Alberto Blanco (weightlifter)

Alberto Blanco Fernández (born 17 February 1950)[1] is a Cuban weightlifter. He competed in the middle heavyweight and First heavyweight class, representing Cuba at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1977, 1979 and 1980 World Weightlifting Championships.[2] He won the bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 100 kg event.[1][2] He also participated at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He won the gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games in the Sub-Heavyweight class (357.5 kg).[2]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Alberto Blanco
Personal information
Full nameAlberto Blanco Fernández
Born (1950-02-17) 17 February 1950
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight90–100 kg (198–220 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportWeightlifting
Weight class90 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow 100 kg
World Championships
1977 Stuttgart 90 kg
1979 Thessaloniki 100 kg
1980 Moscow 100 kg
Pan American Games
1979 San Juan 100 kg
Updated on 7 October 2016.

References
  1. "Alberto Blanco". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alberto Blanco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.