Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Nissan Grand Slam
September 18 - 21, 2003
(Q26) Espen Goranson/Kjell Goranson, Norway
 
Espen Goranson
Norway
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 15, 1968 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Borum
Resides: Oslo
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 46
Career Best: 7th (FIVB C&S Kiev 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$9,300.00
Kjell Arne Goranson
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 13, 1970 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Baerum
Resides: Oslo
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 93
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$55,635.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741CQMoney
FIVB25000000001543111 US$12,300.00
FIVB C&S100000010000000 US$900.00
Overall26000000101543111 US$13,200.00
Previous Carson Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/19-24/2003 Greece Challenger 7 9 24 US$900.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 30, Q16 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 30 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q18 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q13 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q13 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open Q8 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open Q10 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 43 37 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 30, Q13 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 33 37 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 31 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open Q13 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open Q12 41 10 US$0.00
United States Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/18/2003 Qualifier 1 Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (Q7) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 10-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Goranson trail the series against the field 3-20
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Araujo/Insfran 6 Goranson/Goranson 43 21-18, 21-17 0:38
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Goranson/Goranson 31 21-15, 21-14 0:31
Series tied with # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q16 21-19, 21-17 0:36
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Goranson/Goranson 30 Laciga/Laciga 3 21-19, 21-18 0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 Goranson/Goranson 30 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 9 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Rogers/Scott 14 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q16 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 Goranson/Goranson Q13 21-15, 26-24 0:45
Trail the series against # 12 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Goranson/Goranson Q21 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q13 21-23, 21-19, 17-15 1:06
Trail the series against # 15 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Schacht/Slack 14 Goranson/Goranson 30 21-13, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 19 Canet/Hamel, France 0-3
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool J Canet/Hamel 9 Goranson/Goranson 33 21-17, 21-18 0:54
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Canet/Hamel 18 Goranson/Goranson 31 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:59
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Canet/Hamel 22 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 21, Q5 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 28, Q29 Goranson/Goranson Q13 21-16, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 27 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 4 Goranson/Goranson 29 21-12, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/13/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider Q21 Goranson/Goranson Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # Q2 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Horrem/Maaseide 19 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q16 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Series tied with # Q7 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q7 Goranson/Goranson Q26 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q16 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q1 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # Q12 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q15 Goranson/Goranson Q18 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q17 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Goranson Q13 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger Q20 18-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:47
Trail the series against # Q22 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 0-2
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Pimponi/Raffaelli 19 Goranson/Goranson 43 22-20, 14-21, 15-13 0:54
9/12/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 23-21, 18-21, 15-9 0:48