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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 European Championship Final
September 16 - 19, 2009

(8) Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria

Florian Gosch
Austria

Photo: eurobeachtour.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 16, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Leoben

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

128

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$201,144.31

Alexander Horst
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 20, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vienna

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

232

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Novi Sad 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$611,243.59

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	41	Money
CEV	16	0	2	0	1	1	3	5	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	US$57,041.04
FIVB	48	0	0	1	2	2	3	12	5	17	0	4	0	1	1	US$264,150.00
Overall	64	0	2	1	3	3	6	17	6	17	1	4	2	1	1	US$321,191.04

Previous Sochi Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Alexander Horst - 7th	Florian Gosch - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	9/9-13/2009	English Masters	6	7th	300	€ 2,200.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2009	The Hague Open	13	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2009	Aland Open	16	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/11-16/2009	Kristiansand Open	7	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/4-9/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	13	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	9	9th	320	US$8,000.00
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
CEV	6/17-21/2009	German Masters	7	7th	300	€ 2,200.00
CEV	6/3-7/2009	Austrian Masters	5	9th	240	€ 1,100.00
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
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	6	9th	240	€ 1,100.00
FIVB	4/21-26/2009	Brasilia Open	19	17th	120	US$2,800.00
CEV	9/19-21/2008	Russian Masters Final	6	7th	600	€ 1,200.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/16/2009	Pool A	Alexander Likholetov / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (16)	Won 21-12, 21-15	0:36
Wed, 9/16/2009	Pool A	Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (1)	Lost 18-21, 21-19, 11-15	1:04
Thu, 9/17/2009	Pool A	Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (9)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:46
Fri, 9/18/2009	Winner 1	David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (4)	Won 21-16, 37-35	1:09
Fri, 9/18/2009	Semi-Finals	Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (1)	Won 26-28, 21-18, 17-15	1:24
Sat, 9/19/2009	Gold Medal	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (14)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$22,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	9	1	0	$105,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	28	0	0	1	2	1	3	3	5	8	3	0	$136,750.00
Confederation Championship	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$15,000.00
Total	52	0	1	1	2	2	3	14	6	17	4	0	$279,150.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Florian Gosch												Alexander Horst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$12,875.00	World Championships	8	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	$53,000.00
											World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$14,500.00
32	0	0	0	0	0	7	11	3	0	$60,725.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	85	0	2	1	4	11	19	31	10	0	$324,925.00
63	0	0	1	2	4	11	13	12	0	$92,575.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	80	0	1	2	2	9	24	21	13	0	$136,675.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	4	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$6,000.00
5	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$6,150.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$475.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Satellite
5	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$7,500.00	Confederation Championship	19	0	1	1	1	3	8	3	2	0	$27,750.00
111	1	1	2	3	6	23	26	16	0	$179,825.00	Total	210	4	7	4	8	26	59	61	26	0	$563,325.00

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
2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2007	FIVB	13	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	1	4	0	2	$75,700.00	34	27	55.7 %
2007	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	$3,000.00	3	4	42.9 %
2008	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	5	3	0	$49,900.00	20	28	41.7 %
2008	CEV	7	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	$19,100.00	14	13	51.9 %
2009	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	0	0	$67,150.00	25	23	52.1 %
2009	CEV	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	$14,100.00	10	10	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	37	0	0	1	1	2	2	8	5	12	4	2	$194,750.00	80	80	50.0 %
Total	CEV	15	0	2	0	1	1	3	4	1	1	0	2	$36,200.00	27	27	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Florian Gosch													Alexander Horst
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	1	0	$0.00	1999	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$50.00	1999	CEV Under Age
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2001	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$825.00	2002	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2002	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$225.00	2002	CEV C&S
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	$1,000.00	2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2003	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2003	CEV
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	$5,000.00	2004	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2004	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	CEV
14	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	6	$13,875.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB C&S
12	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	4	$14,400.00	2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,875.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00	2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$475.00
											2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
13	0	0	1	0	1	5	4	0	2	$37,850.00	2007	FIVB	13	0	0	1	0	1	5	4	0	2	$37,850.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$1,500.00	2007	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$1,500.00
12	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	3	0	$24,950.00	2008	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	3	0	$24,950.00
7	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	$9,550.00	2008	CEV	7	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	$9,550.00
11	0	0	0	0	2	6	3	0	0	$33,575.00	2009	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	2	6	3	0	0	$33,575.00
5	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$7,050.00	2009	CEV	5	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$7,050.00
116	1	2	2	3	9	24	22	16	37	$156,000.00	Total	Total	60	0	2	1	2	8	20	14	4	9	$119,825.00

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	20	76.9%	3	11.5%	3	11.5%	23-3	88.5%	6	19.4%	6	19.4%	19	61.3%	6-25	19.4%	20-19	51.3%	9-9	50.0%	0	1	29-29	50.0%
2008-2009	16	72.7%	3	13.6%	3	13.6%	19-3	86.4%	5	20.0%	5	20.0%	15	60.0%	5-20	20.0%	16-15	51.6%	8-8	50.0%	0	0	24-23	51.1%
Against the Field	5	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	3	16.7%	4	22.2%	11	61.1%	3-15	16.7%	10-22	31.3%	6-10	37.5%	0	0	8-16	33.3%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	5	0	26	25	0	0	5	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	41
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	24	25	0	3	1	2	0	0	59	56
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	8
Total	0	0	8	3	35	31	1	0	33	47	1	3	1	2	0	1	114	112

Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 19-32 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
9/18/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Gosch/Horst	8	Brink/Reckermann	1	26-28, 21-18, 17-15	1:24
9/16/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool A	Brink/Reckermann	1	Gosch/Horst	8	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	1:04
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	1	Gosch/Horst	16	19-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:59
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Reckermann	2	Gosch/Horst	18	21-17, 21-16	0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	4	Gosch/Horst	9	19-21, 21-16, 15-8	1:07
7/11/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	11	Gosch/Horst	18	21-17, 21-13	0:41
5/28/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	20	Gavira/Herrera	13	21-19, 11-21, 15-9	0:52
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 3	Gavira/Herrera	11	Gosch/Horst	14	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-6
9/12/09	CEV	English Masters	Contender 3	Heuscher/Heyer	4	Gosch/Horst	6	27-25, 21-19	0:50
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Heyer	20	Gosch/Horst	19	21-16, 13-21, 15-13	0:56
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Gosch/Horst	24	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-11, 21-19	0:39
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 4	Heuscher/Heyer	2	Gosch/Horst	4	21-18, 21-19	0:47
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	14	Gosch/Horst	19	18-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:04
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	6	Gosch/Horst	11	18-21, 21-13, 17-15	1:04
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool T	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Gosch/Horst	18	24-22, 21-18	0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-5
9/18/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	8	Klemperer/Koreng	4	21-16, 37-35	1:09
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Gosch/Horst	7	21-18, 26-24	0:53
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Klemperer/Koreng	1	Gosch/Horst	6	21-14, 21-16	0:39
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool B	Klemperer/Koreng	3	Gosch/Horst	6	21-17, 21-16	0:37
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Gosch/Horst	26	21-17, 21-17	0:43
5/31/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Semi-Finals	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Gosch/Horst	4	21-17, 21-16	0:44
Series tied with # 6 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-3
8/29/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 6	Kais/Vesik	10	Gosch/Horst	13	21-18, 23-21	0:44
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Kais/Vesik	12	Gosch/Horst	13	34-32, 21-19	1:04
6/20/09	CEV	German Masters	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	8	Gosch/Horst	7	21-11, 21-19	0:39
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Gosch/Horst	13	Kais/Vesik	4	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Gosch/Horst	24	Kais/Vesik	13	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:52
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	Gosch/Horst	23	Kais/Vesik	15	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 7 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-0
8/29/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 5	Gosch/Horst	13	Benes/Kubala	20	21-16, 21-19	0:40
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	13	Benes/Kubala	20	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Lario/Mesa, Spain 3-0
9/17/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool A	Gosch/Horst	8	Lario/Mesa	9	21-18, 21-13	0:46
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	7	Lario/Mesa	10	18-21, 22-20, 15-12	1:09
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	14	Lario/Mesa	19	21-19, 21-16	0:46
Series tied with # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-2
9/11/09	CEV	English Masters	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	6	Fijalek/Prudel	9	21-14, 21-15	0:47
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Gosch/Horst	5	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	1:19
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Gosch/Horst	6	21-18, 21-17	0:39
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	6	Fijalek/Prudel	11	25-27, 21-9, 15-9	1:12
Lead the series against # 11 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 2-0
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 1	Gosch/Horst	6	Dugrip/Salvetti	14, Q8	21-14, 21-16	0:39
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	13	Dugrip/Salvetti	19	21-19, 21-18	0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 1-0
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	13	Nicolai/Varnier	20	21-14, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 13 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Bellaguarda/Laciga	7	Gosch/Horst	16	21-16, 21-12	0:35
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Bellaguarda/Laciga	12, Q5	Gosch/Horst	5	14-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:57
Trail the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-8
9/19/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Gosch/Horst	8	21-17, 21-16	0:48
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Gosch/Horst	13	Nummerdor/Schuil	4	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:58
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Gosch/Horst	9	21-17, 21-15	0:39
5/29/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Gosch/Horst	20	21-13, 12-21, 15-10	0:48
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool B	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Gosch/Horst	6	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	0:55
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Gosch/Horst	30	21-18, 21-16	0:37
6/1/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Bronze Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Gosch/Horst	4	21-15, 20-22, 15-11	1:02
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	21-15, 21-14	0:40
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Gosch/Horst	25, Q5	21-17, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Likholetov/Yutvalin, Russia 1-0
9/16/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool A	Gosch/Horst	8	Likholetov/Yutvalin	16	21-12, 21-15	0:36