Fernand Sanz
 Sanz at the amateur Grand Prix of Paris in 1902 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fernando Sanz y Martínez de Arizala | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1881 Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 January 1925 (aged 43) Pau, France | ||||||||||||||
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Fernando "Fernand" Sanz y Martínez de Arizala (28 February 1881 – 8 January 1925) was a Spanish-born naturalized French racing cyclist, younger of two illegitimate sons of King Alfonso XII of Spain and his mistress, Elena Sanz.[1][2] He participated in cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris for France, and there won the silver medal in the men's sprint.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fernand Sanz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ "Fernand Sanz". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
External links
[edit]- Fernand Sanz at CycleBase
- Fernand Sanz at Olympics.com
- Fernand Sanz at Olympedia
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