Joaquín Domingo
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Nano de Sants[2] |
| Born | 16 August 1917[1] Barcelona |
| Died | 27 February 1981 (aged 63)[1] Barcelona |
| Pool career | |
| Country | Spain |
| Tournament wins | |
| World Champion | (1957, 1963, 1966) Artistic billiards |
Joaquín Domingo Sánchez (16 August 1917 – 27 February 1981) was a Spanish artistic and carom billiards player, who won multiple world and European championships.[1][2] He won the Artistic Billiards World Championship on three occasions and the European Billiards Artistic Championship on a further three occasions. He won the European Balkline 71/2 Championship in 1949, the CEB European Three-cushion Championship in 1948 and the 1954 European Billiard Pentathlon Championship.[3][2] He ended his career at the age of 58 with a bronze medal at the 1975 World Cup in Belgium. In total, Domingo was able to win 32 medals at world and European championships, plus 67 Spanish titles.[1][4][3][2]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Biographia, Palmarés" (in Spanish). CB Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ a b "Medaillenränge". Kozoom. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "A brief history of the game of Billard Artistique". Confédération International de Billard Artistique (CIBA). Archived from the original on 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2016-11-29.