Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(27) Antonio Cotrino /John Garcia-Thompson, Spain
 
Antonio Cotrino Heras
Spain
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 25, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Malaga
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 40
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Mallorca 2002)
Career Winnings: US$42,292.50
John Garcia-Thompson
England / Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 8, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Palma de Mallorca
Height: 192 cm (6'3")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 68
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$40,620.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB18000000104472 US$25,000.00
FIVB C&S1000000100000 US$900.00
Overall19000000204472 US$25,900.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam Q7 33rd 36 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 10 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/19-24/2003 Greece Challenger 2 9th 24 US$900.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q9 41st 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q1 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q7 33rd 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 25, Q3 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q4 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 25, Q1 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 25, Q2 17th 60 US$2,500.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool C Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (3) Lost 15-21, 10-21 0:26
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool C Riccardo Fenili / Fabio Galli, Italy (46) Won 22-24, 21-19, 15-7 1:00
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool C Manuel Carrasco / Raul Mesa, Spain (22) Won 21-10, 21-14 0:34
Thu, 10/16/2003 Winner 1 Pedro Brazao / Fred Souza, Brazil (32) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:45
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Javier Bosma - 17th Did not play
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Javier Luna - 25th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 27 17th 160 US$5,000.00
Head to Head Results
Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 8-13 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 27 21-15, 21-10 0:26
Trail the series against # 5 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Egger/Heyer 9 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q1 21-15, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 7 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Blanton/Nygaard 24 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q2 21-18, 21-23, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Berger/Doppler 8 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q3 21-17, 13-21, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool G Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 10 Baracetti/Conde 7 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:04
Trail the series against # 11 Marques/Neto, Brazil 1-2
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Marques/Neto 8 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 10 21-12, 21-17 0:44
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q1 Marques/Neto 8 21-23, 25-23, 15-13 1:13
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Marques/Neto 8, Q1 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q2 17-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:58
Trail the series against # 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Hoidalen/Kjemperud 9 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q3 21-17, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Canet/Hamel 24 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q1 21-19, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Carrasco/Mesa, Spain 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool C Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 27 Carrasco/Mesa 22 21-10, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 26 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-0
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool G Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 10 Prosser/Williams 23 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 29 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 27, Q16 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q1 16-21, 21-15, 20-18 1:02
Trail the series against # 32 Brazao/Souza, Brazil 0-1
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Brazao/Souza 32 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 27 21-18, 21-12 0:45
Lead the series against # 33 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 3 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q2 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q18 17-21, 31-29, 16-14 1:06
Trail the series against # 36 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool G Hernandez/Papaleo 26, Q9 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 10 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:06
Trail the series against # 41 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q7 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Series tied with # 45 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q36 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q4 21-18, 22-20 0:46
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q2 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q31 16-21, 21-16, 22-20 1:06
Lead the series against # 46 Fenili/Galli, Italy 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool C Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 27 Fenili/Galli 46 22-24, 21-19, 15-7 1:00
Lead the series against # 47 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q2 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 9 21-15, 21-18 0:43