1900 Summer Olympics / Pelota

Pelota at the II Olympic Games
information
venue	Neuilly-sur-Seine
Competition venue	Société de Jeu de Pélota
Nations	2
Athletes	4 (4 men)
date	June 14, 1900
decisions	1

The international competitions for physical exercise and sport (Concours Internationaux d'Exercices Physiques et de Sports ) held in Paris as part of the World Exhibition ( Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Paris ) also included a game in the sport of pelota , which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) assigned to the program of the 1900 Summer Olympics (Games of the II Olympiad) .

Remarks

Pelota player with the Chesta Punta

Pelota was called basque pelota by the organizers , because the origin of this game is in the Basque Country . Its predominant distribution in this region and the associated low level of awareness meant that a full tournament was not held among the amateurs. There was only one match between a Spanish and a French team, each consisting of two athletes. The game was played with the Chesta Punta , a racket that was pulled over the hand. Another advertised competition for a game with the bare hand (a mano) was canceled due to a lack of participation. The game took place on June 14th. The venue was a facility in Neuilly-sur-Seine of the local pelota association Société de Jeu de Pélota . The result is not known, only one winner and one loser were identified.

In contrast to the individual amateurs game, which the IOC regarded as Olympic , there was a small tournament for professionals with three teams, where everyone played against everyone between June 17th and 21st. This tournament was much more important to the organizers and was called Championat du monde . However, it is not recognized by the IOC as a non-Olympic tournament due to the amateur statutes .

Medal table

space	country			Third	total
1	Spain	1	-	-	1
2	France	-	1	-	1

Results

Team of two

space	country	athlete	Victories
1	ESP	José de Amézola , Francisco Villota	k. A.
2	FRA	Maurice Durquetty , Etchegaray	k. A.

Date: June 14, 1900

Non-Olympic competition for professionals

Team of two with the Chesta Punta

space	country	athlete	Victories
1	ESP	Barrenechea , Ituarte	k. A.
2	ESP	Abadiano, Elicegui	k. A.
3	FRA	Pierre Apesteguy , Chiquito de Cambo	k. A.

Results:

June 17th Abadiano / Elicegui vs. Apesteguy / de Cambo 70:56

June 19 Barrenechea / Ituarte vs. Abadiano / Elicegui 70:62

June 21 Barrenechea / Ituarte vs. Apesteguy / de Cambo 90:72

literature

• Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle I. Athens 1896 - Berlin 1936. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-328-00715-6 .
• Karl Lennartz , Walter Teutenberg: II. Olympic Games 1900 in Paris. Presentation and sources. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 1995, ISBN 3-928562-20-7 .
• Bill Mallon : The 1900 Olympic Games . McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina 1998, CIP 97-36094.
• http://www.soitu.es/soitu/2008/08/12/flts11/1218528597_717896.html
• http://olimpismo2007.blogspot.com/

Web links

• Side of the IOC to the Summer Games in 1900 (English)
• Official report (French, PDF, 3 parts in total; 8.10 MB)
• Page about all Olympic participants by Herman de Wael (English)