VALERA Alvaro

Spain
Table Tennis
16 Oct 1982
38
Male
6
SEVILLE
 
Spain
MADRID
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Men's Team - Classes 6-7
ESP
Spain
 3 Bronze Medal
Men's Singles - Class 6  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4
Men's Singles - Class 6 Group A
#1
GRE
CHATZIKYRIAKOS KMCHATZIKYRIAKOS Kanellis Marios
 Sport Class: 6
2
ESP
VALERA AVALERA Alvaro
 Sport Class: 6
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2
Men's Singles - Class 6 Group A
#10
CHI
DETTONI CDETTONI Cristian
 Sport Class: 6
3
ESP
VALERA AVALERA Alvaro
 Sport Class: 6
0
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4
Men's Team - Classes 6-7 Quarterfinal 4
#5
EGY
Egypt
0
ESP
Spain
2
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2
Men's Team - Classes 6-7 Semifinal 2
#7
GBR
Great Britain
2
ESP
Spain
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1Singles - Class 82000Sydney, NSW, AUS
2Singles - Class 62016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
2Singles - Class 62012London, GBR
2Team - Classes 6-82012London, GBR
3Singles - Class 72008Beijing, CHN
5Team - Classes 6-82016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
5Team - Classes 6-82008Beijing, CHN
5Team - Class 82004Athens, GRE
5Team - Class 82000Sydney, NSW, AUS
9Singles - Class 82004Athens, GRE
World Championships
1Team - Class 62017Bratislava, SVK
1Singles - Class 62014Beijing, CHN
1Team - Classes 6-72014Beijing, CHN
1Team - Classes 6-72010Gwangju, KOR
1Singles - Class 81998Paris, FRA
2Singles - Class 62018Lasko, SLO
2Team - Class 72006Montreux, SUI
3Singles - Class 72010Gwangju, KOR
9Singles - Class 72006Montreux, SUI
33Men's Open Standing2010Gwangju, KOR
European Championships
1Team - Class 72019Helsingborg, SWE
1Singles - Class 62017Lasko, SLO
3Team - Class 72017Lasko, SLO
5Singles - Class 62019Helsingborg, SWE
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Visiting new places, cats, learning languages, watching TV. (Facebook page, 18 Feb 2021)
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Athlete, Business Owner, Motivational Speaker
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Tourism - Spanish Centre for New Professions [CENP], Madrid, ESP
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English, Portuguese, Spanish
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CD Tenis de Mesa Rivas [Madrid, ESP]
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His father competed in table tennis, including at the Madrid championships in Spain. (fundacionandaluciaolimpica.org, 28 Oct 2020)
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1997 for Spain, European Championship in Stockholm, Sweden (Athlete, 15 Oct 2015)
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He took up the sport in 1992 in Spain. (Athlete, 15 Oct 2015)
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He followed his father into table tennis, and found he was good at it. (fundacionandaluciaolimpica.org, 28 Oct 2020; alvarovaleratt.com, 11 Sep 2020)
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To win gold in singles at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (rfetm.es, 17 Mar 2020)
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Winning gold in the TT8 singles event at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney. "The feat I am still trying to repeat." (Facebook page, 27 Oct 2020; rfetm.es, 17 Mar 2020)
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Spanish Para table tennis player Jordi Morales. (Athlete, 15 Oct 2015)
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His father. "My greatest inspiration and my guide to be who I am today." (Facebook page, 06 Jan 2021; Athlete, 15 Oct 2015)
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"Living with a serious illness, learning the values of sport, and facing great barriers has given me a life experience to share with the world. I want my path of struggle and improvement to communicate something positive to others and to bring a little hope to those who are going through difficulty." (Facebook page, 10 Apr 2021)
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He was named Male Para Star at the 2014 International Table Tennis Federation [ITTF] Star Awards. (ittf.com, 12 Dec 2018)

In 2013 he received the Silver Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit in Spain. (rfetm.es, 06 Aug 2013)
Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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