Basque pelota at the 1900 Summer Olympics

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a Basque pelota tournament was contested. Only two teams registered but one of them withdrew before the competition. The first prize was given to the Spanish team.[1]

Basque pelota
at the Games of the II Olympiad
During the pelota contest
VenueNeuilly-sur-Seine
Date14 June
Competitors4 from 2 nations
Medalists
José de Amézola,
Francisco Villota
 Spain
Maurice Durquetty,
Etchegaray
 France

This was the only Olympiad where pelota was an official sport, being revived at the 1924, 1968 and 1992 Games as a demonstration sport.

Medalists

Gold Silver
 Spain (ESP)

José de Amézola
Francisco Villota

 France (FRA)

Maurice Durquetty
Etchegaray

References

  1. Arrechea, Fernando (August 10, 2008). "No, España no tiene aún 100 medallas olímpica". Soitu.es (in Spanish). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
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