Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría explained

Birth Date:1869
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Date:1933
Sport:Tug of war
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Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría (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 Henríquez and Maria Ana Antonia Clemencia de Zubiría 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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 1900. La Primera Aventura Olímpica Española . Rivas, Fernando Arrechea . 65 . 2009 . 9788494404405 . 30 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría . Olympedia . 3 January 2021.