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
← 1958
1966 →

Participating nations edit

Events edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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.