Alberto Gaitero Martín (born 3 July 1996) is a Spanish

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. He is a silver medalist at the

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and a two-time medalist at the

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Career

Gaitero won the silver medal in the men's 66kg event at the

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held in Tarragona, Spain. He competed at the

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in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. In 2021, Gaitero competed in the men's 66kg event at the

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held in Doha, Qatar. A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the

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held in Antalya, Turkey. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 66kg event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal. Gaitero competed in the men's 66kg event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by

Georgii Zantaraia Georgii Zantaraia ( ka, გიორგი ზანთარაია; ; born 21 October 1987), also known as Heorhiy Zantaraia, is a Georgian-born Ukrainian judoka. Zantaraia is a candidate for the Kyiv City Council of the party Servant of th ...

of Ukraine.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaitero Martin, Alberto Living people 1996 births Place of birth missing (living people) Spanish male judoka Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Judoka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Spain 21st-century Spanish sportsmen