Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría
Colombian-French tug of war competitor
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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]
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| Born | 1869 | |||||||||||
| Died | 1933 (aged 63–64) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Tug of war | |||||||||||
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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.
