2006 Basque Pelota World Championships Explained

The 2006 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 15th edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.

Participating nations

• Argentina
• Belgium
  • Chile
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• France
• Guatemala
• Italy
• Mexico
• Peru
• Philippines
• Spain
• United States
• Uruguay

Events

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
	Villegas, Villegas	Bergerot, Casemayor	Araujo, Menéndez
	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
	Ledesma, Mendiburu	González, Caballero	De Elizondo, Welmant
	Urriza, Velilla	Iris, Latxague	Mendiburu, Aguirre

Fronton (54 m), 1 event disputed

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico (host nation)	6	1	3	10
2		3	8	1	12
3		3	4	5	12
4		2	0	2	4
5		0	1	0	1
6		0	0	2	2
7		0	0	1	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: XV CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL DE PELOTA VASCA – MEXICO 2006. 2006. Spanish. 15 November 2021.
2. Web site: Palmares des Championnats du Monde - Mexico 2006. 2009. French. https://web.archive.org/web/20090827141851/http://www.pelota-2010.fr/palmares.php?id=2006. 27 August 2009. 20 September 2016.