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2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
The 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was the global elite professional beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) for the 2016 beach volleyball season. The 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Calendar comprised four FIVB World Tour Grand Slams, 13 Open tournaments (Doha and Kish Island only for men) and four Major Series events, organised by the Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series. FIVB.org The second edition of the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals was held in , Canada September 13-18, 2016. Schedule ;KeyMen
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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 ' ( 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. 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 volleyball, being surpassed only by the World Championships, and the Beach Volleyball tournament at the Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lombardo Ontiveros
Rodolfo Lombardo Ontiveros Gómez (born 9 November 1983) is a Mexican male volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ... and beach volleyball player. References External links profileat ''FIVB.org'' * 1983 births Living people Mexican beach volleyball players Mexican men's volleyball players Men's beach volleyball players Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic beach volleyball players of Mexico Sportspeople from Mazatlán Beach volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Beach volleyball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherif Younousse
Cherif Younousse Samba (born May 22, 1995) is a QATARI BORN Olympic beach volleyball player competing for Qatar. In 2018, he alongside Ahmed Tijan clinched the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia. He competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics with teammate Jefferson Pereira. They were eliminated in the round of 16 of the men's tournament. After ending the partnership with Ahmed Tijan in 2014, they were reunited in 2017. The pair qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ..., where they won the bronze medal, the first ever medal for Qatar in beach volleyball. References External links * * * * Qatari beach volleyball players 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Dakar Senegalese emigrants to Qatar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson Pereira
Jefferson Pereira (born June 8, 1989) is a Brazilian-born Qatari Olympic volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... player. References External links Jefferson Pereiraon fivb 1989 births Living people Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qatari beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players of Qatar Beach volleyball players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Qatar {{Qatar-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kish Island
Kish ( fa, کیش ) is a resort island in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgān Province, off the southern coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf. Owing to its free trade zone status, the island is touted as a consumer's paradise, with numerous malls, shopping centres, tourist attractions, and resort hotels. It has an estimated population of almost 40,000 residents and about 1 million visitors annually. Kish Island is one of the most-visited vacation destinations in the Middle East, after Dubai and Sharm el-Sheikh. Tourists from many countries for which Iran typically requires a visa, who wish to enter Kish Free Zone, are exempt from having to obtain a visa. For those travelers, travel permits are issued on arrival by Kish officials and are valid for 14 days. History Kish Island has been mentioned in history variously as Kamtina, Arakia ( grc, Αρακία), Arakata, and Ghiss. Kish Island's strategic geographic location served as a way-station and link for the ancient Assyrian an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Rowlandson
Édouard is both a French given name and a surname, equivalent to Edward in English. Notable people with the name include: * Édouard Balladur (born 1929), French politician * Édouard Boubat (1923–1999), French photographer * Édouard Colonne (1838–1910), French conductor * Édouard Daladier (1884–1970), French prime minister at the start of World War II * Edouard Drumont (1844–1917), French anti-semitic journalist * Édouard Dujardin (1861–1949), French writer * Édouard Gagnon (1918–2007), French Canadian cardinal * Édouard Herriot (1872–1957), French prime minister, three times, and mayor of Lyon from 1905 to 1957 * Edouard F. Henriques, Make-up artist * Édouard Lalo (1823–1892), French composer * Édouard Lockroy (1838–1913), French politician * Édouard Louis (born 1992), French Writer * Édouard Lucas (1842–1891), French mathematician * Édouard Mathé (1886–1934), French silent film actor * Édouard Manet (1832–1883), French impressionist painter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youssef Krou
Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning " God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims. It is also transliterated in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf and Yusef. Given name Yossef *Yossef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete *Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter (also known as Joseph Romano or Yossi Romano), killed in the 1972 Munich massacre Youcef *Youcef Abdi (born 1977), Australian athlete *Youcef Belaïli, Algerian footballer * Youcef Ghazali, Algerian footballer * Youcef Nadarkhani, Iranian sentenced to death for Christian beliefs *Youcef Touati, Algerian footballer Yousef *Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hyden
John Hyden (born October 7, 1972, in Tustin, California) is an American volleyball and beach volleyball player. Raised in San Diego, California, where he attended Mt. Carmel High School, Hyden was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that finished in ninth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A 2-time All American at San Diego State University he was named to 1995 World Cup team and played as an outside hitter. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he finished in 11th place with ''Team USA''. Hyden also plays beach volleyball as a defender. He has been playing several years on the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) circuit, remaining consistently in the top 8 teams. He has had several 2nd-place finishes and got a first-place finish in 2005. 2007 has seen him with many 3rd & 5th-place finishes. He also won the coveted "God of the Beach" tournament in Las Vegas in 2007 and 2008. References External links John Hydenat The Washington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tri Bourne
Tri Bourne (born June 20, 1989 in Oahu, Hawaii) is a professional beach volleyball player, former professional indoor player and NCAA Division 1 Men's Volleyball player for the USC Trojans. He has been a part of the United States indoor and beach national teams since 2005. He was born on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, where he grew up. His father Peter Bourne and mother Katy Bourne are both triathletes. Bourne and Jake Gibb finished 9th at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ... after replacing Taylor Crabb who tested positive for COVID-19. Bourne is currently partnered with Trevor Crabb. Player Bio 2013 AVP Rookie of the Year 2013 AVP Most Improved Player From the University of Southern California, USC Roster: Bourne, one of USC's most versati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the country's population. It is also Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 80% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs. Doha was founded in the 1820s as an offshoot of Al Bidda. It was officially declared as the country's capital in 1971, when Qatar gained independence from being a British protectorate. As the commercial capital of Qatar and one of the emergent financial centers in the Middle East, Doha is considered a beta-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Doha accommodates Education City, an area devoted to research and education, and Hamad Medical City, an administrative area of medical care. It also includes Doha Sports City, or Aspire Zone, an international sports dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Grimalt
Marco Alfonso Grimalt Krogh (born 11 July 1989) is a Chilean Olympic volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... player. He represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Notes References External links * * * * 1989 births Living people Chilean beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players of Chile Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games bronze medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in volleyball Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Beach volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Beach volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esteban Grimalt
Esteban Mauricio Grimalt Fuster (born 9 January 1991 in Santiago) is a Chilean Olympic volleyball player. He represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... Notes References External links * * * * 1991 births Living people Chilean beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players of Chile Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games bronze medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in volleyball Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Beach volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Beach volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Beach volleyball playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
