Jody Holden

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Jody Holden
portrait
birthday 20th August 1968
place of birth Shelburne, Canada
size 1.95 m
Indoor volleyball
National team
1987-1988
1991-1994 		Junior national team
A national team
beach volleyball
partner 1996–2004 Conrad Leinemann
2004 Ahren Cadieux
successes
1999 - Winner of the Pan American Games
2000 - Olympic participant
As of May 28, 2014

Jody Holden (born August 20, 1968 in Shelburne ) is a retired Canadian volleyball and beach volleyball player .

Career

Holden played indoor volleyball in 1987/88 in the Canadian junior national team and from 1991 to 1994 in the senior national team . Then he switched to beach volleyball. After he had already completed three tournaments, Holden formed a duo with Conrad Leinemann in 1996 , who made it into the top ten at the Grand Slam in Pornichet and came third in Rio de Janeiro in 1997 . At the World Championships in Los Angeles , Leinemann / Holden took 17th place. The same result came two years later in Marseille . Following this, Leinemann / Holden won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in their home town of Winnipeg . At the 2000 Olympic tournament in Sydney they defeated the Americans Heidger / Wong with 17:15 in the first round before they were defeated by the Germans Ahmann / Hager in the round of 16 . As fourth of the Espinho Open, they traveled to the World Championships in Klagenfurt in 2001 . There they came as group winners in the first main round and lost to the US duo Rogers / Holdren . In 2002 they were in the final of the Cadiz Open. The 2003 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro ended for the Canadians again in the first main round against an opponent from the neighboring country; this time there was a 1: 2 against Holdren / Metzger .

In 2004, Holden started with his new partner Ahren Cadieux . Later he played a few tournaments with Leinemann and then ended his international career.

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personal data
SURNAME Holden, Jody
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian volleyball and beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH 20th August 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Shelburne, Nova Scotia