Alberto Gaitero Martín[a] (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.

Alberto Gaitero
Personal information
Full nameAlberto Gaitero Martin
Born (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 28)
Valladolid, Spain
OccupationJudoka
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2020)
World Champ.R16 (2022, 2023)
European Champ.Silver (2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Astana ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Perth ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Cancún ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 The Hague ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tel Aviv ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Linz ‍–‍66 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Győr ‍–‍66 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Málaga ‍–‍66 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF13329
JudoInside.com75582
Updated on 16 February 2024

Career

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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

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2018 Mediterranean Games 2nd −66 kg
2021 European Championships 3rd −66 kg
2022 European Championships 2nd −66 kg

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gaitero and the second or maternal family name is Martín.

References

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  1. ^ "Judo Medalists" (PDF). 2018 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2021). "Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (16 April 2021). "Buchard beats Giuffrida on dramatic opening day at European Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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