Alberto Gaitero

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.

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

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
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2018Mediterranean Games2nd−66 kg
2021European Championships3rd−66 kg
2022European Championships2nd−66 kg

References
  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). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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