Basque pelota at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Basque pelota
at the Games of the II Olympiad
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In addition to the scheduled amateur Basque pelota tournament, a professional tournament was played at Borghese Street, number 26, Neuilly-sur-Seine. [1]
Venue Neuilly-sur-Seine
Date14 June 1900
Competitors2 from 1 nation
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg José de Amézola,
Francisco Villota
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a Basque pelota tournament was contested.

Only two teams entered - one from Spain and one from France - but the French team of Maurice Durquetty and Etchegaray withdrew on the afternoon of the single contest due to a disagreement about the rules. Therefore, the contest was scratched, and the Spanish team was awarded first prize. [1] [2]

This is the only Olympics to date where pelota was an official sport, being revived at the 1924, 1968 and 1992 Games as a demonstration sport.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain  (ESP)

José de Amézola
Francisco Villota

only one team entered [3] only one team entered

Medal table

Accurate as of the conclusion of the 1900 Olympics. [4]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1001
Totals (1 entries)1001

References

  1. 1 2 Arrechea, Fernando (August 10, 2008). "No, España no tiene aún 100 medallas olímpica". Soitu.es (in Spanish). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  3. "Paris 1900 Basque Pelota Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  4. "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2023-06-27.