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Basque pelota
at the Games of the II Olympiad
In addition to the scheduled amateur Basque pelota tournament, a professional tournament was played at Borghese Street, number 26, Neuilly-sur-Seine.[1]
VenueNeuilly-sur-Seine
Date14 June 1900
Competitors2 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) José de Amézola,
Francisco Villota		  Spain

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

Gold Silver Bronze
 Spain (ESP)

José de Amézola
Francisco Villota

only one team entered[3] only one team entered

Medal table

Accurate as of the conclusion of the 1900 Olympics.[4]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Spain (ESP)1001
Totals (1 entries)1001

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
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