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José de Amézola, pionero olímpico de Urkabustaiz

Urkabustaiz, Cuadrilla de Zuia, Álava

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Curiosity · Urkabustaiz, Cuadrilla de Zuia, Álava

Image of Urkabustaiz, not of the place itself.

The pelota player José de Amézola, a native of Urkabustaiz, was the first Spanish athlete to win an Olympic medal, achieved at the 1900 Paris Games.

1900

Photo: Centenoyespelta (CC BY-SA 4.0)