José de Amézola y Aspizua (; 9 January 1874 – 1922) was a Spanish

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pelotari who competed at the

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. Amezola entered in the only official pelota contest in Olympic history, the

Basque pelota at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a Basque pelota tournament was contested. Only two teams entered, from Spain and France, but the French team, which included Maurice Durquetty and Etchegaray, withdrew before the competition: therefore, the tournamen ...

two-man teams event. He and his partner Francisco Villota defeated the

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team, Maurice Durquetty and

Etchegaray Etchegaray is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Roger Etchegaray (1922–2019), French cardinal * Etchegaray (pelotari), French sportsman who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris See also *Echegaray Echegaray (from Basq ...

, by default (walkover). This was Spain's first ever Olympic Medal.

References

Sources

* De Wael, Herman. ''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Pelota 1900". Accessed 25 February 2006. Available electronically a

. * * Arrechea, Fernando. http://olimpismo2007.blogspot.com

External links

* Pelotaris at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic pelotaris for Spain Olympic gold medalists for Spain Sportspeople from Álava Spanish pelotaris 1874 births 1922 deaths Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Pelotaris from the Basque Country (autonomous community) {{Spain-Olympic-medalist-stub