BEACH Volleyball Referees

Country	Lastname	Name
ARG	SUMAVIL	Osvaldo
AUS	TWEEDIE	Catriona
BRA	VILLAS-BOAS	Maria Amélia
CAN	FRIESEN	Darryl Lawrence
CHN	WANG	Leijun
EGY	ELSERGANY	Amina
ENG	SEARLE	Damien
ENG	THOMPSON	Gregory
ESP	PADRON	Jose Maria
FRA	BERARD	Marc
MEX	RAMIREZ RIVERA	Miguel Angel
NZL	CASUTT	Richard
POL	MYSZKOWSKA	Agnieszka
POR	CARVALHO	Rui Jorge
SUI	PERSONENI	Jonas
USA	APOL	Daniel

Referees from 14 countries will help officiate the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Great Britain.

Each official has years of experience and has completed the necessary tests and courses set up by the FIVB.

All referees will officiate as both first referees and second referees. Click on their last names for more information.

REFEREE DETAILS

	Nationality	ARG
	Last name	SUMAVIL
	First name	Osvaldo
	Birth date	23.06.1969
	Birth place
	Level	-
	Nominated in

Biography	Osvaldo Sumavil began officiating Volleyball referee in Santa Rosa – La Pampa (ARG), in Local State Volleyball Federation in 1988. He achieved his Indoor National rating in 2000, and this year he was officiating to first time, with first referee in the National Gold Cup. Osvaldo achieved his certification as a National Beach Volleyball Referee in 2002, during 2004/2007 he training in National Tour of beach volleyball from Brasil, and attended his International Candidate Course in Hamburg, Germany in 2008. Nominated in 2009, Osvaldo has been an active referee on the FIVB World Tour, having officiated in 18 WT Events, including World Championships U21 Rio 2005 with Local National Referee. Osvaldo currently serves as the FeVA National Director for Beach Volleyball Referee Certification and Training, and he works in collaboration with the CSV (South American Volleyball Confederations) like assistant for the development of beach volleyball referees