1974 Basque Pelota World Championships Explained

1974 Basque Pelota World Championships
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Start Date:November
End Date:December
Administrator:FIPV
Teams:5+
Champions: Argentina
Runners-Up1: France
Runners-Up2: Spain
Previous:1970
Next:1978

The 1974 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 7th 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) J. Laduche C. Iraizoz D. Echandi
Hand-pelota (pairs) J. Dargel, J. Urdampilleta J. M.Goicoechea, J. Echeveste L. Castillo, J. Iraizoz
Paleta goma (men's) A. Olite, H. Porcio G. Arcaus, J. Valverde F. Elduayen, F. Dibarrat
J. Utge, R. Bizzozero C. Bernal, N. Iroldi D. Alcorta, E. Portu
H. Leyenda, R. Bizzozero C. Pose, R. Alfieri Labat, J. Junca

Fronton (30 m), 2 events disputed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Paleta goma (men's) A. Sether, D. Olite J. Becerra, R. Rendon A. Martinez, A. Arrospide
Frontenis (men's) M. Becerra, A. Becerra H. Porcio, A. Armas A. Martinez, D. Martinez

Fronton (36 m), 4 events disputed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Hand-pelota (individual) L. M.Alberdi G. Urrutia M. Jimenez
Hand-pelota (pairs) Retegui III, Del Pozo R. Dugourg, M. Etcheverry R. Tovar, A. SaldaƱa
J. Utge, R. Bizzozero Bernal, Bell F. Larumbe, F. Casado
J. Barrotaran, A. Ithurbide J. Utge, R. Bizzozero A. Ancizu, V. Esparza

Fronton (54 m), 1 event disputed

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
15207
24228
32158
41225
5 Uruguay (host nation) 0538

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=25 . 24 September 2016.