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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Mexico City, Mexico |
| Dates | 22 September–1 October |
| Administrator | FIPV |
| Teams | 18 |
| Website | www.xvcampeonatomundial.com |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Mexico |
| 1st runners-up |  Spain |
| 2nd runners-up |  France |
The 2006 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 15th edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.
A total of 14 events were disputed, in 4 playing areas. [1] [2]
Trinquete , 6 events disputed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand-pelota (individual) | Pérez | Alvárez | Benesse |
| Hand-pelota (pairs) | Santamaría, Serralde | Belascain, Harocarene |  Izquierdo, Quesada |
| Paleta goma (men's) |  Dick, Cimadamore |  Buzzo, Cazzola | Suzanne, Lissar |
| Paleta goma (women's) | Leiza, Housset | Mendizabal, Ruiz Larramendi | Flores, Cepeda |
| Paleta cuero | Villegas, Villegas | Bergerot, Casemayor | Araujo, Menéndez |
| Xare | Laberdesque, Sanglar | Lopetegui, Vinuesa | Coluccio, Gramajo |
Fronton (30 m) , 3 events disputed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleta goma (men's) | Hurtado, Rodríguez | Frias, Boils | Nicosia, Ergueta |
| Frontenis (men's) | Rodríguez, Miramontes | J. Frías, S. Hawach | Bordenave, Laberdesque |
| Frontenis (women's) | Hernández, Castillo | Frías, Martínez | Dothen, Rolet |
Fronton (36 m) , 4 events disputed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand-pelota (individual) | Irigoyen | Lambert |  Huarte |
| Hand-pelota (pairs) | Abad, Navarro | Landa, Olivos | Etcheto, Bessonart |
| Paleta cuero | Ledesma, Mendiburu | González, Caballero | De Elizondo, Welmant |
| Pala corta | Urriza, Velilla | Iris, Latxague | Mendiburu, Aguirre |
Fronton (54 m) , 1 event disputed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jai alai | García, Inza | Beaskoetxea, Ros | J. P. Valdes, F. Valdes |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (host nation) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | France | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The International Federation of Basque Pelota is the worldwide governing body for Basque pelota, recognized by the International Olympic Committee. It sets the regulations for international competition and organizes the competitions.
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