FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Greece Challenger
August 19 - 24, 2003
(2) Antonio Cotrino /John Garcia-Thompson, Spain
 
Antonio Cotrino Heras
Spain
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 FIVB C&S Best: 9th (Athens 2003)
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 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 Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Greece Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/19/2003 Pool B Spiros Karachalios / Nikos Kostakopoulos, Greece (23) Won 21-16, 21-4 0:35
Wed, 8/20/2003 Pool B Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (14) Lost 21-19, 18-21, 13-15 0:58
Thu, 8/21/2003 Pool B Mykola Babich / Dmytro Khudoley, Ukraine (11) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:35
Fri, 8/22/2003 Winner 1 Michal Palinek / Stepan Smrcka, Czech Republic (18) Lost 16-21, 27-25, 15-17 1:14
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 4 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 1-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Magnusson Q24 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q9 22-20, 21-16 0:46
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q7 Brinkborg/Magnusson Q26 21-8, 17-21, 15-6 0:44
Lead the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 0-1
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q16 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q1 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 8 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 # 11 Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 1-0
8/21/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool B Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 2 Babich/Khudoley 11 23-21, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Petreaev/Shapranovich, Israel 1-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q3 Petreaev/Shapranovich Q46 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 0-1
8/20/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool B Grinbergs/Stals 14 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 2 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 18 Palinek/Smrcka, Czech Republic 0-1
8/22/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 1 Palinek/Smrcka 18 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 2 21-16, 25-27, 17-15 1:14
Lead the series against # 23 Karachalios/Kostakopoulos, Greece 1-0
8/19/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool B Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 2 Karachalios/Kostakopoulos 23 21-16, 21-4 0:35