1962 Basque Pelota World Championships

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

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

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)France J. B. GaratSpain Balda-
Hand-pelota (pairs)France Hidope, EspelSpain Tranche, Echeveste-
Paleta goma (men's)Argentina A.sether, R.ibarraUruguay González, Bell-
Paleta cueroArgentina A. Sether, J. LabatFrance P. Bareits,[2] B. Clairacq-
XareArgentina R. Elias, J. LabatUruguay Pereira, Borghetti-

Fronton (30 m), 1 event disputed

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

Fronton (36 m), 5 events disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)Spain Arriola IVFrance Mugica-
Hand-pelota (pairs)Spain M. Vergara, AlegriaFrance Etcheto, Mugica-
Paleta cueroFrance P. Bareits,[2] B. ClairacqSpain Gurruchaga, Unanue-
Pala cortaSpain D. Llorca, GarraldaFrance P.bareits, B. Claircq-
Frontenis (men's)Mexico Salazar, SanchezSpain Castro, Vidal-

Fronton (54 m), 1 event disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Jai alaiMexico A. Zubikarai, J. HamuiSpain E. Mirapeix, J. M. Mirapeix-

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Argentina40-4
2 Spain (host nation)35-8
3 France34-7
4 Mexico21-3
5 Uruguay02-2

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. "BAREITS, Pierre". Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
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