1958 Basque Pelota World Championships Explained

1958 Basque Pelota World Championships
Location: Biarritz, France
Start Date:11
End Date:21 September
Administrator:FIPV
Teams:9+
Champions: France
Runners-Up1: Spain
Runners-Up2: Argentina
Previous:1955
Next:1962

The 1958 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 3rd 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, 5 events disputed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Hand-pelota (individual) Bengoechea A. Iraizoz-
Hand-pelota (pairs) Harcaut, Ferrerres Forfait, -
Paleta goma (men's) Olite, Dellecassagrande Bernal, Bell-
P. Barreits, J. Clairacq Martinez, J. Labat-
Elias, R. Labat Pereira, Mas de Ayala-

Fronton (30 m), 2 events disputed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Paleta goma (men's) Sether, Gonzalez Cevi, Telechea-
Frontenis (men's) Beltran, Garibay Sether, Salvador-

Fronton (36 m), 5 events disputed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Hand-pelota (individual) Pascual Etchart-
Hand-pelota (pairs) Ezpondoa, Berasaluce Etchart, Larroque-
P. Bareits,[2] P. Clairacq Azpitarte, Aristi-
Sola, Aristi P. Bareits, J. Clairacq-
Frontenis (men's) Salazar, Sánchez Castro, Vidal-

Fronton (54 m), 2 events disputed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Azcue, Hamui M. Balet, Chimela-
Gurruchaga, Huarte Ramos, Prado-

Plaza Libre, 3 events disputed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Hand-pelota (pairs) Inda, Vivier, Hauret Yaniz, Ituarte-
P. Bareits, B. Bareits[3] Unanue, Beraza-
Rebote -

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (host nation) 63-9
257-12
332-5
431-4
504-4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Javier Solano. Historia de los Mundiales. November 2004. Spanish. 20 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924173413/http://fipv.net/images/historial/MUNDIALES_1952-1998.pdf#page=10 . 24 September 2016.
  2. Web site: BAREITS, Pierre . 2023-01-19 . Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia . es.
  3. Web site: BAREITS, Bernard . 2023-01-19 . Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia . es.