Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán
Titín III | |
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Titín III falling to the floor after hitting the ball on a professional game. | |
Full name | Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán |
Born |
Tricio, La Rioja | 13 January 1969
Country | Spain |
Province | La Rioja |
Height | 1,80 m |
Weight | 86 kg |
Debut date | September 13, 1992 |
Debut fronton | Barberito I fronton (Baños de Río Tobía, La Rioja) |
Categories | Hand-pelota |
Position | Forward |
Management | ASPE |
Doubles | |
1st Hand-Pelota doubles championship | 1994, 2000, 2004, 2012 |
Cuatro y Medio | |
Cuatro y Medio | 2007 |
Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán is a Basque pelota forward player. Champion of the Doubles Hand-pelota tournaments of 1994, 2000,2004 and 2012.
Professional career
Titín III made his professional debut on September 13, 1992 on the Barberito I fronton, from Baños de Río Tobía, losing the game along with Maiz II to Bengoetxea IV and Berna for a final score of 22-21.[1] In 1994 along with Arretxe won his first Doubles Hand-pelota Championship, and repeated the title again in 2000 and 2004 with different partners on the defense. On December 2, 2007 won the Cuatro y Medio championship after defeating Abel Barriola in the final for 22-15 on the Ogueta fronton in Vitoria.[2] On February 10, 2008 a sculpture of his hand along with a gigantography of him on the hitting wall were inaugurated on Adarraga fronton in Logroño.[3] On March 30, 2008 loss the final of the doubles championship along with Laskurain, to Olaizola II and Mendizábal II for 22-17.
Cuatro y Medio Championship finals
Year | Champion | Subchampion | Score | Fronton |
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1997 | Retegi II | Titín III | 22-21 | Ogueta |
2003 | Nagore | Titín III | 22-15 | Ogueta |
2007 | Titín III | Barriola | 22-15 | Ogueta |
Hand-pelota doubles championship finals
Year | Champions | Subchampions | Score | Fronton |
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1992-93 (1) | Alustiza - Maiz II | Titín III - Arretxe | 22-20 | Ogueta |
1993-94 | Titín III - Arretxe | Retegi II - Beloki | 22-14 | Ogueta |
2000 | Titín III - Lasa III | Unanue - Errasti | 22-19 | Ogueta |
2004 | Titín III - Goñi III | Martínez de Irujo - Lasa III | 22-8 | Atano III |
2008 | Olaizola II - Mendizábal II | Titín III - Laskurain | 22-17 | Ogueta |
Sources
- ↑ Titín III at spanish wikipedia.
- ↑ l El día más grande de Titín III (El País newspaper)
- ↑ Dia redondo (La Rioja newspaper)