Darío Villalba

Darío Villalba
Darío Villalba
Personal information
Full name	Darío Villalba Flores
Born	February 22, 1939; San Sebastián, Spain
Died	June 15, 2018 (aged 79); Madrid, Spain
Coach	Thea Frenssen
Former training locations	Chamonix ; Philadelphia
Began skating	c. 1950

Darío Villalba Flores (February 22, 1939 – June 15, 2018) was a Spanish painter, photographer, and competitive figure skater. He represented Spain at the 1956 Winter Olympics where he placed 14th.

Life and career

Darío Villalba Flores was born on February 22, 1939 in San Sebastián.[1] He began skating at age 11 in Philadelphia, where his father was serving as the Spanish consul.[2] He returned to Spain when he was 14 years old.[3] As the only rink in Spain was small and of poor quality, his parents sent him to Chamonix, France, where he was taught by a German coach, Thea Frenssen.[2]

At the age of 16, he represented Spain at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. He placed 14th of 16 competitors in the men's singles event. He then finished 15th at the 1956 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

In 1986 he received Spain's National Award for Plastic Arts.[4]

In 2002, Villalba became a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.[2]

Competitive highlights

International[1]
Event	1956
Winter Olympics	14th
World Championships	15th

Bibliography

Luis Gonzales-Robles, Darío Villalba Flores, Galleria del Naviglio, Milan, 1970
Giancarlo Politi, Darío Villalba, Galeria Vandres, Madrid, 1974

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References

"Dario Villalba". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
"Dario Villalba: "En los Juegos mi obsesión era no quedar último"" [Dario Villalba: "At the Olympics, my obsession was not finishing last"]. Hielo Español (in Spanish). 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
Morenilla, Juan (11 February 2014). ""Yo era un bicho raro"". El Pais. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.
"El premio a Català Roca y el reconocimiento a la fotografía, novedad de los galardones nacionales de Artes Plásticas" [The Award to Català Roca and the Recognition of Photography, Release of the Nationals for Plastic Arts Winners]. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 1983-12-07. Retrieved 2019-06-21.

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[SR-1] "Dario Villalba". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

[HE120724-2] "Dario Villalba: "En los Juegos mi obsesión era no quedar último"" [Dario Villalba: "At the Olympics, my obsession was not finishing last"]. Hielo Español (in Spanish). 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

[ElPais140211-3] Morenilla, Juan (11 February 2014). ""Yo era un bicho raro"". El Pais. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.

[4] "El premio a Català Roca y el reconocimiento a la fotografía, novedad de los galardones nacionales de Artes Plásticas" [The Award to Català Roca and the Recognition of Photography, Release of the Nationals for Plastic Arts Winners]. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 1983-12-07. Retrieved 2019-06-21.