Alberto Fernández (born Madrid, 16 June 1983) is a Spanish trap shooter.[1] He competes in Trap Shooting and Olympic pit, being triple world champion in the years 2010,[2] 2013[3] and 2018.[4]
He has won three gold medals at the World Shooting Championships, between 2010 and 2018, and five medals at the European Shooting Championships, between 2006 and 2015.
He competed in four Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the mixed trap team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in team with Fátima Gálvez. In the individual trap event, he was 33rd in Beijing 2008,[5] 25th in London 2012, 17th in Rio de Janeiro 2016,[6] and 9th in Tokyo.
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Year | Place | Medal | Competition |
2020 | Tokyo (![]() |
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Mixed Team Competition |
ISSF World Shooting Championships | |||
2010 | Munich (![]() |
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Individual |
2013 | Lima (![]() |
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Team Competition |
2018 | Changwon (![]() |
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Individual |
ISSF European Shooting Championships | |||
Year | Place | Medal | Competition |
2006 | Maribor (![]() |
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Individual |
2006 | Maribor (![]() |
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Team Competition |
2010 | Kazan (![]() |
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Individual |
2015 | Maribor (![]() |
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Individual |
2015 | Maribor (![]() |
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Team Competition |
Alberto has great activity and presence in social networks, where shooters and followers from all over the world follow their competitions, training and other activities related to shooting.
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Alberto Fernández is a very appreciated shooter and valued by the main sponsor brands of the international market.
For years it has maintained two renowned brands, such as RIO Ammunition[7] and Perazzi[8] Shotguns.
This multinational has always supported the athlete, giving him the opportunity to represent his ammunition throughout his sporting life, starting with GB, later VINCI, later MAXAM, and since 2014 with RIO STAR TEAM EVO cartridges.[9]
The Italian weapons factory considers Alberto one of its most internationally recognized signings, showed in its continuous renewal of the contract, and the presence of its image in its social networks and Perazzi events.
One of his great passions are electric guitars, which has led him to be one of the founders and components of the band Los Geiperman.[10] Fernández is the solo guitar of this group, who pays tribute to Spanish group Hombres G and perform concerts all around Spain since 2010.