Raúl Mesa (born 16 April 1982 in
Zaragoza
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) is a male
beach volleyball
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player from
Spain
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who won the gold medal at the
2005 European Championships in
Moscow, Russia
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, partnering with
Pablo Herrera. He competed at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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.
Playing partners
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Pablo Herrera
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Javier Luna
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Javier Bosma
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Manuel Carrasco
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Francisco Rodriguez
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Sergio Martin
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1982 births
Living people
Spanish beach volleyball players
Men's beach volleyball players
Olympic beach volleyball players for Spain
Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Zaragoza
People from Benidorm
Sportspeople from the Province of Alicante
Volleyball players at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
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