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

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)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. 1 2 "BAREITS, Pierre". Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.