Basque pelota at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Basque Pelota was a demonstration sport at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the second time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it was an official Olympic sport at the 1900 Games that were also held in Paris. It would be included as a demonstration in another two occasions at the 1968 Games in Mexico City and the 1992 Games in Barcelona.[1]

A court was built at the Porte de Billancourt for the Basque pelota events. The teams of France and Spain were the only participants.

Events
Hand-pelota
  1.  Iceta, Ledesma, Gastesi (ESP) - 45
  2.  Doyhenart,Anchagno,Teylaguina (FRA) - 26
Paleta
  1.  Adarraga, Cantolla (ESP) - 40
  2.  Etcheberry Brothers (FRA) - 24
Basket-pelota
  1.  Sagrana, Garate, Santamaría (ESP) - 60
  2.  Camino, Harizpe, Magescas (FRA) - 52

References
  1. "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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