1962 Basque Pelota World Championships

1962 Basque Pelota World Championships
Tournament poster
Tournament information
Location Pamplona, Spain
Dates20–30 September
AdministratorFIPV
Teams7
Final positions
Champions Argentina
1st runners-up Spain
2nd runners-up France

The 1962 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 4th edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.

Participating nations

Events

A total of 12 events were disputed, in 4 playing areas.[1]

Trinquete, 5 events disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual) J. B. Garat Balda -
Hand-pelota (pairs) Hidope, Espel Tranche, Echeveste -
Paleta goma (men's) A.sether, R.ibarra González, Bell -
Paleta cuero A. Sether, J. Labat P. Bareits,[2] B. Clairacq -
Xare R. Elias, J. Labat Pereira, Borghetti -

Fronton (30 m), 1 event disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Paleta goma (men's) A. Sether, R. Ibarra Becerril, M. Beltran -

Fronton (36 m), 5 events disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual) Arriola IV Mugica -
Hand-pelota (pairs) M. Vergara, Alegria Etcheto, Mugica -
Paleta cuero P. Bareits,[2] B. Clairacq Gurruchaga, Unanue -
Pala corta D. Llorca, Garralda P.bareits, B. Claircq -
Frontenis (men's) Salazar, Sanchez Castro, Vidal -

Fronton (54 m), 1 event disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Jai alai A. Zubikarai, J. Hamui E. Mirapeix, J. M. Mirapeix -

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Argentina 4 0 - 4
2 Spain (host nation) 3 5 - 8
3 France 3 4 - 7
4 Mexico 2 1 - 3
5 Uruguay 0 2 - 2

References

  1. ^ Javier Solano (November 2004). "Historia de los Mundiales" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "BAREITS, Pierre". Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
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