Basque Pelota World Championships

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Basque Pelota World Championships
Tournament information
Sport Basque Pelota
Established1952
Number of
tournaments
18
Administrator FIPV
Current champion
Flag of Spain.svg Spain (9th title)

The Basque Pelota World Championships is a quadrennial tournament first organized in 1952 by the International Federation of Basque Pelota. The modern championships crown the best amateur players in fifteen different playing categories.

Contents

History

The first edition of the tournament was organized in 1952 and until 1958 was played every three years. The tournament has occurred every four years since then. No third place titles were awarded during the first five editions of the tournament. [1] Additionally, the number of disciplines disputed at each tournament has varied depending on the edition and has even included disciplines played on the Plaza Libre in 1952 and 1958. [1] Until the edition of 1990, no women's categories were disputed in the championships. A single women's discipline was added in 1990 (Paleta goma – Trinquete), then another one in 1994 (Frontenis), and finally a third one in 2014 (Paleta goma – Fronton 30 m), bringing the total number of disputed categories to fifteen. [1] [2] Starting in 1995, the FIPV has also organized a Basque Pelota World Cup on each of the four categories of Basque pelota (Trinquete, Fronton 30m, Fronton 36m, Fronton 54m) which are also played quadrennially [3]

Modern events

Trinquete , 6 events:

Hand-pelota (individual)
Hand-pelota (pairs)
Paleta goma (men's)
Paleta goma (women's)
Paleta cuero
Xare

Fronton (30 m) , 4 events:

Paleta goma (men's)
Paleta goma (women's)
Frontenis (men's)
Frontenis (women's)

Fronton (36 m) , 4 events:

Hand-pelota (individual)
Hand-pelota (pairs)
Paleta cuero
Pala corta

Fronton (54 m) , 1 event:

Jai alai

Editions

YearHost City and CountryBest Performing NationsNumber of Participating Nations
Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
1952 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg San Sebastián, SpainFlag of France.svg FranceFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg SpainFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 8
1955 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo, UruguayFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg SpainFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 7
1958 Flag of France.svg Biarritz, FranceFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg SpainFlag of France.svg FranceFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 9+
1962 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Pamplona, SpainFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg SpainFlag of France.svg France7
1966 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo, UruguayFlag of France.svg FranceFlag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain7+
1970 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg San Sebastián, SpainFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg SpainFlag of France.svg FranceFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5+
1974 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo, UruguayFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of France.svg FranceFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain5+
1978 Flag of France.svg Biarritz, FranceFlag of Spain (1977-1981).svg SpainFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of France.svg France9+
1982 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City, MexicoFlag of France.svg FranceFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Spain.svg Spain9+
1986 Flag of Spain.svg Vitoria, SpainFlag of France.svg FranceFlag of Spain.svg SpainFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 12+
1990 Flag of Cuba.svg Havana, CubaFlag of Spain.svg SpainFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of France.svg France10+
1994 Flag of France.svg Saint-Jean-de-Luz, FranceFlag of France.svg FranceFlag of Spain.svg SpainFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10+
1998 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City, MexicoFlag of Spain.svg SpainFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 10+
2002 Flag of Spain.svg Pamplona, SpainFlag of Spain.svg SpainFlag of France.svg FranceFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 16
2006 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City, MexicoFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Spain.svg SpainFlag of France.svg France18
2010 Flag of France.svg Pau, FranceFlag of Spain.svg SpainFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of France.svg France22
2014 Flag of Mexico.svg Zinacantepec, MexicoFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Spain.svg SpainFlag of France.svg France18
2018 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, SpainFlag of France.svg FranceFlag of Spain.svg SpainFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 14
2022 Flag of France.svg Biarritz, FranceFlag of Spain.svg SpainFlag of France.svg FranceFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 32

Nations finishing in top four

NationFirst placeSecond placeThird placeFourth placeTotal
Flag of Spain.svg Spain973019
Flag of France.svg France656219
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 246719
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2341019

Medals (1952–2022)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 808241203
2Flag of France.svg  France 716853192
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 534434131
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 48262195
5Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4301549
6Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 351725
7Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 0235
8Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0066
Totals (8 entries)259257190706

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  1. This table includes all modalities, including those being played in Plaza Libre in 1952 and 1958.
  2. No bronze medals were disputed from 1952 to 1966.

List of hosts

List of hosts by number of championships hosted.

Times
hosted
HostYear(s)
6Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1952, 1962, 1970, 1986, 2002, 2018
5Flag of France.svg France 1958, 1978, 1994, 2010, 2022
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1982, 1998, 2006, 2014
3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1955, 1966, 1974
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1990

See also

Basque Pelota World Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Javier Solano (November 2004). "Historia de los Mundiales" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. Paloma (August 2015). "XVII Campeonato del Mundo de Pelota • Zinacantepec 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. FIPV (December 2021). "Historico de resultados y clasificaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2021.