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June 17 - 21, 2009

(7) Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria

Florian Gosch
Austria

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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:

Tournaments:

128

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$201,144.31

Alexander Horst
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 20, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vienna

Resides:

Vienna

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

215

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Novi Sad 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$589,157.96

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	41	Money
CEV	16	0	2	0	1	1	3	5	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	US$57,041.04
FIVB	48	0	0	1	2	2	3	12	5	17	0	4	0	1	1	US$264,150.00
Overall	64	0	2	1	3	3	6	17	6	17	1	4	2	1	1	US$321,191.04

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2003	Bernhard Strauss - 57th	Did not play
FIVB 2004	Bernhard Strauss - 41st	Did not play
FIVB 2005	Bernhard Strauss - 33rd	Did not play
FIVB 2008	Alexander Horst - 17th	Florian Gosch - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	6/3-7/2009	Austrian Masters	5	9	240	€ 1,100.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2009	Myslowice Open	20	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2009	Rome Open	14	13	180	US$4,250.00
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	6	9	240	€ 1,100.00
FIVB	4/21-26/2009	Brasilia Open	19	17	120	US$2,800.00
CEV	9/19-21/2008	Russian Masters Final	6	7	600	€ 1,200.00
CEV	9/11-14/2008	English Masters	6	9	240	€ 1,800.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	13	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/26-31/2008	Kristiansand Open	13	4	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	8/9-22/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	24	5	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	10	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	17	13	180	US$3,900.00
CEV	7/11-13/2008	European Championship	4	13	240	€ 2,000.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	27, Q3	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	30	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	26	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	26	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	14	17	120	US$2,500.00
CEV	5/28-6/1/2008	Dutch Masters	4	4	420	€ 3,800.00
CEV	5/22-25/2008	Swiss Masters	4	5	360	€ 2,800.00
CEV	5/9-12/2008	Austrian Masters	6	2	540	€ 7,500.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	19	25	60	US$1,800.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	Q6	21	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	13	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	9/5-9/2007	Stare Jablonki Open	8	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/29-9/2/2007	St. Petersburg Open	10	17	120	US$3,000.00
CEV	8/24-26/2007	European Championship	10	9	320	€ 3,000.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2007	Aland Open	11	3	480	US$16,000.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	10	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	18	9	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2007	Marseille Open	11	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	12	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	24, Q7	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	25, Q10	17	160	US$5,100.00

German Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/19/2009	Winner 1	Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (10)	Won 18-21, 22-20, 15-12	1:09
Fri, 6/19/2009	Winner 2	David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (2)	Lost 18-21, 24-26	0:53
Fri, 6/19/2009	Contender 2	Jorn Huiskamp / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (13, Q9)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:37
Sat, 6/20/2009	Contender 3	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (8)	Lost 11-21, 19-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 15-15

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-5
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Gosch/Horst	7	21-18, 26-24	0:53
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Klemperer/Koreng	1	Gosch/Horst	6	21-14, 21-16	0:39
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool B	Klemperer/Koreng	3	Gosch/Horst	6	21-17, 21-16	0:37
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Gosch/Horst	26	21-17, 21-17	0:43
5/31/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Semi-Finals	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Gosch/Horst	4	21-17, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-5
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Heyer	20	Gosch/Horst	19	21-16, 13-21, 15-13	0:56
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Gosch/Horst	24	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-11, 21-19	0:39
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 4	Heuscher/Heyer	2	Gosch/Horst	4	21-18, 21-19	0:47
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	14	Gosch/Horst	19	18-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:04
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	6	Gosch/Horst	11	18-21, 21-13, 17-15	1:04
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool T	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Gosch/Horst	18	24-22, 21-18	0:46
Series tied with # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
5/28/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	20	Gavira/Herrera	13	21-19, 11-21, 15-9	0:52
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 3	Gavira/Herrera	11	Gosch/Horst	14	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
8/24/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	23	Gosch/Horst	10	21-18, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-2
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Gosch/Horst	5	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	1:19
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Gosch/Horst	6	21-18, 21-17	0:39
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	6	Fijalek/Prudel	11	25-27, 21-9, 15-9	1:12
Lead the series against # 8 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-1
6/20/09	CEV	German Masters	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	8	Gosch/Horst	7	21-11, 21-19	0:39
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Gosch/Horst	13	Kais/Vesik	4	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Gosch/Horst	24	Kais/Vesik	13	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:52
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	Gosch/Horst	23	Kais/Vesik	15	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 10 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	7	Lario/Mesa	10	18-21, 22-20, 15-12	1:09
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	14	Lario/Mesa	19	21-19, 21-16	0:46
Lead the series against # 13, Q9 Huiskamp/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	7	Huiskamp/Ronnes	13, Q9	21-18, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # Q3 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 3-0
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Gosch/Horst	10	Hoyer/Soderberg	26	25-23, 21-16	0:50
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	12	Hoyer/Soderberg	27, Q6	21-16, 21-12	0:44
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	Hoyer/Soderberg	Q23	21-18, 21-15	0:52
Lead the series against # Q5 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Gosch/Horst	10	Babich/Mykhaylov	23, Q8	21-19, 21-19	0:54
Lead the series against # Q10 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 2-0
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 1	Gosch/Horst	6	Dugrip/Salvetti	14, Q8	21-14, 21-16	0:39
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	13	Dugrip/Salvetti	19	21-19, 21-18	0:50