Nieves Álvarez Costa

Nieves Álvarez Costa
Personal information
Full nameMaría Nieves Álvarez Costa
Born2 July 1962 (1962-07-02) (age 62)
Barcelona, Spain
Sport
CountrySpain
SportPara athletics
Disability classT36
Event(s)100 m, 200 m, 400 m
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 100 m T34-35
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Berlin Club throw T36
Silver medal – second place 1994 Berlin 100 m T36
Silver medal – second place 1994 Berlin 200 m T36
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Birmingham 200 m T36
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 200 m T36
Bronze medal – third place 1999 100 m T36

María Nieves Álvarez Costa[a] (born 2 July 1962), known as Nieves Álvarez Costa (Catalan: Neus Álvarez Costa), is a paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in 100 m and 200 m events in the T36 class.[1]

Álvarez competed as part of the Spanish team at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, where she finished 6th in the women's 100 m C5-6.[2]

She earned a silver medal in the women's 100 m T34-35 event at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, finishing behind Caroline Innes of Great Britain. Álvarez also competed in the women's 200 m T34-37 event, where she was disqualified in the heat.[3]

At the 1998 IPC Athletics World Championships in Birmingham, she earned a bronze medal in the 200 m T36 event and finished 4th in the 100 m T36 event.[4]

At the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, she finished 4th in the 200 m T36, 5th in the 400 m T36, and 6th in the 100 m T36 events.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Costa.

References

  1. ^ "Nieves Alvarez Costa". Paralimpicos.es (in Spanish). Comité Paralímpico Español. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Neus Alvarez". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Maria Alvarez". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Neus Alvarez Costa". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 September 2024.