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Pavlos Beligratis
Pavlos Beligratis ( el, Παύλος Μπελιγράτης; 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 and 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 represe ..., from Argentina. References External links * * * 1977 births Living people Greek beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players for Greece Beach vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the 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 BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ... [...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 ' ( 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] |
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 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 one of only four cities at the time to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games on two occasions (together with Paris, London and Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athanasios Michalopoulos
Athanasios Michalopoulos ( el, Αθανάσιος Μιχαλόπουλος, born September 29, 1973) is an Olympic beach volleyball player from Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders .... He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2004, Michalopoulos and his partner Pavlos Beligratis 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 S.C. players Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Greek beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players of 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 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 province school team and the Border Senior Men's team in 1990. In 1991, Pocock moved to Bloemfontein to serve his military duties. Pocock was s ... [...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. They won two matches in the group stage and advanced to the knockout stage, but they lost against the Australians Julien Prosser Julien Prosser (born 11 June 1972 in Bunbury, Western Australia) is a male beach volleyball player who represented Australia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Australia's most successful player ever, Three Olympic Games – ... 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 Whit ... [...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 Martin Conde. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney, Australia Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metro ...). 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 of Argentina Volleyball players from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-volleyball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martín Conde
Martín Alejo Conde (born 25 August 1971 in Mar del Plata) is an Argentina, 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 Conde at the Beach Volleyball Database 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 volleyball players for Argentina Sportspeople from Mar del Plata Beach volleyball defenders {{Argentina-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son 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, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. , ESPN reaches approximately 76 million te ... [...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 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Greek Beach Volleyball Players
Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all known varieties of Greek. **Mycenaean Greek, most ancient attested form of the language (16th to 11th centuries BC). **Ancient Greek, forms of the language used c. 1000–330 BC. **Koine Greek, common form of Greek spoken and written during Classical antiquity. **Medieval Greek or Byzantine Language, language used between the Middle Ages and the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. **Modern Greek, varieties spoken in the modern era (from 1453 AD). *Greek alphabet, script used to write the Greek language. *Greek Orthodox Church, several Churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church. *Ancient Greece, the ancient civilization before the end of Antiquity. *Old Greek, the language as spoken from Late Antiquity to around 1500 AD. Other uses * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
