2002 Basque Pelota World Championships

The 2002 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 14th edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.

Participating nations

A total of 14 events were disputed, in 4 playing areas.^[1]

Trinquete, 6 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)	Agusti	Heriberto Lopez	Kurutcharry
Hand-pelota (pairs)	Beltran, Santamaria	Agusti, Quesada	Sorhuet, Berasategui
Paleta goma (men's)	Miro, Cimadamore	L. Barreiro, G. Hernandez	Suzanne, Hernandorena
Paleta goma (women's)	Leiza, Housset	Susana, Mendizabal	Stelle, Schettino
Paleta cuero	Cazemayor, Bergerot	Eslava II, F. Rodriguez	Fusto, Abadia
Xare	Celan, Sanglar	Lopetegui, Larrarte	Molina, Y. Toledano

Fronton (30 m), 3 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Paleta goma (men's)	Nicosia, Franco	Hurtado, Salazar	Martinez, Boils
Frontenis (men's)	A. M. Rodriguez, G. Miramontes	Ramires, Frias	Fernandez, Alvarez
Frontenis (women's)	Gonzales, Guadalupe	Mico, Hernando	Claverie, Bordagaray

Fronton (36 m), 4 events disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual)	Bengoetxea	J. Marin	Elissalde
Hand-pelota (pairs)	Larraya, Navarro	Berra, Harismendy	Francisco, Olivos
Paleta cuero	Larrea, Oroz	Nasciet, Latxague	Fusto, Abadia
Pala corta	Gaubeca, Erburu	Laffitte, Dupruilh	Mendiburu, Ledesma

Fronton (54 m), 1 event disputed

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jai alai	García, Iturria	Foronda, Lopez	Sierra, F. Valdes

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Spain (host nation)	4	6	1	11
2	France	4	3	5	12
3	Mexico	3	3	3	9
4	Argentina	2	0	3	5
5	Cuba	1	1	2	4
6	Uruguay	0	1	0	1

↑ Pedro Hernandez (June 2005). "XIV Campeonato del Mundo de Pelota • Pamplona 2002" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2016.