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Pavlos Beligratis
Pavlos Beligratis (; born November 16, 1977, in Athens) is a Greek beach volleyball player. Beligratis competed at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour between 2000 and 2005. In 2004 he qualified to the Summer Olympics in his hometown, Athens, alongside Athanasios Michalopoulos. During the match against the South Africans Colin Pocock and Gershon Rorich, Beligratis suffered an injury in his right leg and was forced withdraw from the Olympics before the last group stage match against Mariano Baracetti Mariano "Mono" Joaquín Baracetti (born July 12, 1974, in Buenos Aires) is a beach volleyball player from Argentina who won the world title at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria partnering with Martín Conde. ... and Martín Conde, from Argentina. References External links * * * 1977 births Living people Greek beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players for Greece Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens (also City of Athens), which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (2021) within its official limits, and a land area of . Athens is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BCE. According to Greek mythology the city was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (known between 2003 and 2012 as the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the worldwide professional beach volleyball tour for both men and women organized by the ' (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The World Tour was introduced 1989 for men and in 1992 for women being held yearly since then until 2021 when it was replaced by the new Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Several tournaments were staged throughout the year. All athletes who competed in the qualifying and main draws of the tournaments earned points in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings, and after the last stage the pair that accumulated the most points during the year was declared the champion of the World Tour (only points from 75% of the tournaments in the season were considered for the ranking). Winning the World Tour was considered to be one of the highest honours in international beach volley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes compete, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries, with 301 medal events in 28 different Olympic sports, sports. The 2004 Games marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance, and also marked the first time Athens hosted the Games since their first modern incarnation in 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896 as well as the return of the Olympic games to its birthplace. Athens became the fourth city to host the Summer Olympic Games on two occasions (together with Paris, London and Los Angeles). A new medal obverse was introduced at these Games, replacing the design by Giuseppe Cassioli that had been used since 1928 Summer Olympics, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athanasios Michalopoulos
Athanasios Michalopoulos (, born September 29, 1973) is an Olympic beach volleyball player from Greece. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2004, Michalopoulos and his partner Pavlos Beligratis Pavlos Beligratis (; born November 16, 1977, in Athens) is a Greek beach volleyball player. Beligratis competed at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour between 2000 and 2005. In 2004 he qualified to the Summer Olympics in his hometown, Athens, a ... were eliminated in the first round of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament. External links Athens 2004 profile at Yahoo Sports* * * * 1973 births Living people Olympiacos SFP (men's volleyball) players Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Greek beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players for Greece Greek men's volleyball players {{Greece-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Pocock
Colin Eric Innes Pocock (born 11 June 1972) was a South African beach volleyball player. He is the current owner of Pococks Indoor Beach Volleyball. Early and personal life Pocock grew up in Zimbabwe and emigrated to South Africa in 1982. He started off his volleyball career following in his brother’s footsteps when he was schooling at the Port Rex Technical High School in East London, South Africa, first playing as setter and then moving to middle blocker. In 1990, he played for the Border Province Junior and Senior teams. Brothers Michael Pocock and Andrew Pocock. He is currently married to Kirsten Pocock and has three daughters, Saskia Pocock, Zeevah Innes Pocock and a younger daughter who is unknown. Indoor volleyball career Pocock started his volleyball career in 1990 by helping his older brother, Andrew Carbis Innes Pocock train. Pocock quickly found success in the sport due to his natural high jumping ability and his 6 foot-5 inch-tall frame. Pocock made the Border p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gershon Rorich
Gershon Rorich (23 October 1973 – 3 April 2023) was a South African beach volleyball player. Rorich competed at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour between 1995 and 2008. In 2004 he qualified to the Summer Olympics, in Athens, with Colin Pocock Colin Eric Innes Pocock (born 11 June 1972) was a South African beach volleyball player. He is the current owner of Pococks Indoor Beach Volleyball. Early and personal life Pocock grew up in Zimbabwe and emigrated to South Africa in 1982. He .... They won two matches in the group stage and advanced to the knockout stage, but they lost against the Australians Julien Prosser and Mark Williams in the round of 16. Rorich died from cancer in Cape Town on 3 April 2023, at the age of 49. References External links * * * * 1973 births 2023 deaths South African beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players for South Africa Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cape Town Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariano Baracetti
Mariano "Mono" Joaquín Baracetti (born July 12, 1974, in Buenos Aires) is a beach volleyball player from Argentina who won the world title at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria partnering with Martín Conde. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney, Australia Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean ...). References 1974 births Living people Argentine beach volleyball players Men's beach volleyball players Beach volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic beach volleyball players for Argentina Volleyball players from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martín Conde
Martín Alejo Conde (born 25 August 1971, in Mar del Plata) is an Argentine beach volleyball player who won the world title at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria, partnering with Mariano Baracetti. He represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia). References Martín Condeat the Beach Volleyball Database The Beach Volleyball Database, also known as BVB Info, is a website that tracks international beach volleyball players, tournaments and history, including results of North American and international tournaments.Alan KeckBeach Volleyball: Fan is a ... 1971 births Living people Argentine beach volleyball players Men's beach volleyball players Beach volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Beach volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic beach voll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, Orlando, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro has been chairman since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. , ESPN is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households. It operates regional channels in Africa, Australia, Latin America, and the Netherlands. In Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Births
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 – 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 23 – Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Greek Beach Volleyball Players
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