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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 18, 2016

(7) Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain

Adrián Gavira Collado
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 17, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

La Linea de la Concepcion

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

187

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$760,763.98

Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Castellon de la Plana

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

225

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$908,963.98

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
FIVB	159	4	10	10	7	46	3	44	1	27	1	1	5	US$1,440,678.42

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Javier Bosma - 17th
2004	Did not play	Raul Mesa - 17th
FIVB Age Group WC 2005	Miguel de Amo - 19th	Did not play
2016	Pablo Herrera - 25th	Adrian Gavira - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-10/2016	Gstaad Major	7	4th	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2016	Porec Major	9	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2016	Poland Grand Slam	4	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2016	Major Hamburg	9	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	12	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	2	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	5	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	7	1st	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	10	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	12	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	9/29-10/4/2015	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	8	9th	0	US$5,000.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	7	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	10	3rd	640	US$32,000.00

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/6/2016

Pool F

Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (18)

Won 14-21, 21-17, 15-13

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Adrian Gavira	Total	42	21	0	0.500	5	7	0	2
	1	42	21	0	0.500	5	7	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Pablo Herrera	Total	24	12	0	0.500	3	12	1	3
	1	24	12	0	0.500	3	12	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/8/2016

Pool F

Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (19)

Lost 21-13, 18-21, 12-15

0:54

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Adrian Gavira	Total	24	13	0	0.542	2	6	2	3
	1	24	13	0	0.542	2	6	2	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Pablo Herrera	Total	28	16	0	0.571	1	5	1	3
	1	28	16	0	0.571	1	5	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/10/2016

Pool F

Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (6)

Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-7

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Adrian Gavira	Total	29	21	0	0.724	0	7	0	3
	1	29	21	0	0.724	0	7	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Pablo Herrera	Total	28	16	0	0.571	7	2	1	4
	1	28	16	0	0.571	7	2	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/13/2016

Winner 1

Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (1)

Lost 22-24, 13-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Adrian Gavira	Total	19	8	0	0.421	0	2	0	1
	1	19	8	0	0.421	0	2	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Pablo Herrera	Total	23	16	0	0.696	3	0	1	1
	1	23	16	0	0.696	3	0	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Adrian Gavira	114	63	0	0.553	7	22	2	9
Pablo Herrera	103	60	0	0.583	14	19	4	11
Total	217	123	0	0.567	21	41	6	20
Opponents	200	111	0	0.555	24	45	16	19

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Did not play	Javier Bosma - 17th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	Did not play	Javier Bosma - 2nd
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Did not play	Raul Mesa - 33rd
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Did not play	Raul Mesa - 9th
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Did not play	Raul Mesa - 9th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Pablo Herrera - 5th	Adrian Gavira - 5th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Pablo Herrera - 5th	Adrian Gavira - 5th
2012	Olympic Games	London	Pablo Herrera - 9th	Adrian Gavira - 9th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Pablo Herrera - 5th	Adrian Gavira - 5th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Pablo Herrera - 17th	Adrian Gavira - 17th
2015	World Tour Finals	Fort Lauderdale	Pablo Herrera - 9th	Adrian Gavira - 9th
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Pablo Herrera - 5th	Adrian Gavira - 5th
2017	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Pablo Herrera - 5th	Adrian Gavira - 5th
2018	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Pablo Herrera - 9th	Adrian Gavira - 9th
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Pablo Herrera - 17th	Adrian Gavira - 17th
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Pablo Herrera - 5th	Adrian Gavira - 5th
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Pablo Herrera - 9th	Adrian Gavira - 9th
2022	World Championships	Rome	Pablo Herrera - 17th	Adrian Gavira - 17th
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Pablo Herrera - 17th	Adrian Gavira - 17th
2024	Olympic Games	Paris	Pablo Herrera - 5th	Adrian Gavira - 5th

Head to Head Results
Gavira/Herrera lead the series against the field 46-43 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-3
8/13/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Gavira/Herrera	7	24-22, 21-13	0:40
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Gavira/Herrera	7	25-23, 21-19	0:45
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Cerutti/Schmidt	12, Q1	Gavira/Herrera	5	21-10, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 7-5
6/11/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Gavira/Herrera	9	18-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:51
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-16, 21-17	0:36
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Gavira/Herrera	8	19-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:04
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-17, 21-12	0:30
8/23/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	9-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:04
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	15-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:51
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Gavira/Herrera	13	32-30, 21-17	0:44
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	10	30-28, 21-18	0:49
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	27, Q6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:47
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Gavira/Herrera	30, Q20	21-14, 21-18	0:35
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	29	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:51
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	28, Q7	21-11, 21-23, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Lucena	24	Gavira/Herrera	10	13-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 4 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 2-4
7/10/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	11	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-13, 21-18	0:35
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	9	Goncalves/Solberg	5	21-15, 30-28	0:41
10/2/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Gavira/Herrera	8	By Forfeit
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Gavira/Herrera	11	23-21, 15-21, 15-13	0:51
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	9	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-19, 24-22	0:41
5/31/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Gavira/Herrera	12	Goncalves/Solberg	10	21-19, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-2
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	5	20-22, 21-18, 15-10	0:49
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	3	Gavira/Herrera	13	17-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:55
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	3	Gavira/Herrera	13	21-11, 25-23	0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 3-4
8/10/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	7	Gibb/Patterson	6	21-19, 16-21, 15-7	0:53
5/28/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gibb/Patterson	2	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-17, 13-21, 16-14	0:47
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Gibb/Patterson	1	Gavira/Herrera	8	19-21, 21-16, 18-16	1:02
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gibb/Patterson	12, Q1	Gavira/Herrera	8	31-29, 18-21, 15-11	1:02
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	5	Gibb/Patterson	10	21-19, 25-23	0:47
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	6	Gibb/Patterson	11	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:45
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Gibb/Patterson	6	Gavira/Herrera	27, Q6	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 4-2
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	12	Krasilnikov/Semenov	8	22-20, 22-20	0:38
4/16/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	7	Krasilnikov/Semenov	4	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:42
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	10	Krasilnikov/Semenov	7	21-18, 21-14	0:35
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Gavira/Herrera	8	Krasilnikov/Semenov	9	21-17, 21-15	0:31
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Krasilnikov/Semenov	1	Gavira/Herrera	5	21-11, 21-18	0:32
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Krasilnikov/Semenov	25	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-19, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 3-5
7/10/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-14, 34-32	0:51
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Gavira/Herrera	4	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:48
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-16, 21-17	0:37
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-18, 20-22, 20-18	0:56
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gavira/Herrera	3	23-25, 21-17, 16-14	0:55
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	5	21-14, 21-12	0:29
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	14	21-19, 26-24	0:45
Trail the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-5
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Gavira/Herrera	5	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:46
3/19/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Gavira/Herrera	10	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:44
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Gavira/Herrera	8	24-22, 21-17	0:38
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Gavira/Herrera	7	22-20, 21-14	0:37
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	14	Lupo/Nicolai	6	24-26, 21-19, 15-13	1:01
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	44	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-16	0:39
4/29/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	3	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-16, 21-11	0:34
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Lupo/Nicolai	28, Q11	Gavira/Herrera	9	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 11 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	7	Kantor/Losiak	26	22-24, 22-20, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 12 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	7	Carambula/Ranghieri	16	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-2
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	7	Doppler/Horst	10	21-15, 17-21, 15-10	0:40
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 2	Doppler/Horst	15	Gavira/Herrera	9	19-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:53
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	10	Doppler/Horst	8	26-24, 17-21, 15-7	0:54
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	12	Doppler/Horst	17	21-14, 21-18	0:38
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Doppler/Horst	10	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-17, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 2-0
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	12	Bockermann/Fluggen	18	21-12, 21-14	0:30
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	7	Bockermann/Fluggen	26, Q6	21-12, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-1
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Ontiveros/Virgen	14	Gavira/Herrera	3	21-19, 19-21, 15-6	0:53
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Ontiveros/Virgen	21	21-13, 21-19	0:37
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Gavira/Herrera	14	Ontiveros/Virgen	19	21-19, 21-16	0:37
6/18/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gavira/Herrera	30, Q20	Ontiveros/Virgen	Q13	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 3-2
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	7	Saxton/Schalk	1	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:47
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	10	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-15, 21-17	0:31
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	16	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-17, 21-16	0:34
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	2	Saxton/Schalk	15	21-16, 21-18	0:37
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Saxton/Schalk	12	25-23, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-1
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	10	Fijalek/Prudel	6	21-19, 19-21, 15-7	0:49
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Gavira/Herrera	6	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:45
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	5	Fijalek/Prudel	19	21-12, 21-18	0:32
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	3	Fijalek/Prudel	14	25-23, 21-19	0:45
8/8/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Gavira/Herrera	3	Fijalek/Prudel	9	21-18, 21-8	0:32
Lead the series against # 18 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-0
8/6/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	7	Huber/Seidl	18	14-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:53
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Huber/Seidl	21, Q3	21-19, 21-15	0:40
Series tied with # 19 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 1-1
8/8/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool F	Santos Pereira/Younousse	19	Gavira/Herrera	7	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:54
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	2	Santos Pereira/Younousse	18	21-17, 19-21, 19-17	0:54
Lead the series against # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-19, 21-19	0:39
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	Gavira/Herrera	12	24-22, 17-21, 20-18	0:58
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	21-13, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 21 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 0-1
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Diaz/Gonzalez	48	Gavira/Herrera	18	21-19, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-0
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	7	Barsuk/Liamin	26, Q5	21-16, 21-12	0:28
Trail the series against # 24 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 0-3
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Binstock/Schachter	11	Gavira/Herrera	2	21-18, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool G	Binstock/Schachter	10	Gavira/Herrera	7	22-20, 21-18	0:40
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Binstock/Schachter	23	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-16, 21-18	0:43