José de Figueroa y Alonso-Martínez
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 December 1897 Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 October 1920 (aged 22) Tafersit, Spanish Morocco | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Polo | ||||||||||||||
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José de Figueroa y Alonso-Martínez (24 December 1897 – 20 October 1920) was a Spanish equestrian who was part of the silver-medal winning Spanish men's polo team in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action during the Rif War soon after his Olympic appearance.[2] He was the son of Álvaro de Figueroa, who was Prime Minister of Spain.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José de Figueroa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "José de Figueroa y Alonso-Martínez". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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