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US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 5, 2001

(39) Fosco Cicola/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy

Fosco Cicola
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 2, 1974 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Roma

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Cattolica 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$18,550.00

Andrea Raffaelli
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 19, 1969 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Benedetto del Tronto

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

121

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Cattolica 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$86,320.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,500.00
Overall	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$1,500.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Did not play	Nicola Grigolo - 13th
1998	Did not play	Roberto Masciarelli - 41st
1999	Simone Bendandi - 37th	Maurizio Pimponi - 13th
2000	Did not play	Maurizio Pimponi - 25th

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Klagenfurt World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/1/2001	Pool G	Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (26)	Lost 13-21, 15-21	0:33
Thu, 8/2/2001	Pool G	Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Ze Marco de Melo, Brazil (7)	Lost 15-21, 13-21	0:35

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Did not play	Nicola Grigolo - 33rd
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Simone Bendandi - 25th	Maurizio Pimponi - 9th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Andrea Raffaelli - 33rd	Fosco Cicola - 33rd

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	39	33rd	40	US$0.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Total	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Fosco Cicola												Andrea Raffaelli
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$4,200.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	$10,100.00
30	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	$8,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	84	0	0	0	0	3	8	17	29	0	$62,057.50
5	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	$2,950.00	Challenger	13	0	0	0	2	4	5	2	0	0	$7,712.50
3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,400.00	Satellite	5	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00
52	0	1	0	0	5	1	4	8	0	$18,550.00	Total	121	0	1	2	2	9	15	24	31	0	$86,320.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Fosco Cicola													Andrea Raffaelli
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1992	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											1995	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											1996	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	7	2	$9,000.00
											1996	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$712.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1997	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	1	$10,100.00
											1997	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$1,600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1998	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	4	$7,700.00
											1998	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,100.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,500.00	1999	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	5	$11,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	1999	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	2000	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	7	0	$18,500.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00	2001	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	$5,000.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	8	$3,950.00	Total	Total	76	0	0	0	1	4	12	16	29	14	$65,462.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
2000-2001	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	3
Total	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	5

Head to Head Results
Cicola/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 0-2 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool G	Ferreira/de Melo	7	Cicola/Raffaelli	39	21-15, 21-13	0:35
Trail the series against # 26 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool G	Berg/Dahl	26	Cicola/Raffaelli	39	21-13, 21-15	0:33