1952 Basque Pelota World Championships

1952 Basque Pelota World Championships

Tournament poster
Tournament information
Location	San Sebastián, Spain
Dates	28 August–September
Administrator(s)	FIPV
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	France
1st runners-up	Spain
2nd runners-up	Argentina
1955 →

The 1952 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 1st edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.

Participating nations

Argentina  Cuba  France

Italy  Mexico  Philippines

Spain  Uruguay

Events

A total of 17 events were disputed, in 5 playing areas.^[1]

Trinquete, 4 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)	M.Etchemendy	A.Iraizos	-
Hand-pelota (pairs)	R.Harcaut, P.Espel	I.Aguirre, San Jose	-
Paleta cuero	P.Etcheverry, J.Diaz	A.Pardo, J.Martinez	-
Xare	R.Elias, J.Labat	N.Vigo, J.Barbat	-

Fronton (30 m), 1 event disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Frontenis (men's)	J.Nuñez, J.Garibay	R.Novoa, R.Morganti	-

Fronton (36 m), 5 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)	J.Esparza	L.Debia	-
Hand-pelota (pairs)	D.Olhasso, M, Etchemendy	D.Arbizu, S.Echeverria	-
Paleta cuero	S.Bellozo, A.Abadia	P.Bareits, B.Clairacq	-
Pala corta	JC.Artola, S.Aristi	P.Bareits, B.Clairacq	-
Frontenis (men's)	Vega de Seoane, Eguía		-

Fronton (54 m), 2 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jai alai	M.Balet, J.Balet	M.Barrera, F.Pareyon	-
Pala larga	F.Castro, F.Salaverri	F.Perochena, R.Molina	-

Plaza Libre, 5 events disputed^{[Note 1]}

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Unknown			-
Unknown			-
Unknown			-
Unknown			-
Unknown			-

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France	8	2	-	10
2	Spain (host nation)	5	7	-	12
3	Argentina	3	1	-	4
4	Mexico	1	3	-	4
5	Uruguay	0	4	-	4

Notes

1. There is no record of the name of the players or the modalities that were played in the plaza libre. The only information available is that 5 events were played between France and Spain, and that France won all 5.

References

1. Javier Solano (November 2004). "Historia de los Mundiales" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2016.