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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Junior (U21) World Championships
September 3 - 7, 2008

(23, Q12) Jeremy Groenveld/Tom Podstawka, Canada

Jeremy Groenveld
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 17, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Guelph

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB U21 World Championships Brighton 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Tom Podstawka
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB U21 World Championships Brighton 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Brighton Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/3/2008	Qualifier 2	Ilya Goremykin / Anton Safonov, Russia (Q5)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:36
Wed, 9/3/2008	Qualifier 3	Vitalii Didukh / Pronin Mykhailo, Ukraine (Q13)	Won 21-17, 17-21, 18-16	0:54
Thu, 9/4/2008	Pool H	Francesco Giontella / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (2)	Lost 13-21, 16-21	0:36
Fri, 9/5/2008	Pool H	Constantin Quadt / Roman Sutter, Switzerland (11)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:38
Fri, 9/5/2008	Pool H	Hermans Egleskalns / Toms Vanags, Latvia (14)	Won 21-16, 22-20	0:36
Sat, 9/6/2008	Winner 1	Miika Manninen / Petri Parviainen, Finland (18)	Won 23-21, 21-12	0:33
Sat, 9/6/2008	Winner 2	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (21, Q3)	Lost 12-21, 10-21	0:34

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$)
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jeremy Groenveld												Tom Podstawka
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$0.00

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
2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	3	57.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jeremy Groenveld													Tom Podstawka
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	$0.00

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	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	3-3	50.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%
2007-2008	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	3-3	50.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	6-6	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%

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
U21 World Championships	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
Total	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3

Head to Head Results
Groenveld/Podstawka lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Giontella/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
9/4/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool H	Giontella/Nicolai	2	Groenveld/Podstawka	23, Q12	21-13, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Quadt/Sutter, Switzerland 0-1
9/5/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool H	Quadt/Sutter	11	Groenveld/Podstawka	23, Q12	21-19, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Egleskalns/Vanags, Latvia 1-0
9/5/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool H	Groenveld/Podstawka	23, Q12	Egleskalns/Vanags	14	21-16, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Manninen/Parviainen, Finland 1-0
9/6/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Groenveld/Podstawka	23, Q12	Manninen/Parviainen	18	23-21, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 21, Q3 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
9/6/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	21, Q3	Groenveld/Podstawka	23, Q12	21-12, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # Q5 Goremykin/Safonov, Russia 1-0
9/3/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Qualifier 2	Groenveld/Podstawka	23, Q12	Goremykin/Safonov	Q5	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q13 Didukh/Mykhailo, Ukraine 1-0
9/3/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Qualifier 3	Groenveld/Podstawka	23, Q12	Didukh/Mykhailo	Q13	21-17, 17-21, 18-16	0:54