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| Full name | Francisco Javier Bosma Mínguez | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1969 (age 53) Roses, Girona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francisco Javier Bosma Mínguez (born 6 November 1969 in Roses, Girona) [1] is a Spanish former beach volleyball player who won the silver medal in the men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Pablo Herrera. [1] He is a three-time Olympian. [1]
Bosma also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth both times. [1]
Bosma's beach volleyball career stretched from 1992 to 2006. [2] As a beach volleyball player, he earned $300,000 in prizes in his career. [2]
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