Ester Alcon

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Ester Alcon
birthday	October 26, 1970
place of birth	Sabaden, Spain
size	1.73 m
Partner	2002–2004 Catalina Maria Pol 2005 Olena Zalubowskaja Ippolitowa 2007–2009 Olga Matwejewa
(As of August 18, 2011)

Ester Alcon (born October 26, 1970 in Sabadell ) is a former Spanish beach volleyball player .

Career

Alcon played their first open tournament in Espinho in 1998 . In 2002 she formed a duo with Catalina Maria Pol . At the European Championships in Basel, the Spaniards were defeated by the Bulgarian Jantschulowa sisters in the third round before they were eliminated on the losing side against the Swiss Kuhn / Schwer . In 2003 they finished ninth at the Osaka Open, but failed in the preliminary round of the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro without winning a set. The next year they had to say goodbye after the preliminary round of the EM in Timmendorfer Strand , although they won in the second game against the group winners Ahmann / Vollmer . After the Open tournament in Rio de Janeiro , they parted ways. Alcon joined Olena Zalubowskaja Ippolitowa at the 2005 World Cup in Moscow , but retired early after two defeats against Japanese teams.

In 2007 she returned at the side of Olga Matvejewa . After two 17th places in open tournaments, Matveeva / Alcon took part in the World Championships in Gstaad . There they prevailed in the group in front of two teams with equal points and failed in the first main round against the Brazilians Renata / Talita . The European Championships in Valencia , they also finished at No. 17. A year later, they had to the European Championship tournament in Hamburg the German duo Banck / Günther and Brink-Abeler / Jurich beaten. They then reached the top ten for the first time in ninth place at the Marseille Open. In 2009 the two Spaniards qualified for the World Championships in Stavanger . There they failed to win a set in the three group games, so they were eliminated after the preliminary round.

personal data
SURNAME	Alcon, Ester
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH	October 26, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sabads