1952 Basque Pelota World Championships
Tournament information | |
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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 |
The 1952 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 1st edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.
Participating nations[]
Events[]
A total of 17 events were disputed, in 5 playing areas.[1]
Trinquete, 4 events disputed
Fronton (30 m), 1 event disputed
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Frontenis (men's) | J. Nuñez, J. Garibay | R. Novoa, R. Morganti | - |
Fronton (36 m), 5 events disputed
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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 |
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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 |
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Unknown | - | ||
Unknown | - | ||
Unknown | - | ||
Unknown | - | ||
Unknown | - |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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[]
- ^ 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[]
- ^ Javier Solano (November 2004). "Historia de los Mundiales" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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