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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championships
August 27 - 31, 2003

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Mallorca 2002)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Rethymnon 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$46,514.44

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (CEV Under Age San Marino 2000)

Career CEV Best:

4th (Valencia 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$55,158.15

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	28	33	41	Money
CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	US$4,226.17
FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	4	0	7	2	US$25,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$900.00
Overall	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	2	4	1	7	2	US$30,126.17

Previous Alanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		9th	40	€ 1,500.00
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

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/29/2003	Pool A	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland	Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13	1:05
Fri, 8/29/2003	Pool A	Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden	Lost 20-22, 13-21	0:50
Sat, 8/30/2003	Pool A	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France	Lost 30-32, 21-23	1:02

Head to Head Results
Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 6-10 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	27, Q16	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	16-21, 21-15, 20-18	1:02
Lead the series against Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 1-0
8/21/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Pool B	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	2	Babich/Khudoley	11	23-21, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q2	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	9	21-15, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Berg/Dahl		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		22-20, 21-13	0:50
Trail the series against Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	8	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	21-17, 13-21, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against Bosma/Mesa, Spain 0-1
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Bosma/Mesa	29, Q10	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q7	17-21, 21-14, 15-11	1:03
Trail the series against Canet/Hamel, France 0-2
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Canet/Hamel		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		32-30, 23-21	1:02
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Canet/Hamel	24	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	21-19, 21-18	0:44
Series tied with Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		Egger/Heyer		21-19, 18-21, 15-13	1:05
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Egger/Heyer	9	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	21-15, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
6/5/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q18	17-21, 31-29, 16-14	1:06
Series tied with Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-1
8/20/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Pool B	Grinbergs/Stals	14	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	2	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool E	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		Grinbergs/Stals		18-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:53
Trail the series against Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool E	Heuscher/Kobel		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		21-14, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	21-17, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	24, Q4	21-13, 19-21, 15-13	0:53