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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 22, 2008

(12) Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain

Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Castellon de la Plana

Resides:

Castellon de la Plana

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

220

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$891,338.98

Raul Mesa
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 16, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zaragoza

Resides:

Benidorm (Alicante)

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$226,937.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	49	1	0	1	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,100.00
Overall	52	2	1	2	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$289,200.00

Previous Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	14	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	3	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	18	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	15	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	13	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	17	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	9	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	18	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	18	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	12	7	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	22	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	13	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	11	17	100	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	18	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	24	9	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	15	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	16	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	21	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	16	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	12	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	11	4	420	US$12,000.00
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	13	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	13	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/24-28/2006	Mexico Open	13	17	120	US$3,000.00

Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/10/2008

Pool A

Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13)

Won 21-18, 23-21

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Pablo Herrera	Total	15	11	1	0.667	2	1	0	2
	1	15	11	1	0.667	2	1	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Raul Mesa	Total	32	14	5	0.281	1	6	1	1
	1	32	14	5	0.281	1	6	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/12/2008

Pool A

Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (24)

Won 21-14, 21-12

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Pablo Herrera	Total	12	8	3	0.417	8	3	1	0
	1	12	8	3	0.417	8	3	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Raul Mesa	Total	23	15	3	0.522	0	3	1	0
	1	23	15	3	0.522	0	3	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/14/2008

Pool A

Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (1)

Lost 13-21, 15-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Pablo Herrera	Total	9	3	1	0.222	1	1	0	2
	1	9	3	1	0.222	1	1	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Raul Mesa	Total	39	18	9	0.231	0	1	0	1
	1	39	18	9	0.231	0	1	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/16/2008

Winner 1

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (7)

Lost 24-26, 17-21

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Pablo Herrera	Total	11	6	2	0.364	5	3	1	2
	1	11	6	2	0.364	5	3	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Raul Mesa	Total	55	24	6	0.327	0	5	0	1
	1	55	24	6	0.327	0	5	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Pablo Herrera	47	28	7	0.447	16	8	2	6
Raul Mesa	149	71	23	0.322	1	15	2	3

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Rio de Janeiro	Javier Bosma - 17th	Manuel Carrasco - 37th
2004	Athens	Javier Bosma - 2nd	Did not play
2005	Berlin	Raul Mesa - 33rd	Pablo Herrera - 33rd
2007	Gstaad	Raul Mesa - 9th	Pablo Herrera - 9th
2009	Stavanger	Adrian Gavira - 5th	Inocencio Lario - 17th
2011	Rome	Adrian Gavira - 5th	Inocencio Lario - 17th
2012	London	Adrian Gavira - 9th	Did not play
2013	Stare Jablonki	Adrian Gavira - 5th	Did not play
2015	The Hague	Adrian Gavira - 17th	Did not play
2016	Rio de Janeiro	Adrian Gavira - 9th	Did not play
2017	Vienna	Adrian Gavira - 5th	Did not play
2019	Hamburg	Adrian Gavira - 17th	Did not play
2021	Tokyo	Adrian Gavira - 9th	Did not play
2022	Rome	Adrian Gavira - 17th	Did not play
2023	Tlaxcala	Adrian Gavira - 17th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 33-46

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Wu/Xu, China 1-3
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Wu/Xu	1	Herrera/Mesa	12	21-13, 21-15	0:40
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Wu/Xu	3	Herrera/Mesa	14	21-17, 21-15	0:41
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Herrera/Mesa	26	Wu/Xu	12	21-16, 21-17	0:40
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	8	Herrera/Mesa	25	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-3
6/15/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Herrera/Mesa	17	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:07
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Herrera/Mesa	17	21-18, 21-18	0:44
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	18	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	21-18, 21-16	0:39
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Dalhausser/Rogers	12	Herrera/Mesa	21	21-7, 20-22, 15-11	1:03
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-6
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	18	Rego/Santos	2	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Herrera/Mesa	9	21-17, 21-17	0:44
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Herrera/Mesa	12	Rego/Santos	1	21-18, 21-17	0:46
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool N	Rego/Santos	1	Herrera/Mesa	24	21-14, 15-21, 16-14	0:55
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-15, 18-21, 15-9	0:48
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-15, 21-16	0:39
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 4	Rego/Santos	2	Herrera/Mesa	20	19-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:53
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 4-5
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	17	Araujo/Magalhaes	12	21-18, 22-20	0:53
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	22	21-15, 21-12	0:38
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	15	22-20, 21-16	0:44
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	21	Araujo/Magalhaes	7	21-16, 16-21, 17-15	1:01
5/27/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	11	22-20, 16-21, 15-11	1:06
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Herrera/Mesa	11	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-16, 21-16	0:49
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	13	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-18, 21-14	0:34
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Herrera/Mesa	26	21-16, 21-16	0:35
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:57
Series tied with # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-1
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Nummerdor/Schuil	4	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	1:03
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	21	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	22-20, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-3
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-16, 21-15	0:40
6/15/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Herrera/Mesa	17	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-19, 21-16	0:49
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Herrera/Mesa	18	14-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:51
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	21-10, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-2
8/16/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	Herrera/Mesa	12	26-24, 21-17	0:53
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	17	Gibb/Rosenthal	6	13-21, 21-17, 20-18	1:03
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Herrera/Mesa	13	17-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:54
Trail the series against # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-3
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Herrera/Mesa	18	24-22, 18-21, 15-10	1:09
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Herrera/Mesa	17	Klemperer/Koreng	7	21-16, 21-16	0:44
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	14	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-18, 21-14	0:54
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	18, Q7	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-3
7/26/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	Herrera/Mesa	14	22-20, 21-15	0:54
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	Herrera/Mesa	12	21-9, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
5/27/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Bronze Medal	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	12	Herrera/Mesa	11	21-14, 21-17	0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	13	Schacht/Slack	11	21-17, 21-14	0:46
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Schacht/Slack	5	18-21, 27-25, 15-13	1:09
Lead the series against # 11 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-1
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	18	Heuscher/Heyer	16	24-26, 21-19, 15-13	1:03
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	24	Heuscher/Heyer	7	24-22, 19-21, 15-12	1:13
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	4	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-19, 23-21	0:45
Series tied with # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 4-4
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Herrera/Mesa	12	Kais/Vesik	13	21-18, 23-21	0:44
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	16	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-17, 25-23	0:51
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	18	Kais/Vesik	15	21-16, 21-17	0:43
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	19	Herrera/Mesa	24	21-18, 21-19	0:43
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	16	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-14, 21-16	0:35
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kais/Vesik	11	21-17, 21-18	0:44
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	17	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kais/Vesik	18	21-10, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	21	Baracetti/Conde	18	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:56
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Conde	11	Herrera/Mesa	12	23-21, 21-17	0:44
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Baracetti/Conde	5	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:42
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	2	Herrera/Mesa	31	21-13, 21-14	0:30
Series tied with # 15 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-12, 17-21, 15-7	0:51
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	12	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21, Q1	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-1
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	18	Doppler/Gartmayer	15	14-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:58
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	22	Doppler/Gartmayer	11	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:57
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	Herrera/Mesa	11	23-25, 21-19, 15-13	1:06
Lead the series against # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-4
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Herrera/Mesa	9	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:06
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	Herrera/Mesa	12	21-17, 23-21	0:43
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	Herrera/Mesa	12	23-21, 21-13	0:39
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 4	Herrera/Mesa	11	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	21-16, 17-21, 16-14	1:03
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-18, 20-22, 15-11	0:54
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	14	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	22-20, 21-16	0:42
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Semi-Finals	Herrera/Mesa	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	1	23-25, 10-21	0:40
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	24-22, 16-21, 15-10	0:52
Lead the series against # 18 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-2
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Boersma/Ronnes	15	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-12, 21-18	0:42
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Boersma/Ronnes	14	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-19, 13-21, 15-9	0:52
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	11	Boersma/Ronnes	27, Q8	21-10, 21-19	0:38
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Boersma/Ronnes	29, Q11	17-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:55
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Bronze Medal	Herrera/Mesa	2	Boersma/Ronnes	5	21-14, 21-17	0:47
Trail the series against # 23 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	20	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-19, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 24 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/12/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Herrera/Mesa	12	Gosch/Horst	24	21-14, 21-12	0:42