José de Figueroa y Alonso-Martínez (24 December 1897 to 20 October 1920) was a Spanish equestrian who was part of the silver-medal winning Spanish men's polo team at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the Rif War soon after his Olympic appearance. He was the son of Álvaro de Figueroa, who was Prime Minister of Spain. The English Wikipedia article on him is a short stub that gives only those facts, so this entry keeps to them; Olympedia, a second source read for it, records that he was an alternate who did not play in the tournament. Polo is a mounted team sport in which riders strike a ball with long-handled mallets.
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Medals or Titles Band Connections
Plays
Polo, Sports Source Olympedia: José de Figueroa
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Nationality
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Source Olympedia: José de FigueroaQuote
NOC Spain ESP
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1. Olympedia: José de Figueroa
OlympediaBiographical information
Born 24 December 1897
Biographical information, gender
Sex Male
Medals
Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Plays: Polo, Results
Polo, Men (Olympic)
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