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Francisco Villota

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Full nameFrancisco Villota Baquiola
Born18 November 1873
Died7 January 1950(1950-01-07) (aged 76)
CountrySpain
Doubles1900
Olympic medal record
Men's Basque pelota
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Two-man teams

Francisco Villota Baquiola (18 November 1873 – 7 January 1950) was a Spanish pelotari (player of Basque pelota) who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Villota 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 José de Amézola y Aspizúa defeated the French team, Maurice Durquetty and Etchegaray(w.o.). This was Spain's first ever Olympic Medal.

References

  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Pelota 1900". Accessed 25 February 2006. Available electronically at [1].
  • Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
  • "El primer medallista olímpico español ya tiene rostro y nombre" (in Spanish)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco Villota". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01.