José de Amézola y Aspizúa

José de Amézola y Aspizua (Basque: José Ametzola Aspizua; 9 January 1874 – 1922) was a Spanish Basque pelotari who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Full name	José de Amézola y Aspizua
Born	9 January 1874 Izarra, Álava, Spain
Died	1922 Cercedilla, Spain
Country	Spain
Doubles	1900

Olympic medal record
Men's Basque pelota
	1900 Paris	Two-man teams

Amezola entered in the only official pelota contest in Olympic history, the Basque pelota at the 1900 Summer Olympics two-man teams event. He and his partner Francisco Villota defeated the French team, Maurice Durquetty and Etchegaray, by default (walkover). This was Spain's first ever Olympic Medal.

See also

• List of Basques

Sources

• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Pelota 1900". Accessed 25 February 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
• Arrechea, Fernando. http://olimpismo2007.blogspot.com

External links

• José de Amézola y Aspizúa at Olympedia