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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 25, 2004

(3) Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland

Martin Laciga
Switzerland

Photo: eurobeachtour.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 25, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aarberg

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

206

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$784,010.00

Paul Laciga
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 24, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bern

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

141

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$599,960.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	Money
FIVB	119	5	12	5	9	32	4	18	7	19	6	2	US$1,003,870.00
FIVB C&S	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$7,800.00
Overall	121	6	13	5	9	32	4	18	7	19	6	2	US$1,011,670.00

Previous Athens Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	3	17th	108	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	5	5th	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	2	13th	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	3	1st	360	US$27,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	5	2nd	540	US$29,500.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	7	5th	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	4	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	5	5th	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	3	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	8	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	3	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S	1/23-25/2004	Argentinean Satellite	1	2nd	26	US$1,800.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	3	5th	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	4	5th	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	4	5th	180	US$6,000.00

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/15/2004

Pool C

Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (22)

Won 21-14, 21-14

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Martin Laciga	Total	20	13	0	0.650	2	3	2	3
	1	20	13	0	0.650	2	3	2	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Paul Laciga	Total	15	11	0	0.733	0	6	1	3
	1	15	11	0	0.733	0	6	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/17/2004

Pool C

Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera, Spain (15)

Lost 19-21, 21-17, 9-15

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Martin Laciga	Total	17	13	0	0.765	1	4	0	6
	1	17	13	0	0.765	1	4	0	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Paul Laciga	Total	44	24	0	0.545	0	5	0	2
	1	44	24	0	0.545	0	5	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/19/2004

Pool C

Nikolas Berger / Florian Gosch, Austria (10)

Won 21-17, 21-19

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Martin Laciga	Total	18	9	0	0.500	4	2	1	3
	1	18	9	0	0.500	4	2	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Paul Laciga	Total	30	18	0	0.600	0	15	1	0
	1	30	18	0	0.600	0	15	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/21/2004

Winner 1

Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2)

Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-12

1:07

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Martin Laciga	Total	40	24	0	0.600	4	3	0	3
	1	40	24	0	0.600	4	3	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Paul Laciga	Total	16	10	0	0.625	0	7	1	3
	1	16	10	0	0.625	0	7	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sun, 8/22/2004

Winner 2

Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)

Lost 13-21, 16-21

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Martin Laciga	Total	15	6	0	0.400	0	11	0	0
	1	15	6	0	0.400	0	11	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Paul Laciga	Total	32	13	0	0.406	0	2	0	5
	1	32	13	0	0.406	0	2	0	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Martin Laciga	110	65	0	0.591	11	23	3	15
Paul Laciga	137	76	0	0.555	0	35	3	13
Total	247	141	0	0.571	11	58	6	28
Opponents	247	134	0	0.543	15	61	7	16

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Paul Laciga - 9th	Martin Laciga - 9th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Paul Laciga - 2nd	Martin Laciga - 2nd
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	Paul Laciga - 5th	Martin Laciga - 5th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Paul Laciga - 5th	Martin Laciga - 5th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Paul Laciga - 5th	Martin Laciga - 5th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Markus Egger - 17th	Sascha Heyer - 2nd
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Paul Laciga - 17th	Martin Laciga - 17th
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Jan Schnider - 9th	Did not play
2011	World Championships	Rome	Jonas Weingart - 37th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Laciga/Laciga lead the series against the field 61-35 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-5
8/22/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Laciga/Laciga	3	21-13, 21-16	0:38
6/27/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	5	Rego/Santos	1	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:01
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Laciga/Laciga	5	21-14, 21-15	0:35
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Laciga/Laciga	8	16-21, 29-27, 15-13	1:15
7/20/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	3	Laciga/Laciga	5	21-18, 20-22, 15-13	1:00
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	5	Laciga/Laciga	3	27-25, 21-18	0:46
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	3	Rego/Santos	4	21-18, 21-10	0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-4
8/21/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	3	Araujo/Insfran	2	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	1:07
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Insfran	4	Laciga/Laciga	7	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	1:03
10/17/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 3	Araujo/Insfran	2	Laciga/Laciga	3	21-14, 22-20	0:44
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	5	Laciga/Laciga	4	21-19, 21-13	0:44
9/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Gold Medal	Laciga/Laciga	7	Araujo/Insfran	4	21-17, 27-25	0:54
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Laciga/Laciga	12	21-18, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-3
6/27/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Laciga/Laciga	5	20-22, 21-19, 16-14	1:06
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	21-18, 21-15	0:37
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool E	Laciga/Laciga	5	Dieckmann/Reckermann	12	21-12, 21-12	0:31
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	10	Laciga/Laciga	2	19-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:56
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Laciga/Laciga	3	22-20, 25-27, 17-15	1:03
Lead the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 6-3
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Laciga/Laciga	5	21-16, 21-11	0:32
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 6	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	2	By Forfeit
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Laciga/Laciga	7	21-9, 21-15	0:35
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	4	14-21, 35-33, 15-11	0:58
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-16, 21-18	0:38
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	17	21-18, 21-19	0:39
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Heuscher/Kobel	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Laciga/Laciga	3	24-22, 15-21, 16-14	0:56
7/1/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	27-25, 26-24	0:46
Series tied with # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 5-5
1/25/04	FIVB C&S	Argentinean Satellite	Gold Medal	Baracetti/Conde	2	Laciga/Laciga	1	21-17, 21-19	0:44
8/10/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	8	Baracetti/Conde	4	21-19, 21-19	0:52
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	2	Laciga/Laciga	7	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:47
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	3	Laciga/Laciga	4	22-20, 15-21, 15-9	0:50
8/12/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Bronze Medal	Laciga/Laciga	2	Baracetti/Conde	3	21-18, 21-11	0:39
8/11/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 4	Laciga/Laciga	2	Baracetti/Conde	3	21-17, 21-11	0:34
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Baracetti/Conde	3	Laciga/Laciga	2	23-21, 23-21	0:44
7/14/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 6	Baracetti/Conde	4	Laciga/Laciga	2	25-23, 15-21, 21-19	1:07
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 6	Laciga/Laciga	2	Baracetti/Conde	20	21-15, 21-12	0:30
6/17/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	4	Baracetti/Conde	22	19-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 8 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-0
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Blanton/Nygaard	19, Q1	19-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 5-4
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	21	Laciga/Laciga	5	12-21, 21-18, 21-19	0:51
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Laciga/Laciga	2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	16	19-21, 26-24, 16-14	1:11
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 3	Laciga/Laciga	5	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	20	21-16, 18-21, 20-18	0:54
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Laciga/Laciga	3	17-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:48
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	12	Laciga/Laciga	6	21-16, 21-17	0:36
8/4/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 3	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Laciga/Laciga	3	24-22, 22-20	0:42
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	21-18, 21-18	0:33
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	21-13, 21-15	0:40
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	22-20, 21-7	0:31
Lead the series against # 10 Berger/Gosch, Austria 1-0
8/19/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Berger/Gosch	10	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 5-0
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 5	Laciga/Laciga	5	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:51
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	7	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	10	21-17, 36-34	0:51
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	8	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	21-17, 21-13	0:33
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	5	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	15	28-26, 21-19	0:45
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	7	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	24	21-17, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Schacht/Slack, Australia 4-1
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 5	Laciga/Laciga	5	Schacht/Slack	11	21-13, 21-17	0:41
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Laciga/Laciga	7	Schacht/Slack	12	22-20, 18-21, 15-12	1:03
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Schacht/Slack	14	21-16, 18-21, 15-8	0:44
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Schacht/Slack	21	Laciga/Laciga	12	21-19, 21-15	0:37
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Schacht/Slack	29	21-17, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 4	Laciga/Laciga	5	Alvarez/Rossell	15	21-16, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-4
8/17/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool C	Bosma/Herrera	15	Laciga/Laciga	3	21-19, 17-21, 15-9	0:53
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Bosma/Herrera	24	Laciga/Laciga	2	21-15, 23-21	0:37
3/27/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 5	Bosma/Herrera	18	Laciga/Laciga	8	22-24, 21-19, 16-14	1:02
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Bosma/Herrera	29	Laciga/Laciga	4	13-21, 21-14, 17-15	0:52
Lead the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 5-2
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Berg/Dahl	30, Q5	Laciga/Laciga	3	21-19, 21-16	0:43
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Laciga/Laciga	4	Berg/Dahl	19	21-14, 21-14	0:37
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	5	Berg/Dahl	21	21-18, 21-13	0:39
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool B	Laciga/Laciga	2	Berg/Dahl	15	21-13, 16-21, 17-15	0:49
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Berg/Dahl	14	Laciga/Laciga	3	22-20, 21-15	0:36
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Berg/Dahl	13	21-18, 21-15	0:39
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	7	Berg/Dahl	16	21-18, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Prosser/Williams, Australia 2-0
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	3	Prosser/Williams	11	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:47
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Prosser/Williams	20	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 18 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 3-1
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Brenha/Maia	13	21-19, 21-15	0:41
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Brenha/Maia	20	21-14, 21-15	0:39
9/24/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 3	Brenha/Maia	12	Laciga/Laciga	4	15-11	0:43
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Brenha/Maia	11	15-7	0:28
Lead the series against # 20 Child/Heese, Canada 5-2
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 2	Laciga/Laciga	5	Child/Heese	27	21-9, 21-17	0:34
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Child/Heese	29, Q2	Laciga/Laciga	4	23-21, 21-18	0:43
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	5	Child/Heese	28, Q4	21-23, 21-18, 15-10	0:55
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Child/Heese	20	21-17, 21-16	0:44
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Child/Heese	5	Laciga/Laciga	4	16-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:53
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool B	Laciga/Laciga	2	Child/Heese	15	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:55
7/8/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Child/Heese	4	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
10/17/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	3	Hernandez/Papaleo	36	21-19, 25-23	0:49
Lead the series against # 22 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
8/15/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	22	21-14, 21-14	0:35
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	21-18, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 23 Canet/Hamel, France 3-1
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	28, Q4	Laciga/Laciga	5	22-24, 21-18, 15-12	1:12
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	7	Canet/Hamel	26, Q1	15-21, 21-16, 15-4	0:51
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool B	Laciga/Laciga	2	Canet/Hamel	18	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Canet/Hamel	35	21-14, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 24 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 6-0
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 4	Laciga/Laciga	3	Horrem/Maaseide	26	24-22, 13-21, 15-12	0:56
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Laciga/Laciga	4	Horrem/Maaseide	20	22-20, 21-11	0:45
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Horrem/Maaseide	19	21-13, 15-21, 15-10	0:53
8/10/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	8	Horrem/Maaseide	16	21-11, 21-10	0:33
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Horrem/Maaseide	30	21-15, 21-16	0:45
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	4	Horrem/Maaseide	20	21-14, 22-20	0:39