FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Greece Challenger
August 19 - 24, 2003
(5) Florian Gosch/Bernhard Strauss, Austria
 
Florian Gosch
Austria
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Leoben
Resides: Vienna
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)
Career Winnings: US$172,325.00
Bernhard Strauss
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 28, 1975 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Salzburg
Resides: Elsbethen
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 62
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Lopar Island 2004)
Career Winnings: US$40,575.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB4600000021710101114 US$65,200.00
FIVB C&S400111000100000 US$7,500.00
Overall5000111021810101114 US$72,700.00
Previous Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q22 41 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q18 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q25 41 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q22 57 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q30 57 6 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q24 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q22 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 10/1-6/2002 Brazil Open 30, Q5 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open Q22 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 48 37 24 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/24-28/2002 Ukraine Challenger 26 17 14 US$500.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 57 4 US$0.00
Greece Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/19/2003 Pool E Kristians Marnics / Tomass Marnics, Latvia (20) Won 21-15, 23-21 0:44
Wed, 8/20/2003 Pool E Ron Andelhof / Ward Coucke, Belgium (17) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 0:57
Thu, 8/21/2003 Pool E Andreas Gilbertsson / Robert Svensson, Sweden (8) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:33
Fri, 8/22/2003 Winner 1 Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (14) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Sat, 8/23/2003 Winner 2 Mykola Babich / Dmytro Khudoley, Ukraine (11) Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:50
Sat, 8/23/2003 Semi-Finals Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (1) Lost 16-21, 20-22 0:41
Sun, 8/24/2003 Bronze Medal Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (3) Lost 22-24, 19-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss lead the series against the field 6-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
8/23/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Semi-Finals Hoidalen/Kjemperud 1 Gosch/Strauss 5 21-16, 22-20 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
8/24/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Bronze Medal Kais/Vesik 3 Gosch/Strauss 5 24-22, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
8/21/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool E Gosch/Strauss 5 Gilbertsson/Svensson 8 21-15, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 1-0
8/23/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 2 Gosch/Strauss 5 Babich/Khudoley 11 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Petreaev/Shapranovich, Israel 1-0
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Gosch/Strauss Q22 Petreaev/Shapranovich Q43 21-18, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
8/22/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 1 Gosch/Strauss 5 Grinbergs/Stals 14 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Andelhof/Coucke, Belgium 1-0
8/20/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool E Gosch/Strauss 5 Andelhof/Coucke 17 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 0:57
Trail the series against # 18 Palinek/Smrcka, Czech Republic 0-1
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 1 Palinek/Smrcka Q43 Gosch/Strauss Q22 21-18, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Marnics/Marnics, Latvia 1-0
8/19/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool E Gosch/Strauss 5 Marnics/Marnics 20 21-15, 23-21 0:44