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2007 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2007 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the second edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by seven teams from North American countries from June 1 to June 9, 2007 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event served as a qualifier for the 2008 America's Cup in Brazil. The winner of each pool automatically advanced to the semi-finals and the teams placed in second and third met in crossed matches in the quarterfinals round. Mexico win the event. Competing nations Squads Preliminary round Group A *Sunday June 3 *Monday June 4 *Tuesday June 5 Group B *Sunday June 3 *Monday June 4 *Tuesday June 5 Final round Quarterfinals *Wednesday June 6, 2007 Classification *Thursday June 7, 2007 — Fifth Place Match *Thursday June 7, 2007 — Sixth Place Match Semi-finals *Thursday June 7, 2007 Finals *Friday June 8, 2007 — Bronze Medal Match *Friday June 8, 2007 — Gold Medal Match Final ranking **''Mexico, Puerto Rico and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup is a men's volleyball tournament organized by NORCECA. Initially, only NORCECA teams participated, but CSV teams have been invited since 2010. The event served as a qualifier for FIVB Volleyball World League, World League and the America Cup of Volleyball, America's Cup. Now, the event serves as an America qualifier for the Pan American Games classification. The women have their own equivalent of the tournament, the Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Women's Pan-American Cup. Results Medal table Teams by year MVP by edition *2006 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2006 – Elvis Contreras *2007 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2007 – José Martell *2008 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2008 – Evan Patak *2009 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2009 – Dean Bittner *2010 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2010 – Jayson Jablonsky *2011 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2011 – Paulo Victor Silva *2012 Men's Pan-Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the program at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball. Basic play The complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other side of the court, but individual players may not touch th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Nacional, city center had a population of 1,029,110 while its Metropolitan area, the Greater Santo Domingo, had a population of 4,274,651. The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional (D.N.), itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province. Santo Domingo was founded in 1496 by the Spanish Empire and is the oldest continuously inhabited European colonization of the Americas, European settlement in the Americas. It was the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World, the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo is the site of the first university, cathedral, castle, monastery, and fortress in the New World. The city's Ciudad Colonial (Santo Domingo), Colonial Zone was declared as a World Herit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2008 Volleyball America's Cup
The 2008 Volleyball America's Cup was the seventh edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by six countries from North, Central and South America. The tournament was held from September 24 to September 28, 2008 in Cuiabá, Brazil. Competing Nations Squads First round Pool A September 24, 2008 September 25, 2008 September 26, 2008 Pool B September 24, 2008 September 25, 2008 September 26, 2008 Final round September 27, 2008 September 28, 2008 Final standings Awards *Best scorer ** Roberlandy Simon *Best spiker ** Roberlandy Simon *Best blocker ** Éder Carbonera *Best server ** Evan Patak *Best setter ** Bruno Rezende *Best receiver ** Sérgio Dutra Santos *Best digger ** Martín Meana *Best libero ** Sérgio Dutra Santos References Results {{Volleyball America's Cup Volleyball America's Cup A A Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Nacional, city center had a population of 1,029,110 while its Metropolitan area, the Greater Santo Domingo, had a population of 4,274,651. The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional (D.N.), itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province. Santo Domingo was founded in 1496 by the Spanish Empire and is the oldest continuously inhabited European colonization of the Americas, European settlement in the Americas. It was the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World, the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo is the site of the first university, cathedral, castle, monastery, and fortress in the New World. The city's Ciudad Colonial (Santo Domingo), Colonial Zone was declared as a World Herit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
José Martell
José Luis Martell (born 21 October 1976) is a retired Mexican male volleyball player. He was part of the Mexico men's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship The 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was held in Italy from 25 September to 10 October 2010. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to 2006 champion Brazil and host nation I ... in Italy. He played for IMSS VALLE DE MEXICO until 2012 where he then retired. Clubs * IMSS Valle De Mexico (2010-2012) * VaLePa Sastamala Tampere (2008-2009) * Pamesa Teruel Voleibol (2006-2007) * Arona Tenerife Sur (2002-2006) References 1976 births Living people Mexican men's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) Volleyball players from Mexico City {{Mexico-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yadier Sánchez
Yadier Sánchez Sierra (born January 8, 1987) is a volleyball player from Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ..., who plays in different positions. He twice won a bronze medal with the Men's National Team in 2007. Individual awards * '' 2007 Pan-American Cup "Best Spiker"'' * '' 2007 Pan-American Cup "Best Scorer"'' References FIVB Profile 1987 births Living people Cuban men's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Cuba-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ángel Matías
Ángel Matías (born July 30, 1976) is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in second place at the 2007 Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na .... There he was named ''Best Defender'' of the tournament. Individual awards * '' 2007 Pan-American Cup "Best Defender"'' References FIVB Profile 1976 births Living people Puerto Rican men's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) {{PuertoRico-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fernando Morales (volleyball)
Fernando Morales (born February 4, 1982) is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended in second place at the 2007 Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. There he was named ''Best Setter'' of the tournament, the same title he won in the 2009 edition of the same event. He won with his team the bronze medal at the 2010 Pan-American Cup. He is the son of Puerto Rican basketball legend Mario Morales and volleyball legend Eva Lopez, and the nephew of the also legendary basketball player Federico Lopez. Clubs * Playeros de San Juan (2000) * Caribes San Sebastian (2001–2002) * Criollos de Caguas (2003–2005) * Probisa Málaga (2004–2005) * Patriotas de Lares (2006) * HYPO VBK Klagenfurt (2005–2006) * Hypo Tirol Innsbruck (2006–2007) * GFCO Ajaccio (2007–2008) * Plataneros de Corozal (2008) * Aon hotVolleys Vienna (2008–2009) * Plataneros de Corozal (2009–2010) * AEK Karavas (2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mark Dodds
Mark may refer to: In the Bible * Mark the Evangelist (5–68), traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark * Gospel of Mark, one of the four canonical gospels and one of the three synoptic gospels Currencies * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1928 * Finnish markka (), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Polish mark (), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issued on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amaury Martínez
Amaury Eduardo Martínez Aguilera (born February 13, 1973) is a male volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. He participated with the men's national team in the 2007 NORCECA Championship in Anaheim, United States. His team finished in 5th place and he was awarded the "Best Libero" award. Career Martínez played with Bameso at the 2004 USA Open Championship. There, his team finished with a 9–0 mark to win the Championship. At the 2005 NORCECA Championship he was selected "Best Libero" and "Best Receiver". In beach volleyball, he won the silver medal playing with Cristian Cabral at the ''2006 Voliarena Cup'', held in Santo Domingo. Playing with the professional Dominican team Distrito Nacional, Martínez won with his club the 2007 season championship, and he was awarded "Most Valuable Player". This year he was awarded ''2007 Volleyball Player of the Year''. For the 2008 season of the Dominican Republic League, he repeated with his team the Championship and the "MVP" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
