José de Amézola y Aspizúa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

José de Amézola y Aspizúa

Basque pelota player

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1874

Place of Birth: Urkabustaiz, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1922

Profession: politician, player of Basque pelota

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About José de Amézola y Aspizúa

  • José de Amézola y Aspizua (9 Jan 1874–1922) was a Spanish pelotari who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Amezola competed in the only official pelota contest in Olympic history, the Basque pelota at the 1900 Summer Olympics two-man teams event.
  • He and his partner Francisco Villota defeated the French team, Maurice Durquetty and Etchegaray.
  • This was Spain's first ever Olympic Medal.

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