FIVB Age Group World Championships
Junior (U21) World Championships
September 3 - 7, 2008
(24, Q1) Matthias Penk/Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany
 
Matthias Penk
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 11, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 1
Tournaments: 1
Career Best: 4th (FIVB U21 World Championships Brighton 2008)
Career Winnings: US$0.00
Alexander Walkenhorst
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 30, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Essen
Height: 206 cm (6'9")
Weight: 98 kg (216 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 52
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Anapa 2013)
Career FIVB Age Group WC Best: 4th (Brighton 2008)
Career Winnings: US$138,655.90
Team Career Summary 
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FIVB Age Group WC10001000000 US$0.00
Previous Brighton Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Under 21 World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/3/2008 Qualifier 2 Gay Ben Gal / Roy Epsztein, Israel (Q16) Won 21-17, 21-8 0:32
Wed, 9/3/2008 Qualifier 3 Alexander Berger / Jorg Wutzl, Austria (Q9) Won 21-9, 21-13 0:29
Thu, 9/4/2008 Pool G Jake Sheaf / Luke Sheaf, England (1) Won 21-7, 21-14 0:29
Fri, 9/5/2008 Pool G Sam Boehm / Christopher McHugh, Australia (12) Won 22-20, 23-21 0:44
Fri, 9/5/2008 Pool G Filip Habr / Milan Monik, Czech Republic (13) Won 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
Sat, 9/6/2008 Winner 1 Jon Stiekema / Sven Vismans, Netherlands (22, Q2) Won 15-21, 21-9, 15-9 0:44
Sat, 9/6/2008 Winner 2 Sergey Kostyukhin / Alexey Pastukhov, Russia (9) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Sun, 9/7/2008 Semi-Finals Francesco Giontella / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (2) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:44
Sun, 9/7/2008 Bronze Medal Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (21, Q3) Lost 12-21, 18-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Penk/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 7-2 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Sheaf/Sheaf, England 1-0
9/4/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool G Penk/Walkenhorst 24, Q1 Sheaf/Sheaf 1 21-7, 21-14 0:29
Trail the series against # 2 Giontella/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
9/7/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Semi-Finals Giontella/Nicolai 2 Penk/Walkenhorst 24, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 9 Kostyukhin/Pastukhov, Russia 1-0
9/6/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 2 Penk/Walkenhorst 24, Q1 Kostyukhin/Pastukhov 9 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
9/5/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool G Penk/Walkenhorst 24, Q1 Boehm/McHugh 12 22-20, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Habr/Monik, Czech Republic 1-0
9/5/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool G Penk/Walkenhorst 24, Q1 Habr/Monik 13 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 21, Q3 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
9/7/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Bronze Medal Ingrosso/Ingrosso 21, Q3 Penk/Walkenhorst 24, Q1 21-12, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Stiekema/Vismans, Netherlands 1-0
9/6/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 1 Penk/Walkenhorst 24, Q1 Stiekema/Vismans 22, Q2 15-21, 21-9, 15-9 0:44
Lead the series against # Q9 Berger/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
9/3/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Qualifier 3 Penk/Walkenhorst 24, Q1 Berger/Wutzl Q9 21-9, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # Q16 Ben Gal/Epsztein, Israel 1-0
9/3/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Qualifier 2 Penk/Walkenhorst 24, Q1 Ben Gal/Epsztein Q16 21-17, 21-8 0:32