Alberto Blanco (weightlifter)
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| Full name | Alberto Blanco Fernández | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90–100 kg (198–220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 90 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Alberto Blanco". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ a b c 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.
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