 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 (1881-02-28) Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 January 1925 (1925-01-09) (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. He participated in cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris for France, and there won the silver medal in the men's sprint.
References
- ^ 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
- Fernand Sanz at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Fernand Sanz at CycleBase
- Fernand Sanz at Olympics.com
- Fernand Sanz at Olympedia
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