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Rodrigo Quiroga
Rodrigo Daniel Quiroga (born March 23, 1987) is an Argentine volleyball player member of the Argentina men's national volleyball team and Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel. He participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Rodrigo won the silver medal at the South American Championship in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013 and the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. Personal life He is nephew of Raúl Quiroga, who is bronze medalist of the Olympic Games 1988 and son of Daniel Quiroga - a former volleyball player. His brother Gonzalo also plays volleyball. Career Clubs In September 2014 Quiroga signed a contract with Brazilian team Vôlei Canoas. - espacodovolei.com - 29-09-2014 Sporting achievemen ...
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Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Argentine''. Argentina is a multiethnic and multilingual society, home to people of various ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. As a result, Argentines do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and allegiance to Argentina. Aside from the indigenous population, nearly all Argentines or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries. Among countries in the world that have received the most immigrants in modern history, Argentina, with 6.6 million, ranks second to the United States (27 million), and ahead of other immigr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Nasr Dubai VC
Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow and blue. Al Nassr is one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, Victory championships are estimated at 27 championships at the level of all competitions. At domestic level, the club has won nine Premier League titles, six King's Cups, three Crown Prince's Cups, three Federation Cups and two Saudi Super Cups. At international level, they have won two GCC Champions Leagues and held the impressive feat of pulling a historic Asian double in 1998, by claiming both the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup. History Beginnings and triumphs (1955–1989) Al Nassr was established in 1955 by Zeid Bin Mutlaq Al-Ja'ba Al-Dewish Al-Mutairi. Training took place in an old playground at Gashlat Al-Shortah west of Al-Fotah Garden w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 2015 Pan American Games
Volleyball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 16 to 26 at the Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre). Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of eight men's and women's teams competed in each respective tournament. The tournament was affected by the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World League, FIVB Volleyball World League which were played at same time. Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for the volleyball competitions: Medal table Medalists Qualification A total of eight men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games. The top three teams in the FIVB World Rankings from Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol, South America as of December 31, 2014 along with the top four from North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation, North, Central Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July. 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the 2012 Olympics. Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then- London mayor Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore on 6 July 2005, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid, and Paris. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and 1948. Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability. The mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina Men's National Volleyball Team
The Argentina national volleyball team represents Argentina in international men's volleyball and is controlled by the Argentine Volleyball Federation (''Federación del Voleibol Argentino'' in Spanish, and abbreviated "FeVA"). The Argentina team made their international debut at the South American Championship in Rio de Janeiro in 1951, claiming fourth place. They competed in their first World Championship 1960 in the same city, where they finished 11th. The team's best achievements are the bronze medal at the 1982 World Championship, the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and two gold medals at the 1995 and 2015 Pan American Games. Throughout the 1990s it was usually ranked among the first ten. In recent years, though without achieving any medal, the team finished 4th at the 2000 and 5th at the 2004, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. However, they achieved another milestone of achievement when they won another Bronze medal at the Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball Player
This is a list of top international volleyball players. A * Foluke Akinradewo * Carolina Albuquerque * Todor Aleksiev * Ana Ida Alvares * Thiago Soares Alves * Dante Amaral * Andrea Anastasi * Matt Anderson * Stéphane Antiga * Halina Aszkiełowicz * Aleksandar Atanasijević * Décio de Azevedo * Wilavan Apinyapong * Odina Bayramova B * Ballu * Lloy Ball * Petya Barakova * Michele Baranowicz * Michelle Bartsch-Hackley * Andrea Bari * Zbigniew Bartman * Abdul Basith * Christina Bauer * Michał Bąkiewicz * Bronisław Bebel * Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza * Sarra Belhocine * Regla Bell * Izabela Bełcik * Edwin Benne * Alaina Bergsma * Lorenzo Bernardi * Franco Bertoli * Mateusz Bieniek * Emanuele Birarelli * Peter Blangé * Grzegorz Bociek * Dante Boninfante * Marco Bonitta * Rob Bontje * Ryszard Bosek * Tijana Bošković * Ron Boudrie * Camila Brait * Georgi Bratoev * Valentin Bratoev * Aleksa Brđović * Hanna Busz * Rafał Buszek * Wanna Buakaew C * Fille Saint Merc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Men's South American Volleyball Championship
The 2015 Men's South American Volleyball Championship was the 31st edition of the Men's South American Volleyball Championship, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). The tournament was played in Maceió, Brazil. Brazil won its 30th title with Sérgio Santos being elected Most Valuable Player. Pools composition Squads Preliminary round *All times are Brasília Time ( UTC−03:00). Pool A Pool B Final round *All times are Brasília Time ( UTC−03:00). 7th–8th places 7th place match 5th–6th places 5th place match Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards *Most valuable player *: Sérgio Santos *Best setter *: Bruno Rezende *Best outside spikers *: Rodrigo Quiroga *: Ronald Jiménez *Best middle blockers *: Facundo Imhoff *: Isac Santos *Best opposite spiker *: Evandro Guerra *Best libero *: Facundo Santucci Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Men's South American Volleyball Championship
The 2013 Men's South American Volleyball Championship was the 30th edition of the tournament, organised by CSV. It was held in Cabo Frio, Brazil from 6 to 10 August 2013. The top two teams qualified for the 2014 World Championship and the champions also qualified for the 2013 World Grand Champions Cup. Initially, format of the tournament was two pools of three teams with semifinals and final. But, CSV changed format to five-team round-robin after Venezuela withdrew. Teams * (Hosts) * * * * Venue Pool standing procedure # Match points # Number of matches won # Sets ratio # Points ratio # Result of the last match between the tied teams Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Round robin *All times are Brasília Time ( UTC−03:00). Final standing Awards *Most valuable player *: Sidnei Santos *Best setter *: Bruno Rezen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Men's South American Volleyball Championship
The 2011 Men's South American Volleyball Championship was the 29th edition of the tournament, organised by CSV. It was held in Cuiabá, Brazil from 19 to 25 September 2011. The top two teams qualified for the 2011 World Cup. Teams * (Hosts) * * * * * * Venues * Ginásio Aecim Tocantins, Cuiabá, Brazil – All matches (excl. Colombia vs. Uruguay on 25 September) * Ginásio da UFMT, Cuiabá, Brazil – Colombia vs. Uruguay on 25 September Round robin *All times are Brasília Time –1 ( UTC−04:00). Final standing Awards *Most valuable player *: Sérgio Santos *Best spiker *: Dante Amaral *Best blocker *: Sebastian Solé *Best server *: Kervin Piñerua *Best digger *: Sérgio Santos *Best setter *: Luciano De Cecco *Best receiver *: Sérgio Santos *Best libero *: Sérgio Santos External linksOrganizer website {{coord, 15, 36, 19, S, 56, 07, 25, W, region:ZA_type:landmark_source:kolossus-plwiki, display=title Men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Men's South American Volleyball Championship
The 2009 Men's South American Volleyball Championship was the 28th edition of the tournament, organised by CSV. It was held in Bogotá, Colombia from 15 to 21 August 2009. Teams * * * * * * * Results Final standing Awards *MVP: Murilo Endres *Best spiker: Gilberto Godoy Filho *Best blocker: Luis Díaz *Best server: Julián Chury *Best digger: Alexis González *Best setter: Luciano De Cecco *Best receiver: Enderwuin Herrera *Best libero: Sérgio Santos External linksResults {{South America Volleyball Championship Men's South American Volleyball Championships S 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 ... V August 2009 sports events in South America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Men's South American Volleyball Championship
The 2007 Men's South American Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the event, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). It was hosted in Viña del Mar ( Polideportivo Sausalito) and Santiago, Chile (Estadio Víctor Jara) from September 5 to September 9, 2007. The winner and the runner-up qualified for the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan, later that year. Teams ;Group A – Viña del Mar * * * * ;Group B – Santiago de Chile * * (Hosts) * * Preliminary round Group A *Wednesday 2007-09-05 *Thursday 2007-09-06 *Friday 2007-09-07 Group B *Wednesday 2007-09-05 *Thursday 2007-09-06 *Friday 2007-09-07 Final round ---- *Saturday 2007-09-08 ---- *Sunday 2007-09-09 ---- ---- *Saturday 2007-09-08 ---- *Sunday 2007-09-09 ---- Final ranking Individual awards References ResultsCSV Results {{South America Volleyball Championship Men's South American Volleyball Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South American Men's Volleyball Championship
The Men's South American Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of South America, organized by the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol, CSV). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1967 Men's South American Volleyball Championship, 1967 they have been awarded every two years. The competition has been dominated by Brazil men's national volleyball team, Brazil, which won 33 of the 34 editions. The only tournament not won by Brazil was the 1964 championship, when the team did not compete due to 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, political turmoil in the country. History Medals summary Most Valuable Player, MVP by edition *1951–2005 – ''Unknown'' *2007 Men's South American Volleyball Championship, 2007 – *2009 Men's South American Volleyball Championship, 2009 – *2011 Men's South American Volleyball Championship, 2011 – *2013 Men's South American Volle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
