1998 Basque Pelota World Championships
Tournament information | |
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Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
Dates | 15–25 October |
Administrator(s) | FIPV |
Teams | 10+ |
Final positions | |
Champions | Spain |
1st runners-up | Mexico |
2nd runners-up | Argentina |
The 1998 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 13th edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.
Participating nations[]
Events[]
A total of 14 events were disputed, in 4 playing areas.[1]
Trinquete, 6 events disputed
Fronton (30 m), 3 events disputed
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Paleta goma (men's) | G. Muñoz, M. Franco | E. Salazar, H. Hurtado | J. Fernandez, J. Perez |
Frontenis (men's) | E. Salazar, J. Salazar | J. Frias, S. Hawach | P. Rojas, J. Tang |
Frontenis (women's) | M. Muñoz, R. Flores | M. Ciccareli, E. Iglesias | C. Rolet, A. Etchelecou |
Fronton (36 m), 4 events disputed
Fronton (54 m), 1 event disputed
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Jai alai | L. Garcia, E. Irastorza | J. P. Valdes, F. Valdes | M. Plaza, A. Mancisidor |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
2 | Mexico (host nation) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
4 | France | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
5 | Cuba | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
6 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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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