Maria Mercedes Capa Estrada (born 23 August 1970 in

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) is a goalball athlete from

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. She has a disability: she is blind and a B2 type goalball player. She competed for Spain at the

1992 Summer Paralympics The 1992 Summer Paralympics (; ) were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In addition, the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap were held immediately after the regular Paralymp ...

and the

1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games where Internatio ...

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* (1992 and 1996) * (1992 and 1996) 1980 births Living people Spanish female goalball players Paralympic goalball players for Spain Paralympic bronze medalists for Spain Goalball players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in goalball Goalball players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Valladolid {{Goalball-bio-stub