Alberto Blanco (weightlifter)

{{Short description|Cuban weightlifter (born 1950)}}

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| name = Alberto Blanco

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| fullname = Alberto Blanco Fernández

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|02|17|df=y}}

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| height = 173 cm

| weight = 90-100 kg

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| country = {{flagu|Cuba}}

| sport = Weightlifting

| weight_class = 90 kg

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| team = National team

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{{MedalSport | Men's weightlifting }}

{{MedalCountry | {{CUB}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 1980 Moscow | 100 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 1977 Stuttgart | 90 kg }}

{{MedalBronze | 1979 Thessaloniki | 100 kg }}

{{MedalBronze | 1980 Moscow | 100 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1975 Mexico City | 90 kg }}

{{MedalGold | 1979 San Juan | 100 kg }}

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Alberto Blanco Fernández (born 17 February 1950){{cite web |title=Alberto Blanco |url=https://www.olympic.org/alberto-blanco |website=Olympic.org |publisher=International Olympic Committee |accessdate=23 January 2017}} 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. He won the bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 100 kg event.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/alberto-blanco-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060630/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/alberto-blanco-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18}} He also participated at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games in the Sub-Heavyweight class (357.5 kg).