Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam Presented by Volksbank
July 28 - August 2, 2009
(9) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Simon Nausch - 57th Did not play
2002 Bernhard Strauss - 37th Did not play
2003 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Did not play
2004 Nikolas Berger - 25th Sebastian Goettlinger - Country Quota
2005 Bernhard Strauss - 17th Sebastian Goettlinger - 41st
2006 Bernhard Strauss - 17th Sebastian Goettlinger - 9th
2007 Alexander Horst - 17th Florian Gosch - 17th
2008 Alexander Horst - 17th Florian Gosch - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 24 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 20 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 14 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 19 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 13 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 13 4th 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 24 5th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 10 17th 160 US$5,100.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/30/2009 Pool H Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (24) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:53
Thu, 7/30/2009 Pool H Nalbert Bitencourt / Franco Neto, Brazil (25) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:54
Fri, 7/31/2009 Pool H Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (8) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:39
Fri, 7/31/2009 Winner 1 Christian Redmann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (21, Q5) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-10 1:05
Sat, 8/1/2009 Winner 2 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (4) Lost 21-19, 16-21, 8-15 1:07
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 25-33 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Reckermann 2 Gosch/Horst 18 21-17, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-3
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Marques 2 Gosch/Horst 15 21-18, 21-11 0:46
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Cerutti/Marques 1 Gosch/Horst 24 21-17, 21-12 0:41
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Cerutti/Marques 1 Gosch/Horst 24 21-11, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 4 Gosch/Horst 9 19-21, 21-16, 15-8 1:07
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 11 Gosch/Horst 18 21-17, 21-13 0:41
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 20 Gavira/Herrera 13 21-19, 11-21, 15-9 0:52
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 3 Gavira/Herrera 11 Gosch/Horst 14 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-5
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 4 Gosch/Horst 20 21-16, 25-23 0:41
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 3 Gosch/Horst 14 21-12, 21-18 0:42
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 3 Gosch/Horst 19 25-23, 21-19 0:50
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Gosch/Horst 8 21-16, 21-16 0:44
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Gosch/Horst 18 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Klemperer/Koreng 7 Gosch/Horst 26 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-5
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Gosch/Horst 9 21-17, 21-15 0:39
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Gosch/Horst 20 21-13, 12-21, 15-10 0:48
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Gosch/Horst 30 21-18, 21-16 0:37
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 # 11 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Fuerbringer/Jennings 10 Gosch/Horst 26 22-20, 21-18 0:48
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
8/18/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 4 Gosch/Horst 24 22-20, 21-17 0:54
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Gosch/Horst 30 Araujo/Magalhaes 19 12-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:08
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Gosch/Horst 23 21-18, 21-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-4
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 20 Gosch/Horst 19 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 0:56
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Lucky Loser Gosch/Horst 24 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-11, 21-19 0:39
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 14 Gosch/Horst 19 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 1:04
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Gosch/Horst 11 18-21, 21-13, 17-15 1:04
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool T Heuscher/Heyer 7 Gosch/Horst 18 24-22, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Gosch/Horst 13 Kais/Vesik 4 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:50
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool A Gosch/Horst 24 Kais/Vesik 13 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:52
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 23 Kais/Vesik 15 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 17, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 Gosch/Horst 8 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 20 Ces/Ces, France 3-2
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 20 Gosch/Horst 13 16-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:11
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Ces/Ces 20 21-11, 27-25 0:46
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 Gosch/Horst 19 21-18, 21-19 0:55
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 11 Ces/Ces 28 21-17, 21-15 0:45
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 Ces/Ces Q10 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:06
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 9 Redmann/VanHuizen 21, Q5 21-16, 18-21, 15-10 1:05
Trail the series against # 22 Li/Xu, China 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Li/Xu 21 Gosch/Horst 15 21-19, 31-29 0:51
Series tied with # 24 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-3
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Gosch/Horst 9 Lochhead/Pitman 24 21-15, 21-19 0:53
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Lochhead/Pitman 15 Gosch/Horst 18 21-12, 19-21, 15-9 1:06
8/31/08FIVBKristiansand Open Bronze Medal Lochhead/Pitman 10 Gosch/Horst 13 21-19, 22-24, 15-12 1:13
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Gosch/Horst 10 21-15, 21-19 0:46
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 Lochhead/Pitman Q7 21-17, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 25 Bitencourt/Neto, Brazil 1-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Gosch/Horst 9 Bitencourt/Neto 25 21-19, 21-18 0:54
Lead the series against # 30 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 4-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Gosch/Horst 15 Hoyer/Soderberg 18 19-21, 21-16, 15-5 0:59
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 10 Hoyer/Soderberg 26 25-23, 21-16 0:50
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 12 Hoyer/Soderberg 27, Q6 21-16, 21-12 0:44
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 Hoyer/Soderberg Q23 21-18, 21-15 0:52
Lead the series against Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Gosch/Horst 24 Erdmann/Matysik 25 21-9, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q3 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 14 Lario/Mesa 19 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # Q4 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 13 Baracetti/Salema 22 17-21, 21-19, 15-6 1:03
Lead the series against # Q10 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 13 Dugrip/Salvetti 19 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # Q12 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 24 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 1:17
Lead the series against # Q17 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 10 Babich/Mykhaylov 23, Q8 21-19, 21-19 0:54
Lead the series against # Q24 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 20 Boehm/McHugh 30, Q19 21-13, 21-18 0:39