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Alvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargas[a] (born 16 October 1986[1] in Seville) table tennis player from Spain.[2]

FullnameAlvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargas
NationalitySpanish
Born (1982-10-16) 16 October 1982 (age 43)
Country Spain
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Alvaro Valera
Personal information
Full nameAlvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargas
NationalitySpanish
Born (1982-10-16) 16 October 1982 (age 43)
Sport
Country Spain
SportTable tennis (class 7)
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyClass 8 singles
Silver medal – second place2016 RíoClass 6 singles
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonClass 6 singles
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam class 6–8
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingClass 7 singles
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam class 6–7
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Personal

In 2012, he lived in Madrid.[2] In 2013, he was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[3]

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.[2][4]

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valera and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz-Vargas.

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