in Madrid. In 2013, he was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.
Table tennis
He 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.
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valera and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz-Vargas.
References
- ^ "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
- Alvaro Valera at the International Paralympic Committee
- Álvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargas at the Comité Paralímpico Español (archive) (in Spanish)
