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Vladimir Grbić
Vladimir "Vanja" Grbić ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вања Грбић; born 14 December 1970) is a Serbian former volleyball player. He is 193 cm and played as passer-side attacker. He is Nikola Grbić's brother and a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame. Career With the national volleyball team of FR Yugoslavia, he won a gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in 1996 at Atlanta. Yugoslav Olympic Committee declared Grbić the best sportsman of the year in 1996 and 2000, and in the 1999 and 2000, he received a Golden Badge, award for best athlete in Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija .... In December 2010, he briefly considered making a comeback to the sport at the age of 40 due to an offer from Iran. Grbić visited the country in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klek (Zrenjanin)
Klek ( sr-cyr, Клек; hu, Begafő) is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, Central Banat District, Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (90.80%), and its population is 3,011 (2011 census). Name In Serbian the village is known as ''Клек'' (Клек), in Romanian as ''Clec'', in Hungarian as ''Bégafő'', and in German as ''Klek'' or ''Klekk''. History Foundation of the village The village of Klek was founded in 1765 and was initially settled by Romanians who originated from Pomorišje. After Romanians, Serbs settled in the village as well, but they were resettled to the Military Frontier in 1783–84.Dr Slobodan Ćurčić, Naselja Banata - Geografske karakteristike, Novi Sad, 2004, page 112. After that, the village was settled by the German (Donauschwaben, Banatschwaben) colonists. The German colonists initially gathered in the city of Ulm and other areas on the Danube and from there, they were brought, via the Danube, to the Banat. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured men's and women's Beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ... for the first time as an official Olympic sport. Men's and Women's indoor volleyball tournaments also took place. Medal table Medal summary References External linksVolleyball {{DEFAULTSORT:Volleyball At The 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 Summer Olympics events O O 1996 International volleyball competitions hosted by the United States Volleyball in Georgia (U.S. state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World League 2003
The 2003 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 14th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 16 May to 13 July 2003. The Final Round was held in Madrid, Spain. Pools composition Intercontinental round *The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Final Round. If the Final Round hosts Spain finish lower than second in their pool, they will still qualify along with the best three second teams across all four pools. Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Final round *Venue: Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid, Spain *All times are Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00). Pool play Pool E Pool F Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards *Best Scorer (Most Valuable Player) : Ivan Miljković *Best Spiker : Martin Lebl *Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The women's version of the competition was called FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the World Championship, the World Cup and the World Grand Champions Cup. From 2018, the World League and World Grand Prix was replaced by the men's and women's Nations League and men's and women's Challenger Cup. History Origins The World League was created in 1990 as part of the intensive marketing programme that would become a distinctive mark of the FIVB's activities near the end of the century. The idea was to promote the sport of volleyball by establishing an annual competition that would appeal to audiences all over the world. Winners In the 1990s, the Italians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 FIVB Men's World Cup
The 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 16 to 29 November 2003 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Teams were made up as follows: hosts Japan, continental champions and vice-champions from Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, continental champion from Africa plus two wild-card teams nominated jointly by FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a single-round robin format (66 games overall), in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagano, Hamamatsu, and Okayama. Qualification Squads Results First round Site A Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Site B Venue: White Ring, Nagano Second round Site A Venue: Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima Site B Venue: Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu Third round Site A Venue: Marine Messe, Fukuoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. Initially the tournament was played in the year following the Olympic Games, except for 1973 when no tournament was held, but since 1991 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup, 1991 the World Cup has been awarded in the year preceding the Olympic Games. The current champion is Brazil men's national volleyball team, Brazil, which won its third title at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup, 2019 tournament. The current format of the competition involves 12 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation Japan men's national volleyball team, Japan, competing in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about two weeks. The World Cup (with exception of the 2019 edition) acts as the first qualification event for the following year's Volleyball at the Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup
The 2001 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan from 20 to 25 November 2001. Qualification Competition formula The competition formula of the 2001 Men's World Grand Champions Cup was the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained. Squads Venues * Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan * Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Results *All times are Japan Standard Time ( UTC+09:00). Nagoya round Tokyo round Final standing Team Roster Leonel Marshall, Jorge Luis Hernandez, Iván Ruíz, Ángel Dennis, Pavel Pimienta, Maikel Salas, Raidel Poey, Ramón Gato, Alain Roca, Ihosvany Hernández, Yosenki García, Yasser Romero Head Coach: Gilberto Herrera Awards *MVP: Ivan Miljković *Best Scorer: Ivan Miljković *Best Spiker: Kim Sang-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 after radical changes made on the biggest tournaments organised by the FIVB. The main goal was not to have a single year without two high-profile world-level volleyball competitions, alongside the pre-existing men's and women's world championship, men's and women's world cup and the volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games which are all quadrennial and the annual men's and women's Nations League. The World Grand Champions Cup is therefore played quadrennially the year after the Olympic Games and is always hosted by the Japan Volleyball Association. It does not give any points for the World Ranking. Brazil has been the most successful team in the men's tournament, having won five of the seven editions. Brazil has also finished runne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in two cities in Austria – Wiener Neustadt and Vienna – from September 7 to September 12, 1999. Teams ;Group A – Wiener Neustadt * * * * ;Group B – Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ... * * * * Preliminary round Group A *Tuesday September 7 *Wednesday September 8 *Thursday September 9 Group B *Tuesday September 7 *Wednesday September 8 *Thursday September 9 Final round *Saturday September 11 *Sunday September 12 ---- *Saturday September 11 *Sunday September 12 ---- Final ranking References CEV Resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 1995 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the nineteenth edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in two cities in Greece, in Piraeus and Patras, from September 8 to September 16, 1995. The games in Piraeus were held at Peace and Friendship Stadium, whilst in Patras at Dimitrios Tofalos Indoor Hall. Teams ;Group A – Piraeus, Peace and Friendship Stadium The Peace and Friendship Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας, Stadio Eirinis kai Philias), commonly known by its acronym SEF, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Piraeus, on the coastal zone of Attica, Gre ... * * * * * * ;Group B – Patras, Dimitrios Tofalos Indoor Hall * * * * * * Final round ---- ---- Final ranking References CEV ResultsCzech Results {{Volleyball European Championship Men's European Volleyball Championships E Volleyball C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted from September 6 to September 14 in two cities in the Netherlands – Den Bosch and Eindhoven –. Qualification The top four placed teams from the 1995 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Netherlands (also host) and Bulgaria — were automatically qualified for the 1997 edition. The other teams had to qualify in 1996. Teams ;Group A – Den Bosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ... * * * * * * ;Group B – Eindhoven * * * * * * Squads Preliminary round Group A *Saturday September 6 *Sunday Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Ostrava, Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ... from September 8 to September 16, 2001. Qualification The number one to six from the 1999 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Russia, France, Czech Republic (also host) and the Netherlands — were automatically qualified for the 2001 edition. The other teams had to qualify in the previous year. Teams ;Group A * * * * * * ;Group B * * * * * * Squads Preliminary round Group A *September 8 *September 9 *September 10 *September 12 *Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |