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Francisco Villota

1873 - 1950

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Francisco Villota y Baquiola (18 November 1873 – 7 January 1950) was a Spanish pelotari (player of Basque pelota) who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Villota competed 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 José de Amézola y Aspizúa were given the silver medal (equivalent nowadays to the gold medal) after achieving the first place without having to play, since the only other contestants, the French team, Maurice Durquetty and Etchegaray, withdrew due to a disagreement about the rules. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco Villota has received more than 9,729 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Villota is the 846th most popular athlete (down from 615th in 2019), the 1,627th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,460th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Francisco Villota ranks 846 out of 6,025. Before him are Urho Peltonen, Earl Thomson, Mel Patton, Afanasijs Kuzmins, Igor Novikov, and Charles Bennett. After him are Guy Butler, Noboru Terada, Andy Stanfield, Kjell Bäckman, Mark Midler, and Halina Górecka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Francisco Villota ranks 158. Before him are John Geiger, Betty Nansen, Oskari Tokoi, Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov, Antonina Nezhdanova, and Julieta Lanteri. After him are Étienne Desmarteau, Franz Weidenreich, Boyd Alexander, Luise Fleck, Harry Spanjer, and Carlos Mendieta. Among people deceased in 1950, Francisco Villota ranks 160. Before him are Frederick Keeping, Antonina Nezhdanova, Miguel Mariano Gómez, Frederic Zelnik, Alberto Ohaco, and Charles Bennett. After him are Lothrop Stoddard, Luise Fleck, Royal Harwood Frost, Boris Verlinsky, Tommaso Costantino, and Elisabeth Langgässer.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Villota ranks 1,627 out of 3,355. Before him are Alonso Álvarez de Pineda (1494), Alfonso Pérez (1972), Gabriel Miró (1879), Tinerfe (null), Susi Sánchez (1955), and Carlos Alcaraz (2003). After him are Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778), Carmelo Cedrún (1930), Sergio (1976), Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (1907), Michelle Jenner (1986), and Robert Sánchez (1997).

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Among ATHLETES In Spain

Among athletes born in Spain, Francisco Villota ranks 4. Before him are Juan Pacheco (1419), Renan (null), and Juan Amat (1946). After him are Manuel Estiarte (1961), Natalya Goncharova (null), Jorge Llopart (1952), Kílian Jornet Burgada (1987), José Marín (1950), Tina Charles (null), Fermín Cacho (1969), and Ruth Beitia (1979).

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