José de Amézola

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José de Amézola y Aspizúa (born January 9, 1874 in Izarra , † 1922 in Cercedilla ) was a Spanish pelota player .

biography

José de Amézola came from a Basque family from Etxebarria . He took part in the only pelota competition in Olympic history. With a victory against the two French Etchegaray and Maurice Durquetty at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris , he and his partner Francisco Villota became Olympic champion.

De Amézola worked at a bank in Bilbao . Later he was sectarian of the Commission of the Province of Bizkaia .

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SURNAME Amézola, José de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Amézola y Aspizúa, José de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish pelota player
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Izarra
DATE OF DEATH 1922
Place of death Cercedilla