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Manama
2008
Men's Open
27.10.2008 -
01.11.2008
PRESENTATION
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SWATCH-FIVB World Returns to Bahrain |
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Bahrain hosted the first-ever SWATCH-FIVB World
Tour stop in the Arabian Gulf in 2007 where the Netherlands netted its
first-ever men's "open" gold medal when Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil
upset Brazilians Pedro Cunha and Franco Neto for the title at the Bahrain
Formula 1 International Circuit. Schuil (left) and Nummerdor are pictured
below.
Manama, Bahrain's largest city (155,000) with roughly a quarter of country's
entire population, became the capital of the independent nation in 1971. The
economic base for Manama is financial services, with over two hundred financial
institutions and banks based in the Diplomatic Area. There is also a large
retail sector in the shopping malls around Seef, while the centre of Manama is
dominated by small workshops and traders. Manama Souq is a bustling marketplace
with numerous traditional as well as modern shops. One can see and buy all kinds
of spices, fabrics, kaftans, thobes, handicrafts, souvenirs, dry fruits, nuts,
and any other thing one can imagine. The Gold Souk is also famous in the region
and all the gold sold there is hallmarked and pure. The only items sold there
are 18K and 21K gold. 10K and 14K are not usually acceptable as 'gold' jewelry.
The Bahraini pearls are the only natural pearls in the world today and as such
are one of a kind. They are not cultured but natural. The Seef District lies
several kilometres to the west, where five very modern shoppinng centers are
situated.
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Asian men’s SWATCH
Stops
- The 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour men’s calendar features six stops
within the Asian Continental Federation with three events in China,
and one stop each Australia, Bahrain and the
United Arab Emirates.
It is the most events in Asia since three stops where held in 1995
at Korea, Japan and Bali. Brazilian men’s team have captured 11 of
the gold medals with the United States 6, and one each for Spain,
Germany and the Netherlands. |
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SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR - ASIAN MEN'S PODIUM
PLACEMENTS - 20 events |
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Total Medals - Brazil 31, USA 14, Germany 3,
Norway 3, Switzerland 2, Argentina 1, Australia 1, France 1 (0, 0,
1), Japan 1, Italy, 1, Netherlands 1, Spain 1 |
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
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1.
Enoshima |
1989 |
Karch Kiraly/Steve Timmons, USA |
Edinho de Mattos/Eduardo Tinoco, BRA |
Koichiro Kanno/Kazuyuki Takao, JPN |
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2.
Enoshima |
1990 |
Leif Hanson/Eric Wurts, USA |
Al Janc/Tim Walmer, USA |
Dio Lequaglie/Marco Solustri, ITA |
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3.
Sydney |
1991 |
Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, USA |
Andre Lima/Guilherme Marques, BRA |
Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA |
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4.
Yokohama |
1991 |
Al Janc/Tim Walmer, USA |
Andre/Guilherme, BRA |
Andy Burdin/Julien Prosser, AUS |
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5.
Sydney |
1992 |
Smith/Stoklos, USA |
Andre/Guilherme, BRA |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
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6.
Enoshima |
1992 |
Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA |
Mark Eller/Todd Schaefer, USA |
Jean-P Jodard/Christian Penigaud, FRA |
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7.
Enoshima |
1993 |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Eduardo Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRA |
Troy Tanner/Dan Vrebalovich, USA |
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8.
Enoshima |
1994 |
Roberto Lopes/Paulao Moreira, BRA |
Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA |
Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR |
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9.
Pusan |
1995 |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, BRA |
Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR |
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10.
Enoshima |
1995 |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Carl Henkel/Smith, USA |
Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR |
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11.
Bali |
1995 |
Ze Marco de Melo/Emanuel Rego, BRA |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Adam Johnson/Kent Steffes, USA |
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12.
Jakarta |
1996 |
Robert Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Henkel/Smith, USA |
Andrea Gomes/Emanuel, BRA |
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13.
Macau |
2000 |
Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
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14.
Sydney (OG) |
2000 |
Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, USA |
Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA |
Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER |
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15.
Brisbane
(GWG) |
2001 |
Jose Loiola/Ricardo, BRA |
Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG |
Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA |
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16.
Lianyungang |
2004 |
Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, ESP |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Pedro Cunha/Para, BRA |
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17.
Shanghai |
2005 |
C. Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug, GER |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, SUI |
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18.
Shanghai |
2006 |
Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA |
Cunha/Franco Neto, BRA |
Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER |
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19.
Shanghai |
2007 |
Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRA |
Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA |
Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, SUI |
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Bahrain |
2007 |
Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NED |
Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, BRA |
Harley/Salgado, BRA |
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Teams