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July 24 - 29, 2007
(18) Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, 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
Alexander Horst
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 20, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Vienna
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 180
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$523,121.05
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB4800122312517411 US$264,150.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Simon Nausch - 41st Did not play
2002 Bernhard Strauss - 57th Did not play
2003 Bernhard Strauss - 33rd Did not play
2004 Bernhard Strauss - 17th Sebastian Goettlinger - Country Quota
2005 Bernhard Strauss - 25th Did not play
2006 Bernhard Strauss - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 11 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 12 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 24, Q7 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 25, Q10 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open Q5 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 23 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 25, Q5 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open Q2 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 15, Q3 25th 60 US$2,000.00
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool T Conrad Leinemann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (31) Won 24-22, 21-16 0:49
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool T Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (42) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool T Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (7) Lost 22-24, 18-21 0:46
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 1 Roman Arkaev / Alexander Kuzmichev, Russia (47) Won 21-16, 23-21 0:40
Sat, 7/28/2007 Winner 2 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:42
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Bernhard Strauss - 33rd Did not play
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Alexander Horst - 9th Florian Gosch - 9th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Daniel Mullner - 17th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Clemens Doppler - 9th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Clemens Doppler - 17th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Clemens Doppler - 2nd
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Clemens Doppler - 17th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Did not play Julian Horl - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 18 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 24 9th 400 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 12-17 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Gosch/Horst 18 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Gosch/Horst 23 21-18, 21-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Brink/Dieckmann 8 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 22-24, 21-19, 15-13 1:07
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-15, 23-21 0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool T Heuscher/Heyer 7 Gosch/Horst 18 24-22, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Marques/Solberg 4 Gosch/Horst 11 27-25, 21-16 0:53
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 5 Marques/Solberg 2 Gosch/Horst 12 21-19, 21-12 0:45
Trail the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Wu/Xu 8 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-14, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 21-15, 21-14 0:40
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Gosch/Horst 25, Q5 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 6 Gosch/Horst 11 24-22, 21-14 0:44
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 7 Gosch/Horst 25, Q5 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against # 19 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 23 Kais/Vesik 15 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 22 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 21 Gosch/Horst 12 21-16, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 25 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Gosch/Horst 12 Cadieux/Heese 8 21-12, 18-21, 15-11 1:01
Trail the series against # 30 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 24 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-18, 33-31 0:59
Lead the series against # 31 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool T Gosch/Horst 18 Leinemann/VanHuizen 31 24-22, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 33 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 Li/Zhou 25 24-26, 21-17, 15-11 1:05
Trail the series against # 36 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 21-17, 21-16 0:40
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Gosch/Horst 23 21-19, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 38 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 Gosch/Horst Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 39 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 11 Horrem/Maaseide 22 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 40 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 Deulofeu/Salvetti 9 29-27, 23-21 1:06
Lead the series against # 41 Alvarez/Munder, Cuba 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Gosch/Horst 23 Alvarez/Munder 26 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:59
Lead the series against # 42 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool T Gosch/Horst 18 Gscheidle/Schnider 42 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 43 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 1-0
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 12 Biza/Lebl 29 21-18, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 46 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 Lochhead/Pitman Q7 21-17, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 47 Arkaev/Kuzmichev, Russia 1-0
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 18 Arkaev/Kuzmichev 47 21-16, 23-21 0:40