Francisco Henriquez de Zubiria

Francisco Henriquez de Zubiria
Personal information
Born	1869 ; Paris , France
Died	1933
Sport
Sport	Tug of war
Medal record
Representing France
Olympic Games

Francisco Henriquez de Zubiria (Paris, 1869 ? 1933) was a French -born Colombian who represented France at the 1900 Summer Olympics in the tug of war team competition; they won a silver medal. ^[1]^[2]

The son of Ricardo Carlos Henriquez and Maria Ana Antonia Clemencia de Zubiria y Osse, he was a Colombian citizen until he was naturalized as a Frenchman in 1917. ^[2] 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 [ edit ]

^ Rivas, Fernando Arrechea (2009). 1900. La Primera Aventura Olimpica Espanola . p. 65. ISBN 9788494404405 . Retrieved 30 May 2016 .
^ ^a ^b "Francisco Henriquez de Zubiria" . Olympedia . Retrieved 3 January 2021 .

External links [ edit ]

Francisco Henriquez de Zubiria at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] Rivas, Fernando Arrechea (2009). 1900. La Primera Aventura Olimpica Espanola . p. 65. ISBN 9788494404405 . Retrieved 30 May 2016 .

[oly-2] "Francisco Henriquez de Zubiria" . Olympedia . Retrieved 3 January 2021 .

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