Francisco Villota

Francisco Villota y 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.[1]

Full nameFrancisco Villota y Baquiola
Born18 November 1873
Madrid, Spain
Died7 January 1950(1950-01-07) (aged 76)
Madrid, Spain
CountrySpain
Doubles1900
Olympic medal record
Men's Basque pelota
Gold medal – first place1900 ParisTwo-man teams

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 were given the silver medal (equivalent nowadays to the gold medal) after achieving the first place without having to play, since the only other contestants, the French team, Maurice Durquetty and Etchegaray, withdrew due to a disagreement about the rules.[2] This was Spain's first ever Olympic Medal.

References

  1. "Francisco Villota". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. Arrechea, Fernando (10 August 2008). "No, España no tiene aún 100 medallas olímpica". Soitu.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2021.

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