Basque pelota at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Basque Pelota was a demonstration sport at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. It was the third time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it was an official Olympic sport at the 1900 Games in Paris, and a demonstration sport in 1924. It would be included as a demonstration sport once again at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.[1]

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Basket-pelota Mirapeix Brothers, Beascoechea, Arrien
 Spain
Etcheverry, Camy, Borra, Fourneau
 France
Hamui Brothers, Andrade, Lanzagorta
 Mexico
Paleta-rubber Becerra, Rendon, Gastelumendi, Baltazar
 Mexico
Sehter, Utge, Goyeche, Caresella
 Argentina
Iroldi, D'Alba, Bell
 Uruguay
Paleta-leather Bareilts Brothers, Berrotaran, Goicoechea
 France
Ancizu, Caballero, Reyzabal, Casado
 Spain
Sanchez, Beltran, Del Valle
 Mexico
Frontenis Loaiza, Hernandez, Sanciprian
 Mexico
Sehter, Utge
 Argentina
Garraus, Lersundi, Irigaray
 Spain
Hand-pelota Esquisabel, Basabe, Sacristan, Iruzubieta
 Spain
Arrillaga, Minondo, Lissar, Etchegoin
 France
Hernández, Tovar, Rivero, Izquierdo
 Mexico

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Spain (ESP) 2 1 1 4
2  Mexico (MEX) 2 0 3 5
3  France (FRA) 1 2 0 3
4  Argentina (ARG) 0 2 0 2
5  Uruguay (URU) 0 0 1 1

Note: Since Basque Pelota was a demonstration sport, medals were awarded, but the medals were not "official" (and did not count in the respective nations' medal totals).

References

  1. "La Pelota Vasca en los Juegos Olímpicos" (PDF) (in Spanish). The International Federation of Basque Pelota (FIPV). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20.
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