Luis María Lasúrtegui
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Luis Mari Lasurtegui Berridi (born March 28, 1956 in Pasaia
, Guipúzcoa ) is a Spanish
competition rower
and Olympic champion.
He won a silver medal in coxless pairs at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
, together with Fernando Climent
.
Pasaia
Pasaia is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community of northern Spain. It is a fishing community, commercial port and the birth place of the fighting admiral Blas de Lezo. Pasaia lies approximately 5 km east of Donostia's centre, lying at the...
, Guipúzcoa ) is a Spanish
Spania
Spania was a province of the Roman Empire from 552 until 624 in the south of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. It was a part of the conquests of Roman Emperor Justinian I in an effort to restore the western half of the Empire....
competition rower
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
and Olympic champion.
He won a silver medal in coxless pairs at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, together with Fernando Climent
Fernando Climent
Fernando Climent Huerta is a retired competition rower and Olympic champion from Spain.He won a silver medal in coxless pairs at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with Luis María Lasúrtegui....
.