| Basque pelota at the Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC Discipline Code | PEL |
| Events | 10 (men: 9; women: 1) |
| Games | |
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Basque pelota was featured at the Summer Olympics at the 1900 Games. It was contested in another three Olympiads as a demonstration sport: 1924, 1968 and 1992. [1]
In 2011, the International Federation of Basque Pelota proposed Basque pelota for the 2020 Olympic Games in the event that Madrid would win the candidacy, which it did not. [2]
Accurate as of the conclusion of the 1900 Olympics. [3]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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