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June 22 - 26, 2005
(46) Florian Gosch/Bernhard Strauss, Austria
 
Florian Gosch
Austria
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Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Leoben
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Åland 2007)
Career Winnings: US$172,325.00
Bernhard Strauss
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 28, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Salzburg
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 62
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Lopar Island 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$40,575.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB4600000021710101114 US$65,200.00
FIVB C&S400111000100000 US$7,500.00
Overall5000111021810101114 US$72,700.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Bernhard Strauss - 57th Florian Gosch - 57th
2004 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Florian Gosch - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 30, Q12 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 29, Q8 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 30, Q12 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 26 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/8-11/2004 Croatia Challenger 2 3rd 48 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open Q15 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam Q20 41st 20 US$0.00
Berlin World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/22/2005 Winner 1 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (19) Won 13-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:47
Wed, 6/22/2005 Winner 2 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (14) Lost 29-31, 22-24 1:01
Thu, 6/23/2005 Contender 1 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (48) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:40
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Alexander Horst - 9th Sebastian Goettlinger - 37th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Alexander Horst - 9th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 46 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 4-17 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 13 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 21-16, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 21-16, 21-12 0:31
Trail the series against # 8 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 13 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Conde/Salema, Argentina 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Conde/Salema 4 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:02
Trail the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-3
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 11 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:46
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 23-21, 21-13 0:43
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Schacht/Slack 24 Gosch/Strauss 48 21-18, 21-11 0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 28, Q6 Gosch/Strauss Q11 21-13, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 Gosch/Strauss 46 31-29, 24-22 1:01
Trail the series against # 17 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
8/24/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Bronze Medal Kais/Vesik 3 Gosch/Strauss 5 24-22, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Gosch/Strauss 46 Berger/Doppler 19 13-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 25 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Child/Heese 19 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 21-18, 13-21, 16-14 0:55
Trail the series against # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
3/16/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q11 Gosch/Strauss Q22 21-15, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 29 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-2
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 19 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 14-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:51
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 Gosch/Strauss Q19 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss Q24 Hernandez/Papaleo Q56 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 30 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 Rossell/Villar 27, Q5 21-15, 23-25, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 41 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman Q9 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 48 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 48 Gosch/Strauss 46 21-14, 21-18 0:40
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Brenha/Maia 15 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:24