Basque pelota at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Basque pelota
at the Games of the II Olympiad
During the pelota contest
VenueNeuilly-sur-Seine
Date14 June
Competitors2 from 1 nation
Medalists
José de Amézola,
Francisco Villota		  Spain

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a Basque pelota tournament was contested.

Only two teams entered, from Spain and France, but the French team, which included Maurice Durquetty and Etchegaray, withdrew before the competition: therefore, the tournament 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
Gold Silver Bronze
 Spain (ESP)

José de Amézola
Francisco Villota

 Not awarded[3] Not awarded

References
  1. Arrechea, Fernando (August 10, 2008). "No, España no tiene aún 100 medallas olímpica". Soitu.es (in Spanish). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  3. "Paris 1900 Basque Pelota Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
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