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Joshua Slack (beach Volleyball)
Joshua "Josh" Slack (born 16 December 1976) is a male beach volleyball player from Australia. He represented Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Matthew Grinlaubs. Slack and teammate Andrew Schacht represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Early years Slack took up beach volleyball in 1998 to get fit for soccer. He joined the world tour in 1999 and competed at his first Olympic Games in 2000 where he placed 17th. In 2002 he convinced Andrew Schacht to come out of retirement and the pair won bronze at the 2003 World Tour in Portugal. The two of them then won a national title, a top 10 international ranking and 2004 Olympic Team selection. An eleven-year pro on the Australian Beach Volleyball (ABV) circuit, "Jumpin'” Josh Slack has collected more than 10 ABV Tour event and Australian Championships titles. In 2006–07, he outshone his peers on his way to winning the ABV Tour MVP. A three-time Olympian, he's also collect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane, Queensland
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
