Alberto Gallardo Álvarez

Alberto Gallardo Álvarez (born 25 June 1962), known as Alberto Gallardo,[1][2] is a Cuban athlete and former Olympian in the sport of sailing. He was the youngest competitor for the Finn class at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow.

For the Peruvian association football player, see Alberto Gallardo.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gallardo and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

Alberto Gallardo
Personal information
Birth nameAlberto Gallardo Álvarez
NationalityCuban
Born (1962-06-25) 25 June 1962
Playa, Matanzas, Cuba
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportSailing
Event(s)Finn; Laser
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1980 Summer Olympic Games Moscow

Born and raised in La Playa, Matanzas, Cuba, he became a national sensation for displaying, since a young age, an unsurpassed talent in sailing, specifically on the Finn class. He passed all the qualifying events and dodged a number of elimination races or regattas, against known and established national competitors, before being informed that he was, according to the national rankings, the sole qualifier, who would represent Cuba in Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in the Finn class, which would be held in Tallinn, USSR.

During the event at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games Finn competition, he successfully finished all the races. Despite a disqualification in the first regatta, which set him back in the overall rankings, he was able to finish among the best ten Finn competitors in the world during the second race.[1][3][2]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alberto Gallardo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. "Alberto Gallardo". World Sailing, officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. "Men's Finn - Sailing Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics". OlympianDatabase.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.


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