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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVII Olympic Games
September 16 - 26, 2000

(4) Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland

Martin Laciga
Switzerland

Photo: eurobeachtour.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 25, 1975 (50 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 (55 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 Sydney Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	4	5th	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	4	5th	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	3	3rd	272	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open	4	13th	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	4	2nd	306	US$18,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	4	9th	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	6	3rd	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Spain Open	3	1st	340	US$26,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2000	Canada Open	4	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	3	4th	238	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2000	Macau Open	3	5th	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	1/18-23/2000	Brazil Open	6	2nd	306	US$18,000.00
FIVB	1/12-16/2000	Argentina Open	6	5th	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/5/1999	Brazil Open	5	5th	204	US$8,000.00

Sydney XXVII Olympic Games Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sun, 9/17/2000	Winner 1	Martin Lebl / Michal Palinek, Czech Republic (21)	Won 15-13	0:52
Fri, 9/22/2000	Winner 2	Julien Prosser / Lee Zahner, Australia (1)	Won 15-8	0:47
Sun, 9/24/2000	Winner 3	Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (12)	Lost 11-15	0:43

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
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	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

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	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$77,200.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	2	1	1	3	0	3	2	3	1	0	$171,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	94	5	9	4	8	25	3	14	5	15	5	0	$750,670.00
Challenger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00
Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
Total	121	6	13	5	9	32	4	18	7	19	6	0	$1,011,670.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Martin Laciga												Paul Laciga
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	$44,050.00	World Championships	6	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$61,100.00
53	0	2	2	1	5	16	14	6	0	$188,825.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	24	0	2	1	2	4	7	4	3	0	$113,775.00
139	6	11	5	10	42	27	24	13	0	$530,135.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	106	5	9	4	8	29	27	18	5	0	$405,085.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	Challenger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,900.00	Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$900.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
206	8	15	7	11	52	45	40	19	0	$770,410.00	Total	141	6	14	5	10	38	35	23	8	0	$586,360.00

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
1997	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	1	0	0	0	$56,600.00	1	1	50.0 %
1999	FIVB	13	0	2	0	3	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	$138,000.00	6	2	75.0 %
2000	FIVB	14	1	2	2	1	5	0	1	1	1	0	0	$140,000.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	38	1	4	2	5	11	0	10	2	3	0	0	$334,600.00	9	4	69.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Martin Laciga													Paul Laciga
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
12	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	2	$4,750.00	1995	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	2	$4,750.00
9	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	$16,750.00	1996	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	$16,000.00
11	0	0	0	1	2	8	0	0	0	$28,300.00	1997	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	2	8	0	0	0	$28,300.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	1997	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
13	1	1	0	3	6	1	1	0	0	$71,400.00	1998	FIVB	13	1	1	0	3	6	1	1	0	0	$71,400.00
13	0	2	0	3	4	2	2	0	0	$69,000.00	1999	FIVB	13	0	2	0	3	4	2	2	0	0	$69,000.00
14	1	2	2	1	5	2	1	0	0	$70,000.00	2000	FIVB	14	1	2	2	1	5	2	1	0	0	$70,000.00
73	3	5	2	9	18	17	13	4	2	$263,200.00	Total	Total	72	3	5	2	9	18	17	12	4	2	$262,450.00

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	110	71.9%	27	17.6%	16	10.5%	137-16	89.5%	27	33.8%	13	16.3%	40	50.0%	27-53	33.8%	110-40	73.3%	54-29	65.1%	3	2	175-74	70.3%
1999-2000	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0		0	0	8-3	72.7%
Against the Field	23	63.9%	4	11.1%	9	25.0%	27-9	75.0%	8	50.0%	0	0.0%	8	50.0%	8-8	50.0%	46-10	82.1%	24-8	75.0%	1	0	41-11	78.8%

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	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	20	4	0	0	7	9	2	0	0	0	0	2	38	18
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	31	8	0	0	55	22	8	2	2	0	3	5	113	47
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Total	0	0	0	0	61	13	0	0	72	36	11	2	2	0	3	8	179	75

Head to Head Results
Laciga/Laciga lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
9/22/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	4	Prosser/Zahner	1	15-8	0:47
Trail the series against # 2 Loiola/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Loiola/Rego	2	Laciga/Laciga	6	15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 7 Heidger/Wong, United States 1-0
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Heidger/Wong	13	15-9	0:35
Series tied with # 12 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
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 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	15-6	0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Lebl/Palinek, Czech Republic 1-0
9/17/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	4	Lebl/Palinek	21	15-13	0:52