Basil Spalding de Garmendia
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Basil Spalding de Garmendia (February 28, 1860 – November 9, 1932) was an American tennis
player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics
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Spalding de Garmendia was born in Baltimore, Maryland to the wealthy family Garmendia
, of Spanish ancestry. In 1900 he won a silver medal in men's doubles event with Max Décugis
of France.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...
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Spalding de Garmendia was born in Baltimore, Maryland to the wealthy family Garmendia
Garmendia
Garmendia is the surname of a noble family of the Basque Country region of Guipuzcoa, in Spain. The surname means "the volcano" or "the fire mountain" , after Garmendia de Iraurgui, later known as Salvatierra de Iraurgui, later the site of the cities of Azpeitia and Azkoitia.The family Garmendia...
, of Spanish ancestry. In 1900 he won a silver medal in men's doubles event with Max Décugis
Max Décugis
Maxime "Max" Omer Decugis was a male tennis player from France who holds the French Championships/French Open record of winning the tournament eight times and his three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics...
of France.