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Luis María Lasúrtegui
Luis María Lasúrtegui Berridi (born 28 March 1956 in Pasaia, Guipúzcoa) is a Spanish competition rower and Olympic champion. He won a silver medal in the coxless pair event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with Fernando Climent. See also *List of Basques This is a list of notable Basque people. For this purpose, people considered are those hailing from the extended Basque Country (includes the Basque Autonomous Community, the French Basque Country and Navarre). In particular * born or reside ... Notes References External links * * * * * * * 1956 births Living people Spanish male rowers Olympic rowers of Spain Olympic silver medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in rowing Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Spain People from Pasaia Sportspeople from Gipuzkoa Rowers from the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasaia
Pasaia ( es, Pasajes) is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community of northern Spain. It is a fishing community, commercial port and the birthplace of the famous admiral Blas de Lezo. Pasaia lies approximately east of Donostia's centre, lying at the foot of Mount Ulia and the Jaizkibel massif. The municipality numbers 16,056 inhabitants ( estimates), clustering around the Bay of Pasaia in four nuclei, namely Pasai San Pedro, Pasai San Juan (or Donibane in Basque), Antxo and Trintxerpe, with each part showing distinctive features. History Pasaia is mentioned in documentary records for the first time in 1203 as Oiarso. The name of the village was later changed to "Pasage", which means 'port' in Gascon. The Gascons had come to inhabit the area side by side with the Basque people at the beginning of the 13th century. The current name is first attested in the 15th century, when it was called the above "Pasage". It was a major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
