Nieves Álvarez Costa

For the Spanish model and presenter, see Nieves Álvarez.

For other people named María Álvarez, see María Álvarez (disambiguation).

Nieves Álvarez Costa

Personal information
Full name	María Nieves Álvarez Costa
Born	2 July 1962 (1962-07-02) (age 62) Barcelona, Spain
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Para athletics
Disability class	T36
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m, 400 m
Medal record Women's para athletics Representing Spain Paralympic Games 1996 Atlanta 100 m T34-35 World Championships 1994 Berlin Club throw T36 1994 Berlin 100 m T36 1994 Berlin 200 m T36 1998 Birmingham 200 m T36 European Championships 1999 200 m T36 1999 100 m T36

María Nieves Álvarez Costa (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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

External links

• Nieves Álvarez Costa at the Comité Paralímpico Español (archived) (in Spanish)
• Nieves Alvarez Costa – 1996 Atlanta Paralympics profile at CPE (in Spanish)
• Nieves Alvarez Costa – 2000 Sydney Paralympics profile at CPE (in Spanish)
• Neus Álvarez Costa at the Comité Paralímpico Español (in Spanish)
• Neus Álvarez Costa at Enciclopèdia.cat (in Catalan) (in English)