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Mallorca
2008
Men's Open
02.09.2008 -
07.09.2008
PRESENTATION
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Mallorca Returns to SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Calendar |
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The SWATCH-FIVB World Tour returns to Mallorca for
the first-time since July 2004 when the stop on the Mediterranean island was the
final qualifying event for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games for both men and women.
The 2008 event will feature men's play only and will be held at the “Plaza de
toros”, the legendary bullfight arena built in 1929. Promoter Frank Lichte
obtained permission to hold the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour stop prior to the
Mallorca Western Festival (September 18-21) at the “Plaza de toros”.
The brothers Laciga (Martin and Paul) won two of the four previous men's events
(2002 and 2004), including the only All-Switzerland gold medal match in SWATCH-FIVB
World Tour history. Brazilians captured the gold medals in 2001 (Tande
Ramos/Emanuel Rego) and 2003 (Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran). The inaugural
Mallorca event was held despite 911 as five players from the United States had
to withdraw from the event due to airport closures. Brazilian Jose Loiola, who
lived in Southern California, also had to withdraw with partner Ricardo Santos
after the pair had finished second a month earlier in the SWATCH-FIVB World
Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria.
Mallorca is the largest island of Spain and is part of the Balearic Islands
archipelago. Like the other Balearic Islands, the island is a popular tourist
destination. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the
autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Palma is a cultural city with its
buildings and monuments portraying the evolution of aesthetic trends during the
centuries where more than 700 streets in its historic centre.
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PAST MALLORCA MEN’S PODIUM
PLACEMENTS |
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Medals - Brazil 6,
Switzerland 3, Argentina 2, Germany 1 |
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
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1.
Mallorca |
2001 |
Tande Ramos/Emanuel Rego, BRA |
Mariano Baracetti/Martin
Conde, ARG |
Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto,
BRA |
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2.
Mallorca |
2002 |
Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga,
SUI |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin
Insfran, BRA |
Emanuel/Ricardo Sanos, BRA |
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3.
Mallorca |
2003 |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA |
Markus Dieckmann/Jonas
Reckermann, GER |
Baracetti/Conde, ARG |
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4.
Mallorca |
2004 |
M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI |
Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer,
SUI |
Fabio Magalhaes/Paulo Emilio
Silva, BRA |
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PAST SPANISH MEN’S
PODIUM PLACEMENTS |
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Medals - Brazil
27, Switzerland 6, Argentina 4, USA 3, Canada 2, Cuba 1, France 1,
Germany 1, Norway 1, Russia 1, Spain 1 |
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
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1.
Almeria |
1991 |
J-Philippe
Jodard/Christian Penigaud, FRA |
Marlos Cogo/Marco
Tullio, BRA |
Andre Lima/Guilherme
Marques, BRA |
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2.
Almeria |
1992 |
Sinjin
Smith/Randy Stoklos, USA |
Eduardo Garrido/Roberto
Moreira, BRA |
Andre Lima/Guilherme,
BRA |
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3. Marbella |
1995 |
Roberto
Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA |
Andre
Gomes/Carlos Loss, BRA |
Ze Marco de
Melo/Emanuel Rego, BRA |
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4. Tenerife |
1995 |
Ze
Marco/Emanuel, BRA |
Javier Bosma/Sixto
Jimenez, ESP |
Roberto
Lopes/Franco, BRA |
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5. Marbella |
1996 |
Ze
Marco/Emanuel, BRA |
Roberto
Lops/Franco, BRA |
Martin Conde/Eduardo
Martinez, ARG |
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6. Tenerife |
1996 |
Ze
Marco/Emanuel, BRA |
John Child/Mark
Heese, CAN |
Francisco
Alvarez/Juan Rossell, CUB |
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7. Tenerife |
1997 |
Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn
Maaseide, NOR |
Conde/Martinez,
ARG |
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Marco/Emanuel, BRA |
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8. Tenerife |
1998 |
Jose Loiola/Emanuel,
BRA |
Karch Kiraly/Mike
Whitmarsh, USA |
Bill Boullianne/Ian
Clark, USA |
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9. Tenerife |
1999 |
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Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA |
Guilherme
Marques/Para Ferreira, BRA |
Giovane Gavio/Tande
Ramos, BRA |
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10.
Tenerife |
2000 |
Martin Laciga/Paul
Laciga, SUI |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin
Insfran, BRA |
Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail
Kouchnerev, RUS |
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11. Tenerife |
2001 |
Tande/Emanuel,
BRA |
M. Laciga/P.
Laciga, SUI |
Mariano
Baracetti/Conde, ARG |
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12. Mallorca |
2001 |
Tande/Emanuel,
BRA |
Baracetti/Conde,
BRA |
Roberto
Lopes/Franco, BRA |
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13. Cadiz |
2002 |
M. Laciga/P.
Laciga, SUI |
Jody
Holden/Conrad Leinemann, CAN |
Tande/Emamuel,
BRA |
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14. Mallorca |
2002 |
M. Laciga/P.
Laciga, SUI |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin,
BRA |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
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15. Mallorca |
2003 |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin,
BRA |
Markus
Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER |
Baracetti/Conde,
ARG |
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16. Mallorca |
2004 |
M. Laciga/P.
Laciga, SUI |
Markus Egger/Sascha
Heyer, SUI |
Fabio Magalhaes/Paulo
Emilio Silva, BRA |
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