1962 Basque Pelota World Championships

1962 Basque Pelota World Championships

Tournament poster
Tournament information
Location	Pamplona, Spain
Dates	20–30 September
Administrator(s)	FIPV
Teams	7
Final positions
Champions	Argentina
1st runners-up	Spain
2nd runners-up	France
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The 1962 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 4th edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.

Participating nations

Argentina  France  Mexico

Morocco  Philippines  Spain

Uruguay

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.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, 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, 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). Retrieved 20 September 2016.