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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 23 World Championships
June 5 - 9, 2013

(12) Gerardo Mendez/Vicente Salasar, Venezuela

Gerardo "Jerry" Conejo Mendez
Venezuela

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 29, 1992 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tinaco

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Vicente "Chente" El Chino Salasar
Venezuela

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 28, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Carlos

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$600.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	41	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	US$0.00

Previous Myslowice Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	8/30-9/2/2012	Under 21 World Championships	24	9th	0	US$0.00

Under 23 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/6/2013	Pool E	Gabriel Burlacu / Greg Simone, Canada (21, Q11)	Won 21-11, 21-10	0:29
Fri, 6/7/2013	Pool E	Hawk Hatcher / Parker Kalmbach, United States (28, Q1)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:34
Fri, 6/7/2013	Pool E	Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (5)	Lost 18-21, 25-23, 12-15	0:57
Sat, 6/8/2013	Winner 1	Sergey Bogatu / Vladislav Pustynnikov, Kazakhstan (7)	Won 21-10, 21-19	0:29
Sat, 6/8/2013	Winner 2	Abolins Armands / Haralds Regza, Latvia (4)	Lost 24-22, 18-21, 12-15	0:48

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Gerardo Mendez												Vicente Salasar
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$600.00

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
2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2012	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	$0.00	7	5	58.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Gerardo Mendez													Vicente Salasar
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2012	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	$0.00

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	4	66.7%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	4-3	57.1%	2-2	50.0%	1	0	7-5	58.3%
2012-2013	4	66.7%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	1	0	6-4	60.0%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-2	75.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	4-3	57.1%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
U23 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	2	4	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	6

Head to Head Results
Mendez/Salasar lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Jones/Stevenson, United States 1-0
8/30/12	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool Q	Mendez/Salasar	24	Jones/Stevenson	9	27-25, 18-21, 15-6	1:01
Trail the series against # 4 Armands/Regza, Latvia 0-1
6/8/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Winner 2	Armands/Regza	4	Mendez/Salasar	12	22-24, 21-18, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 0-1
6/7/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Pool E	Kosiak/Rudol	5	Mendez/Salasar	12	21-18, 23-25, 15-12	0:57
Lead the series against # 7 Bogatu/Pustynnikov, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/8/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Winner 1	Mendez/Salasar	12	Bogatu/Pustynnikov	7	21-10, 21-19	0:29
Trail the series against # 9, Q6 Gerson/Kissling, Switzerland 0-1
9/1/12	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Gerson/Kissling	5	Mendez/Salasar	24	21-7, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 21, Q11 Burlacu/Simone, Canada 1-0
6/6/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Pool E	Mendez/Salasar	12	Burlacu/Simone	21, Q11	21-11, 21-10	0:29
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 Hatcher/Kalmbach, United States 1-0
6/7/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Pool E	Mendez/Salasar	12	Hatcher/Kalmbach	28, Q1	22-20, 21-15	0:34