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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, where he won Spain's first-ever Olympic Medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Villota is the 590th most popular athlete (up from 817th in 2019), the 1,346th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,626th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Francisco Villota ranks 590 out of 6,025. Before him are Albert Hill, Heikki Liimatainen, Ottavio Missoni, Mikio Oda, David Curtiss Munson, and Michel Jazy. After him are Veli Lehtelä, Alice Coachman, Henri Chammartin, George Larner, Mate Trojanović, and Tranquilo Cappozzo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Francisco Villota ranks 138. Before him are Nikolay Bauman, Rudolf Tobias, Carl Vaugoin, Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich, Jan Janský, and Carlos María de la Torre. After him are James Jones, Olav Bjaaland, Max Švabinský, Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Sunao Tawara, and Gombojab Tsybikov. Among people deceased in 1950, Francisco Villota ranks 137. Before him are Alykul Osmonov, Vasily Gordov, Louis Wilkins, Frederick Twort, Maurice Costello, and José Berraondo. After him are Ransom E. Olds, Elisabeth Langgässer, Mikhail Tskhakaya, Adolf Meyer, John M. Stahl, and Albert Ehrenstein.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Villota ranks 1,346 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan García Oliver (1901), Fernando Trueba (1955), Marco Asensio (1996), Iago Aspas (1987), Miquel Crusafont i Pairó (1910), and Tomás de Zumalacárregui (1788). After him are Antonio Puchades (1925), Delio Rodríguez (1916), Gerardo Diego (1896), Valeriano Weyler (1838), Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou (1974), and Manuel Curros Enríquez (1851).

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Among ATHLETES In Spain

Among athletes born in Spain, Francisco Villota ranks 2. Before him are Juan Pacheco (1419). After him are Jorge Llopart (1952), Manuel Estiarte (1961), Juan Amat (1946), Natalya Goncharova (null), José Marín (1950), Daniel Plaza (1966), Alfonso Menéndez (1966), Tina Charles (null), Ruth Beitia (1979), and Kílian Jornet Burgada (1987).

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