Alberto Gaitero Explained

Full Name:Alberto Gaitero Martin
Birth Date:1996 7, df=yes
Country:Spain
Weight Class:66 kg
Worlds Rank:R16
Worlds Year:2022
Worlds Weight:Men's 66 kg
Worlds Year2:2023
Worlds Weight2:Men's 66 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:2
Regionals Year:2022
Regionals Weight:Men's 66 kg
Olympics Rank:R32
Olympics Year:2020
Olympics Weight:Men's 66 kg
Updated:16 February 2024

Alberto Gaitero Martín (born 3 July 1996) is a Spanish judoka. He is a silver medalist at the Mediterranean Games and a two-time medalist at the European Judo Championships.

Career

Gaitero won the silver medal in the men's 66 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[1] He competed at the World Judo Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.

In 2021, Gaitero competed in the men's 66 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[2] A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[3] He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 66 kg event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[4]

Gaitero competed in the men's 66 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by Georgii Zantaraia of Ukraine.[5]

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2018 2nd −66kg
2021 3rd −66kg
2022 2nd −66kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Judo Medalists. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180704175400/https://tarragona2018-reports.s3.amazonaws.com/JUD/MED18_JUD-------------------------------_C92_v1..pdf. 4 July 2018. 6 January 2021. 2018 Mediterranean Games.
  2. Web site: 2021 Judo World Masters. live. 12 January 2021. International Judo Federation. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112080811/https://www.ijf.org/competition/2180/draw . 12 January 2021 .
  3. News: Shefferd. Neil. 1 April 2021. Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam. InsideTheGames.biz. 2 April 2021.
  4. News: Rowbottom. Mike. 16 April 2021. Buchard beats Giuffrida on dramatic opening day at European Judo Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Judo Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.