Alberto Blanco Fernández (born 17 February 1950) 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 The 1980 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union from July 20 to July 30, 1980. There were 173 men in action from 40 nations. This tournament was a part of 1980 Summer Olympics but counted as World Weightlifting ...

. He won the bronze medal at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

in the 100 kg event. He also participated at the

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. He won the gold medal at the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos de 1979''), officially the VIII Pan American Games were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15 ...

in the Sub-Heavyweight class (357.5 kg).

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* * * 1950 births Living people Cuban male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Cuba Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics World Weightlifting Championships medalists Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1979 Pan American Games Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people 21st-century Cuban people {{Cuba-weightlifting-bio-stub