1955 Basque Pelota World Championships

1955 Basque Pelota World Championships

Tournament poster
Tournament information
Location	Montevideo, Uruguay
Dates	December–
Administrator(s)	FIPV
Teams	7
Final positions
Champions	Spain
1st runners-up	Argentina
2nd runners-up	Mexico
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The 1955 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 2nd edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.

Participating nations

Argentina  Chile  Cuba

France  Mexico  Spain

Uruguay

Events

A total of 12 events were disputed, in 4 playing areas.^[1]

Trinquete, 4 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)	A.Iraizos	M.Etchemendy	-
Hand-pelota (pairs)	M.Etchemendy, M.Vigneau	F.Bengoechea, J.Unanue	-
Paleta goma (men's)		G.Pereira, A.Pardo	-
Paleta cuero	J.Labat, W.Arrinda	E.Arce, J.Clairacq	-

Fronton (30 m), 2 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Paleta goma (men's)	J.Labat, W.Arrinda	J.Becerril, J.Beltran	-
Frontenis (men's)	J.Becerril, J.Garibay	J.Berdinas, A.Carocella	-

Fronton (36 m), 4 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)	M.Moreno "Del Val"	P.Laxague	-
Hand-pelota (pairs)	J.Ezcurra, F.Echave	M.Etchemendy, D.Olhasso	-
Paleta cuero	V.Sola, S.Aristi	E.Arte, J.Clairacq	-
Pala corta	J.C.Artola, S.Aristi	F.Pardo, J.Ramos	-

Fronton (54 m), 2 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jai alai	R.Montes, A.Lopez	J.Hernandez, A.de la Rosa	-
Pala larga	V.Sola, F.Huarte	F.Pardo, J.Ramos	-

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Spain	5	2	-	7
2	Argentina	3	1	-	4
3	Mexico	2	3	-	5
4	France	1	5	-	6
5	Uruguay (host nation)	1	1	-	2

References

1. Javier Solano (November 2004). "Historia de los Mundiales" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2016.