Alba Caride Costas  
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BIRTHDAY: 24th April 1980 
BIRTHPLACE: Vigo (Pontevedra) 
HOMETOWN: Valladolid 
RESIDENCE: Madrid 
HEIGHT: 162 cm 
WEIGHT: 40 kg 
LANGUAGES: Spanish 
STARTED ON RG: 6 years old 
BECAUSE:'I saw ads in my school' 
CLUB: Club Vallisoletano  
COACH: Ana Bautista (Emilia Boneva, Sonia Conde, Silvia Yustos) 
IN NATIONAL TEAM: Since 23rd October 1994 
WEEKLY TRAINING: 45 hours 
SPORTIC AIM: Improving 
BEST MEMORY: Atlanta Olympics 
HELPED MOST IN CAREER: My family 
BIGGEST MOTIVATION: Improving day by day 
WOULD LIKE TO RETIRE:'I work day by day, when I see that I can't cope with it, I retire' 
WHEN LEAVING RG WOULD LIKE TO: Continue studying and coaching children 
FAVOURITE APPARATUS: All 
FAVOURITE GYMNAST: Elena Vitrichenko  
FAVOURITE GROUP: Spain  
GYMNASTICS IDOL: Alexandra Timochenko 
SPORTS IDOL: Miguel Induráin 
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Green 
FAVOURITE CITY: Vigo, Valladolid 
BOOKS: 'The ones about babies and health' 
MUSIC: 'Everything except Flamenco and Heavy' 
MOVIES: 'I like the funny ones' 
HOBBIES: Reading, watching TV, listening to music, talking,... 
OTHER SPORTS: Sincronized Swimming, Figure Skating, Tennis
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BEST ACHIEVEMENTS: 
- Semifinalist at Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games 
- 6th in Ribbon at Budapest 1996 Worlds
1999 MUSICS: 
- Rope: Fugue in G Minor by Bach 
- Hoop: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor by Bach 
- Ball: "Poeme" by Secret Garden 
- Ribbon: "La flor de la Mañana" by Presuntos Implicados
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