Rafael Álvarez Serrano (born 29 October 1971 in
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean.
It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the m ...
,
Las Palmas
Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean.
It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the m ...
) is a retired male
diver from
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
, best known for winning the bronze medals at the
1997 European Championships in
Seville, Spain
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
Seville ...
and at the World University Games in 1999. He represented his native country in four consecutive
Summer Olympics
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, starting in 1988.
Alvarez also became well known in the United States while competing for the
University of Alabama
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. He earned the title of "SEC champion" during his career at the University of Alabama.
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Olympic divers for Spain
Spanish male divers
Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Summer World University Games medalists in diving
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Spain
Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade
European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
20th-century Spanish sportsmen
Alabama Crimson Tide men's swimmers
Spanish expatriate swimmers in the United States
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