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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 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Guelph

Resides:

Welland

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 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto

Resides:

Ancaster

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

Head to Head Results
Groenveld/Podstawka lead the series against the field 4-3

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