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Joaquín Blume

1933 – 1959

Spanish gymnast

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Lived 1933 – 1959 (aged 25). Joaquín Blume was a Spanish artistic gymnast.

Joaquín Blume (; 21 June 1933 – 29 April 1959) was a Spanish gymnast. The son of a German gymnastics instructor established in Barcelona, he belonged to the gymnastics section of FC Barcelona.

He became Spanish gymnastics champion at 15

He was also a favourite in the 1960 Summer Olympics, but he died in a plane crash at the Valdemeca mountains, in Cuenca, on 29 April 1959. The plane was headed for Canarias, where the Spanish gymnastics team were to do a gymnastics exhibition. His wife, also a gymnast and pregnant with their second child, was also a passenger. There were no survivors.

In his honour, the Catalan Gymnastics Federation started in 1969 the Memorial Joaquim Blume tournament, first only of male gymnastics with female competition introduced in 1972. A sculpture in his honour is displayed at the Gardens of Joan Brossa, in Barcelona.

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Who was Joaquín Blume?

Spanish gymnast (1933–1959)

When was Joaquín Blume born?

Joaquín Blume was born on 21 June 1933 in Barcelona.

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Joaquín Blume died on 29 April 1959 in Huerta del Marquesado.

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Joaquín Blume was an artistic gymnast.

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Joaquín Blume was Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Joaquín Blume

· Wikidata: Q974897

· DBpedia: Joaquín Blume

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