Basque pelota at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Basque Pelota was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. It was the fourth and last 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 and 1968. The Basque Pelota events were held from 25 July to 5 August in the Olympic area of Vall d'Hebron, where a 54m long court, a 36m long court, and a trinquet were built and a 30m long court was refurbished. In each modality, the participants were the four best classified countries at the World Championships held in Cuba in 1990. However, the United States renounced to participate and had to be replaced by the team that had finished in fifth place when necessary.[1]
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basket-pelota (54m) | Konpa, Atain, Celaya, Oianguren File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
Bordes, Etcheberry, Etchalus, Abadoberry File:Flag of France.svg France |
Valdes Brothers, Ugartechea File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| Frontenis, Men's (30m) | Salazar Brothers File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
Gonzalez, Anduiza File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba |
Velasco, Fite, Font, Roig File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Frontenis, Women's (30m) | Rosa María Flores / Miriam Muñoz File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
Navarrete, Palacios, Ortiz, Martinez File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
Martha Domínguez / Haymed Valdés File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba |
| Hand-pelota doubles (Trinquet) | Saldaña Brothers, Santamaria, Zea File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
Goñi, Larrañaga, Choperena, Ruiz File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
Muscarditz, Cotabarren, Sallaberry, Falxa File:Flag of France.svg France |
| Paleta-leather (Trinquet) | Elortondo, Abadia, Bizzozero File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina |
Mendiluce, Altadill, Ubanell, Egaña File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
Arenas, Cambos, Cazemayor, Petrissans File:Flag of France.svg France |
| Paleta-rubber (Trinquet) | Ross Brothers, Romano, Miró File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina |
Lissar, Lasalle, Amadoz File:Flag of France.svg France |
Irizar, Pagoaga, Sagarzazu, Eguinoa File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Hand-pelota singles (36m) | Beloki, Baceta File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
Hirigoyen, Muguida File:Flag of France.svg France |
Quesada, López Carrillo File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba |
| Hand-pelota doubles (36m) | Lujambio, Balerdi, Balanza, Fernández File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
Juzan, Mutuberria, Bergara, Espil File:Flag of France.svg France |
Vera, Olivos, Izquierdo File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| Paleta-leather (36m) | Insausti, Juan Pablo, Tejada, Huros File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
Iniestra, Musi, Aguirre, Mercadillo File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
Filippo, Huete, Canut, Elortondo File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina |
| Short bat (36m) | Daniel, Gárrido, Hernández, Araujo File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
Iniestra, Musi, Medina File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
González R., González V. File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba |
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (ESP) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina (ARG) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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).
References
- ↑ "La Pelota Vasca en los Juegos Olímpicos" (PDF) (in Spanish). The International Federation of Basque Pelota (FIPV). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20.
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