1966 Basque Pelota World Championships

1966 Basque Pelota World Championships

Tournament poster
Tournament information
Location	Montevideo, Uruguay
Dates	December–
Administrator(s)	FIPV
Teams	7+
Final positions
Champions	France
1st runners-up	Mexico
2nd runners-up	Spain
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The 1966 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 5th edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.

Participating nations

Argentina  Chile  Cuba

France  Mexico  Spain

Uruguay Others

Events

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

Trinquete, 5 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)	F.Daguerre	D.Balda	-
Hand-pelota (pairs)	M.Etchegoin, E.Detchart	J.Bruno, J.Eguiguren	-
Paleta goma (men's)	J.Andrade, R.Ibarra	J.Valverde, Canccavillani	-
Paleta cuero	C.Bernal, N.Iroldi	A.Sether, R.Bizzocero	-
Xare	J.Andrade, R.Elias	Pereira, Alfieri	-

Fronton (30 m), 2 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Paleta goma (men's)	J.Becerra, R.Rendon	D.Tripiechio, J.Goyheche	-
Frontenis (men's)	J.Loaiza, J.Etcheverria	I.Purstcher, H.Germone	-

Fronton (36 m), 4 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)	R.Mugica	J.del Val	-
Hand-pelota (pairs)	R.Madrid, L.Nalda	I.Hernandez, R.Tovar	-
Paleta cuero	P.Bareits, B.Bareits	L.Unanue, S.Mendiluce	-
Pala corta	S.Mendiluce, L.Unanue	M.Salazar, R.Sanchez	-

Fronton (54 m), 1 event disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jai alai	J, Hamui, A.Zubikarai	E.Mirapeix, J.M.Mirapeix	-

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France	4	0	-	4
2	Mexico	3	2	-	5
3	Spain	2	5	-	7
4	Argentina	2	2	-	4
5	Uruguay (host nation)	1	3	-	4

References

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