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.
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
Ogueta is a short Basque pelota fronton located in Vitoria, in Álava Province, Basque Country, Spain
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in
Vitoria
Vitoria or Vitória may refer to :
People
* Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian
* Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer
* Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer
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. 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. On March 30, 2008, loss the final of the doubles championship along with Laskurain, to
Olaizola II
Aimar Olaizola Apezetxea, known as Olaizola II is a pelotari, brother of Olaizola I.
Early life
Olaizola started to play ''pelota'' on the local fronton of his hometown, Goizueta, Navarre
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and
Mendizábal II Mendizabal or Mendizábal is a Basque surname meaning 'wide mountain'. It may refer to:
*Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza (1893–1985), first female civil engineer in Mexico
* Enrique Mendizabal (1918–2017), Olympic Shooter for Peru at the 1948 ...
for 22-17.
Personal life
Titín III's nephew
Víctor López is a footballer.
Cuatro y Medio Championship finals
Hand-pelota doubles championship finals
Sources
External links
Titín III bio at ASPE
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Spanish pelotaris
Pelotaris from La Rioja
1969 births
Living people
People from Nájera