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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Otera Open
August 11 - 16, 2009

(Q26) Geir Eithun/Kjell Goranson, Norway

Geir Eithun
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 12, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Førde

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Long Beach 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$70,275.00

Kjell Arne Goranson
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 13, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Baerum

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$55,635.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Kristiansand Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Did not play	Vegard Hoidalen - 25th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/11/2009	Country Quota	Dan Inge Dale / Bjarte Usken, Norway	Won 21-9, 21-13	0:30
Wed, 8/12/2009	Qualifier 1	Jan Dumek / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (27, Q7)	Lost 23-25, 18-21	0:53

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Geir Eithun												Kjell Goranson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$8,950.00
38	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	13	0	$55,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$5,625.00
26	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	4	0	$13,275.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	65	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	18	0	$38,600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$300.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
											Satellite	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$2,010.00
66	0	0	0	0	1	7	13	17	0	$70,275.00	Total	93	0	1	0	1	1	6	10	19	0	$55,635.00

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
2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Geir Eithun													Kjell Goranson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1998	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
											1999	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00
											1999	FIVB C&S	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,510.00
											2000	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	$2,250.00
											2001	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	$2,500.00
											2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	$1,650.00
											2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$2,000.00
											2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	4	$13,625.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$500.00
											2005	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	$8,250.00
											2006	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00
											2007	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	$14,300.00
											2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	$4,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$1,700.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Total	Total	93	0	1	0	1	1	6	10	19	55	$55,635.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
2008-2009	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 27, Q7 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
8/12/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 1	Dumek/Tichy	27, Q7	Eithun/Goranson	Q26	25-23, 21-18	0:53
Lead the series against Dale/Usken, Norway 1-0
8/11/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Country Quota	Eithun/Goranson	Q26	Dale/Usken		21-9, 21-13	0:30