José Álvarez de las Asturias Bohórquez y Goyeneche, 10th Marquess of Trujillos (23 March 1895 – 27 February 1993) was a Spanish horse rider. Álvarez de Bohórquez competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and won the team jumping gold medal in the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1][2] His name is also shortened to José Álvarez de Bohórquez, José Á. de Bohórquez, or José Álvarez.[3]

The Marquess of Trujillos
Personal information
Full name	José María Álvarez de las Asturias Bohorques y Goyeneche
Born	23 March 1895 (1895-03-23) Madrid, Spain
Died	27 February 1993 (1993-02-28) (aged 97) Madrid, Spain
Medal record Men's equestrian Representing  Spain Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Team jumping

Biography

José Álvarez de Bohórquez was born on 23 March 1895, in Madrid, Spain.[1][2]

In the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, he finished ninth in the individual jumping and placed eighth as part of the Spanish team in the team jumping with his horse Acabado.[4][5]

In the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam he finished tenth in the individual jumping and won the gold medal as part of the Spanish team in the team jumping[1][2] with his horse Zalamero.[4]

Álvarez de Bohórquez died on 27 February 1993.[2]

References

Sources consulted

• DBO (2006). "José Alvarez Olympic medals and stats". The Largest Olympics Statistics and History Database Online. Database Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. José Alvarez - Country: ESP - Sport: Equestrian - Birthdate: 3/23/1895 -- Year: 1928 - Age: 33 - Sport:Equestrian Jumping, Team - Event: Jumping, Team - Medal:GOLD - Country: ESP - Result 4 (integral quote)
• Fauria García, Juan (1998). Karlsson, Ove (ed.). "Obituaries: Deceased Olympic Medallists" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History (formerly Citius, Altius, Fortius), Vol. 6, No. 2, Summer 1998, ISSN 1085-5165. Oosterwolde, Netherlands: International Society of Olympic Historians (at AAFLA.org / LA84 Foundation.org). p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF, 42 KB) on 2003-08-28. Corrections/additions to the list of deceased medallists in the ISOH Journal No. 2/1997: ALVAREZ DE LAS ASTURIAS BOHORQUES Y GOYENECHE (Marquis de los Trujillos), José (ESP) - 23.03.1895-27.02.1993 (cq) Equestrian: Gold (1928) - JFG (integral quote)
• MDC (2000). "Resultados españoles en los Juegos Olímpicos". Noticias: Salto de obstáculos, 29 October 2000 (in Spanish). López-Quesada, Carolo. Mas de Caballos.com. Archived from the original on 2005-04-16.

Endnotes

External links

• José Álvarez at Olympedia
• Jose Alvarez de Bohorques at the International Olympic Committee
• Jose Alvarez de Bohorques at Olympics.com
• José Álvarez de las Asturias Bohórques Goyeneche at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
• Photo of José Álvarez in 1928 on Zalamero at TopFoto.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-02-08)