1970 Basque Pelota World Championships Explained

1970 Basque Pelota World Championships
Location: San Sebastián, Spain
Start Date:18
End Date:27 September
Administrator:FIPV
Teams:5+
Champions: Spain
Runners-Up1: France
Runners-Up2: Argentina
Previous:1966
Next:1974

The 1970 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 6th edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.

Participating nations

Events

A total of 12 events were disputed, in 4 playing areas.[1]

Trinquete, 5 events disputed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Hand-pelota (individual) Artola Echeveste R. Castillo
Hand-pelota (pairs) Laduche, Harocarene Tranche, Balda Carli, A. Castillo
Paleta goma (men's) A. Olite, J. Utge J. Bosco, J. Valverde Haramboure, Hirigoyen
Bernal, Iroldi Sether, Bizzozero Aguirre, Vega
R. Elias, R. Bizzozero Maz Ayala, Alfieri Labat, Hourregue

Fronton (30 m), 2 events disputed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Paleta goma (men's) J. Becerra, Rendon Armas, Olite Bernal, Bell
Frontenis (men's) Loaiza, Hernando Irigay, Lersundi Olite, Armas

Fronton (36 m), 4 events disputed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Hand-pelota (individual) Maiz Minondo F. Medina
Hand-pelota (pairs) Sacristan, Iruzubieta Mougica, Sallaberry Izquierdo, Tovar
Ancizu, Reizabal Sether, Utge Berrotaran, Clairacq
Mendiluce, Llorca Berrotaran, Millet Salazar, Sanchez

Fronton (54 m), 1 event disputed

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Spain (host nation) 4419
23339
32316
42046
51236

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=21 . 24 September 2016.