Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría
Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría (Paris, 1869 – 1933) was a Colombian-born French tug of war competitor, who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He participated in the tug of war competition and won a silver medal as a member of the French team.[1][2]
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| Born | 1869 Paris, France | ||||||||||
| Died | 1933 | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Tug of war | ||||||||||
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He was the son of Ricardo Carlos Henríquez and Maria Ana Antonia Clemencia de Zubiría y Osse, and was born in Paris, but he was Colombian until his naturalization 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.
References
- Rivas, Fernando Arrechea (2009). 1900. La Primera Aventura Olímpica Española. p. 65. ISBN 9788494404405. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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