Basque pelota at the 1900 Summer Olympics
| Basque pelota at the Games of the II Olympiad | |||||
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 In addition to the scheduled amateur Basque pelota tournament, a professional tournament was played at Borghese Street, number 26, Neuilly-sur-Seine.[1] | |||||
| Venue | Neuilly-sur-Seine | ||||
| Date | 14 June 1900 | ||||
| Competitors | 2 from 1 nation | ||||
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a Basque pelota tournament was contested.
Only two teams entered - one from Spain and one from France - but the French team of Maurice Durquetty and Etchegaray withdrew on the afternoon of the single contest due to a disagreement about the rules. Therefore, the contest was scratched and the Spanish team were awarded first prize.[1][2]
This is the only Olympics to date where pelota was an official sport, being revived at the 1924, 1968 and 1992 Games as a demonstration sport.
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
 Spain (ESP) |
only one team entered[3] | only one team entered |
Medal table
[edit]Accurate as of the conclusion of the 1900 Olympics.[4]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Arrechea, Fernando (August 10, 2008). "No, España no tiene aún 100 medallas olímpica". Soitu.es (in Spanish). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "Paris 1900 Basque Pelota Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- International Olympic Committee medal winners database
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Pelota 1900". Accessed 25 February 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
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