Basque pelota at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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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![]() | Etcheverry, Camy, Borra, Fourneau![]() | Hamui Brothers, Andrade, Lanzagorta![]() |
Paleta-rubber | Becerra, Rendon, Gastelumendi, Baltazar![]() | Sehter, Utge, Goyeche, Caresella![]() | Iroldi, D'Alba, Bell![]() |
Paleta-leather | Bareilts Brothers, Berrotaran, Goicoechea![]() | Ancizu, Caballero, Reyzabal, Casado![]() | Sanchez, Beltran, Del Valle![]() |
Frontenis | Loaiza, Hernandez, Sanciprian![]() | Sehter, Utge![]() | Garraus, Lersundi, Irigaray![]() |
Hand-pelota | Esquisabel, Basabe, Sacristan, Iruzubieta![]() | Arrillaga, Minondo, Lissar, Etchegoin![]() | Hernández, Tovar, Rivero, Izquierdo![]() |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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
- ^ "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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