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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
July 20 - 25, 1999

(8) Javier Bosma/Fabio Diez, Spain

Javier Bosma Minguez
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 6, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Figueras

Resides:

Roses (Girona)

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

140

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Lianyungang 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$277,892.50

Fabio Ricardo Diez Steinaker
Spain

/ Argentina

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 18, 1965 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Fe (ARG)

Resides:

Los Cristianos - Tenerife

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$129,920.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	51	0	0	2	2	5	4	7	9	15	7	US$216,400.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$1,400.00
Overall	52	0	0	2	2	5	5	7	9	15	7	US$217,800.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Sixto Jimenez - 9th	Did not play
1996	Sixto Jimenez - 9th	Did not play
1997	Fabio Diez - 5th	Javier Bosma - 5th
1998	Fabio Diez - 17th	Javier Bosma - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/14-18/1999	Italian Open	8	5	204	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/7-11/1999	Norway Open	7	9	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/1999	German Open	18	3	272	US$15,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/1999	Russian Open	15	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/16-20/1999	Toronto Open	18	9	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/7-11/1999	Mexico Open	18	9	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	1/13-17/1999	Argentina Open	14	9	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	12/3-6/1998	Brazil Open	11	25	34	US$1,400.00
FIVB	9/11-13/1998	Turkey Open	12	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/3-6/1998	Spain Open	9	7	170	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/21-23/1998	Russian Open	12	9	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/14-16/1998	Belgium Open	14	9	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/7-9/1998	Portugal Grand Slam	7	13	120	US$3,700.00
FIVB	7/31-8/2/1998	Austria Open	14	7	170	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/24-26/1998	French Open	5	17	51	US$1,700.00
FIVB	7/17-19/1998	Italian Open	15	4	238	US$12,000.00
FIVB	7/3-5/1998	German Open	14	13	102	US$3,200.00
FIVB	6/19-21/1998	Canada Open	20	3	272	US$15,000.00
FIVB	2/12-15/1998	Brazil Open	25	13	102	US$3,200.00
FIVB	1/16-18/1998	Argentina Open	15	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	12/4-7/1997	Brazil Open	12	17	40	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	23	17	90	US$3,400.00
FIVB	9/4-7/1997	Spain Open	12	17	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/29-31/1997	Turkey Open	13	13	90	US$2,700.00
FIVB	8/15-17/1997	Belgium Open	10	5	180	US$7,300.00
FIVB	8/8-10/1997	Portugal Open	14	13	180	US$5,400.00
FIVB	8/1-3/1997	Austria Open	13	13	90	US$2,700.00
FIVB	7/25-27/1997	French Open	18	5	165	US$6,000.00

Marseille World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/22/1999		Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (25)	Won 15-5	0:30
Thu, 7/22/1999		Jean-Philippe Jodard / Christian Penigaud, France (9)	Won 15-12	0:50
Fri, 7/23/1999		Carl Henkel / Sinjin Smith, United States (16)	Won 15-13	1:00
Sat, 7/24/1999		Adam Johnson / Karch Kiraly, United States (5)	Won 16-14	0:56
Sat, 7/24/1999		Jose Loiola / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2)	Lost 11-15	0:53
Sat, 7/24/1999		Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Guilherme Marques, Brazil (3)	Lost 7-15	0:35

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Los Angeles	Fabio Diez - 17th	Javier Bosma - 17th
2001	Klagenfurt	Antonio Cotrino - 17th	Agustin Correa - 17th
2003	Rio de Janeiro	Pablo Herrera - 17th	Did not play

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	23	17	90	US$3,400.00
FIVB	7/20-25/1999	Marseille World Championships	8	4	420	US$18,000.00

Head to Head Results
Bosma/Diez lead the series against the field 4-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Loiola/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Loiola/Rego	2	Bosma/Diez	8	15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Ferreira/Marques	3	Bosma/Diez	8	15-7	0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Johnson/Kiraly, United States 1-0
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bosma/Diez	8	Johnson/Kiraly	5	16-14	0:56
Lead the series against # 9 Jodard/Penigaud, France 1-0
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bosma/Diez	8	Jodard/Penigaud	9	15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-0
7/23/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bosma/Diez	8	Henkel/Smith	16	15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 25 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bosma/Diez	8	Canet/Hamel	25	15-5	0:30