Víctor Palomo
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Víctor Palomo (26 May 1948 – 11 February 1985) was a Spanish world champion water skier and Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Palomo won the 1969 water skiing slalom world championship at the age of 21, but Palomo's interest soon turned towards motorcycle racing.[1] His best year was in 1976, when he finished in sixth place in the 350cc world championship, and won the Formula 750 world championship riding a Yamaha.[2] Palomo won his only Grand Prix at the 1974 350cc Spanish Grand Prix at the Montjuich Circuit in Barcelona, the only Spaniard to win in this class. He died in Girona in 1985 due to complications from diabetes.
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