Alberto Urdiales Márquez (born 17 November 1968 in

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Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east ...

) is a Spanish

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player. He competed in the

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, and

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Olympics. In 1992, he was a member of the Spanish handball team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored 30 goals. Four years later he won the

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with the Spanish team in the 1996 Olympics. He played all seven matches and scored 31 goals. At the 2000 Games, he won his second Olympic

as part of the Spanish team. He played three matches and scored one goal.

References

* 1968 births Living people Spanish male handball players Handball players from Cantabria Olympic handball players of Spain Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Spain SDC San Antonio players Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Spain-handball-bio-stub