1952 Basque Pelota World Championships Explained

The 1952 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 1st edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.

Participating nations

• Argentina
• Cuba
• France
• Italy
• Mexico
• Philippines
• Spain
• Uruguay

Events

A total of 17 events were disputed, in 5 playing areas.^[1]

Trinquete, 4 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)	M. Etchemendy	A. Iraizos	-
Hand-pelota (pairs)	R. Harcaut, P. Espel	I. Aguirre, San Jose	-
	P. Etcheverry, J. Diaz	A. Pardo, J. Martinez	-
	R. Elias, J. Labat	N. Vigo, J. Barbat	-

Fronton (30 m), 1 event disputed

Fronton (36 m), 5 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)	J. Esparza	L. Debia	-
Hand-pelota (pairs)	D. Olhasso, M. Etchemendy	D. Arbizu, S. Echeverria	-
	S. Bellozo, A. Abadia	P. Bareits,[2] B. Clairacq	-
	JC. Artola, S. Aristi	P. Bareits, B. Clairacq	-
Frontenis (men's)	Vega de Seoane, Eguía		-

Fronton (54 m), 2 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	M. Balet, J. Balet	M. Barrera, F. Pareyon	-
	F. Castro, F. Salaverri	F. Perochena, R. Molina	-

Plaza Libre, 5 events disputed^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Unknown			-
Unknown			-
Unknown			-
Unknown			-
Unknown			-

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		8	2	-	10
2	Spain (host nation)	5	7	-	12
3		3	1	-	4
4		1	3	-	4
5		0	4	-	4

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=2 . 24 September 2016.
2. Web site: BAREITS, Pierre . 2023-01-19 . Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia . es.
3. There is no record of the name of the players or the modalities that were played in the plaza libre. The only information available is that 5 events were played between France and Spain, and that France won all 5.
4. France: Pierre and Bernard Bareits, Jacques Errecalde.
5. Web site: BAREITS, Bernard . 2023-01-19 . Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia . es.
6. Web site: ERRECALDE, Jacques . 2023-01-19 . Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia . es.