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Italy and Austria starts Men’s Beach Volleyball Competition
- Updated: August 6, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 5, 2016 – Italy’s Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri and Austria’s Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst get the 2016 Rio Olympics started with a Pool A match between the #12 and #13 seeded teams. In the previous three Olympic Games, the #12 seed has won two of these first-round matchups with the #13 seed winning the last time in 2012. While Adrian and Alex are each playing in their first Olympic Games, Clemens and Alexander will be looking to improve on their 19th-place finish as the #24 seed in London.
Head to Head
Carambula/Alex Ranghieri and Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst have played just one time previously on the FIVB World Tour with Doppler/Horst winning 31-29 and 21-16 in 48 minutes at last June’s Porec Major in a Pool B match. Carambula/Ranghieri got their revenge two month’s later in the quarterfinals of the European Confederation’s (CEV) Championship Final, 21-17 and 23-21 in 47 minutes.
Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri, ITA, Seed #12, Pool A, Qualified 12th with 5,090 Points in 2015-16
• Adrian: March 16, 1988 (28y4m21d), 183 cm (6’0″), 84 kg (186 lbs.), Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay, 22nd FIVB World Tour event, $96,250 career winnings
• Alex: June 18, 1987 (29y1m19d), 198 cm (6’6″), 88 kg (195 lbs.), Hometown: Pordenone, 48th FIVB World Tour event, $151,800 career winnings
• Adrian and Alex have been playing together since 2015. They are playing in their 22nd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together with $192,500 career winnings (ranks 100th).
• Adrian has played in six FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold medals, one bronze medal and three 4th place finishes.
• Alex has played in eight FIVB World Tour final fours with three gold medals, one bronze medal and four 4th place finishes.
• Adrian and Alex have played in six Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Bronze Porec Major Series 2015, 4th Gstaad Major Series 2015, Gold Antalya Open 2016, 4th Vitória Open 2016, Gold Doha Open 2016, 4th Sochi Open 2016).
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