Basque Pelota was a demonstration sport at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. It was the third time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it was an official Olympic sport at the 1900 Games in Paris, and a demonstration sport in 1924. It would be included as a demonstration sport once again at the 1992 Games in Barcelona. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basket-pelota | Mirapeix Brothers, Beascoechea, Arrien Spain | Etcheverry, Camy, Borra, Fourneau France | Hamui Brothers, Andrade, Lanzagorta Mexico |
| Paleta-rubber | Becerra, Rendon, Gastelumendi, Baltazar Mexico | Sehter, Utge, Goyeche, Caresella Argentina | Iroldi, D'Alba, Bell Uruguay |
| Paleta-leather | Bareilts Brothers, Berrotaran, Goicoechea France | Ancizu, Caballero, Reyzabal, Casado Spain | Sanchez, Beltran, Del Valle Mexico |
| Frontenis | Loaiza, Hernandez, Sanciprian Mexico | Sehter, Utge Argentina | Garraus, Lersundi, Irigaray Spain |
| Hand-pelota | Esquisabel, Basabe, Sacristan, Iruzubieta Spain | Arrillaga, Minondo, Lissar, Etchegoin France | Hernández, Tovar, Rivero, Izquierdo Mexico |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain (ESP) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Note: Since Basque Pelota was a demonstration sport, medals were awarded, but the medals were not "official" (and did not count in the respective nations' medal totals).
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