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Ángel Nieto (née Ángel Nieto Roldán)
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Memorial Page for Ángel Nieto (née Ángel Nieto Roldán)

Jan 25, 1947 – Aug 3, 2017(70 years)Died in:Ibiza, Ibiza

Spanish motorcycle racer

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August 3rd, 2026

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Biography

Cause of Death

traffic collision

Occupation(3)

motorcycle racerteam managersports commentator

Awards(9)

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Meritgold Medal of the Community of MadridOrder of Civil MeritOrder of the Second of MayMotoGP LegendsMarca LeyendaFIM Gold Medal for Motorcycle MeritFIM Legendaward for the best Spanish athlete of the year at Mundo Deportivo

Ángel Nieto (* January 25, 1947 in Zamora; † August 3, 2017 in Ibiza) was a spanish motorcycle racer. He was 70 years old. He received 9 awards, including Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Merit, gold Medal of the Community of Madrid. His cause of death was traffic collision.

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Born in Zamora, Castile and León

1947

award for the best Spanish athlete of the year at Mundo Deportivo

1969

FIM Gold Medal for Motorcycle Merit

1987

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Merit

1993

Marca Leyenda

1999

MotoGP Legends

2000

Order of the Second of May

2008

FIM Legend

2011

Died in Ibiza, Ibiza (traffic collision)

2017

gold Medal of the Community of Madrid

2018

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Ángel Nieto (née Ángel Nieto Roldán). Forever remembered.