Fullname: | José de Amézola y Aspizua |
Birth Date: | 9 January 1874 |
Birth Place: | Izarra, Álava, Spain |
Death Date: | 1922 |
Death Place: | Cercedilla, Spain |
Countryflag: | Spain |
Olydoubles: | 1900 |
José de Amézola y Aspizua (; 9 January 1874 – 1922) was a Spanish Basque pelotari who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[1]
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.