Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría (Paris, 1869 – 1933) was a

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

-born

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

n who represented France at the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

in the tug of war team competition; they won a silver medal. The son of Ricardo Carlos Henríquez and Maria Ana Antonia Clemencia de Zubiría y Osse, he was a Colombian citizen until he was naturalized as a Frenchman in 1917. He studied medicine and worked at the Colombian embassy in Paris, also serving as a doctor during World War I for the French Army.

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* 1869 births 1933 deaths Sportspeople from Paris Tug of war competitors at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic tug of war competitors of France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in tug of war Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics French people of Colombian descent {{tugofwar-bio-stub