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

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

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held in Tarragona, Spain. He competed at the World Judo Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. In 2021, he competed in the men's 66 kg 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 66 kg event at the

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held in Lisbon, Portugal. He competed in the men's 66 kg event at the

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

Georgii Zantaraia Georgii Zantaraia ( ka, გიორგი ზანთარაია; uk, Георгій Малхазович Зантарая; born 21 October 1987) is a Georgian-born Ukrainian judoka. Zantaraia is a candidate for the Kyiv City Council of ...

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 Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Spain 21st-century Spanish people