Álvaro Valera Explained

Alvaro Valera
Full Name:	Alvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargas
Birth Date:	16 October 1982
Birth Place:	Seville
Nationality:	Spanish
Sport:	Table tennis (class 7)
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Alvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargas (born 16 October 1986^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book . ipc-services.org . . 19 September 2004.
2. Web site: El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo . Region Digital . es . 29 October 2013 . 21 November 2013.
3. Web site: Biografías . Comité Paralímpico Español . Spain . es . 2012 . 18 July 2013.
4. Web site: Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos . Frecuenciadigital.es . 2013-11-23 . es.