Luis María Lasúrtegui Berridi (born 28 March 1956 in
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.
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Guipúzcoa
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) is a
Spanish
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competition
rower
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and Olympic champion.
He won a silver medal in the coxless pair event at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles
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, together with
Fernando Climent
Fernando Climent Huerta (born 27 May 1958 in Coria del Río, Sevilla) is a retired competition rower and Olympic champion from Spain.
He won a silver medal in the coxless pair event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with ...
.
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List of Basques
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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 Basque Country (autonomous community)
20th-century Spanish people
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