1970 Basque Pelota World Championships

The 1970 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 6th edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.

Participating nations

A total of 12 events were disputed, in 4 playing areas.^[1]

Trinquete, 5 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)	Artola	Echeveste	R. Castillo
Hand-pelota (pairs)	Laduche, Harocarene	Tranche, Balda	Carli, A. Castillo
Paleta goma (men's)	A. Olite, J. Utge	J. Bosco, J. Valverde	Haramboure, Hirigoyen
Paleta cuero	Bernal, Iroldi	Sether, Bizzozero	Aguirre, Vega
Xare	R. Elias, R. Bizzozero	Maz Ayala, Alfieri	Labat, Hourregue

Fronton (30 m), 2 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Paleta goma (men's)	J. Becerra, Rendon	Armas, Olite	Bernal, Bell
Frontenis (men's)	Loaiza, Hernando	Irigay, Lersundi	Olite, Armas

Fronton (36 m), 4 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)	Maiz	Minondo	F. Medina
Hand-pelota (pairs)	Sacristan, Iruzubieta	Mougica, Sallaberry	Izquierdo, Tovar
Paleta cuero	Ancizu, Reizabal	Sether, Utge	Berrotaran, Clairacq
Pala corta	Mendiluce, Llorca	Berrotaran, Millet	Salazar, Sanchez

Fronton (54 m), 1 event disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jai alai	Camy, Furneau	E. Mirapeix, J. M. Mirapeix	Zubikarai, Hamui

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Spain (host nation)	4	4	1	9
2	France	3	3	3	9
3	Argentina	2	3	1	6
4	Mexico	2	0	4	6
5	Uruguay	1	2	3	6

^ Javier Solano (November 2004). "Historia de los Mundiales" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.