Gershon Rorich (23 October 1973 – 3 April 2023) was a South African beach

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player. Rorich competed at the

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between 1995 and 2008. In 2004 he qualified to the

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, in Athens, with

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 ...

. They won two matches in the group stage and advanced to the knockout stage, but they lost against the Australians

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and Mark Williams in the round of 16. Rorich died from cancer in Cape Town on 3 April 2023, at the age of 49.South African volleyball pioneer Gershon Rorich, 49, succumbs to illness after a three-year battle
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* * * * 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 White South African people Deaths from cancer in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-volleyball-bio-stub