Nathalia Alfaro

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Nathalia Alfaro
Personal information
Full nameNathalia Alfaro Paniagua
NicknameNathy
Nationality Costa Rican
Born (1987-04-08) April 8, 1987 (age 37)
Heredia, Costa Rica
HometownHeredia, Costa Rica
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
YearsTeammate
2015 Karen Cope
Previous teammates
YearsTeammate
2005–2013 Ingrid Morales
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Boca Chica Beach
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Boca Chica Beach
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Kingston Beach
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Guatemala City Beach
Last updated: June 2015

Nathalia Alfaro Paniagua (born April 8, 1987 in Heredia) [1] is a beach volleyball player from Costa Rica, who played in the Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005 at the Acapulco step, playing with Ingrid Morales. [2]

Representing her native country during the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games playing with Yanina Aguilar and the 2007 Pan American Games with Ingrid Morales, she finished eighth and ninth.

Playing in Puerto Vallarta with Ingrid Morales, they won the 2008 Torneo Internacional de Voleibol de Playa de Puerto Vallarta. [3] [4]

She won the silver medal at the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008 and 2009 at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

In her home country, she has won five consecutive beach volleyball championships, from 2005 to 2009. [5] [6]

She played Indoor Volleyball with her National Team at the 2007 NORCECA Championship.

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References

  1. "Nathalia Alfaro profile". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  2. FIVB Ranking for Acapulco 2005
  3. NORCECA. "Costarricenses Alfaro y Morales lograron un enorme triunfo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  4. Ocho Columnas. "Costa Rica dio la sorpresa en Vallarta" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-10-14.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. La Nacion Deportes 2007
  6. AVPR Campeonato 2009 Archived 2009-04-09 at the Wayback Machine