Kjell Arne Gøranson
Kjell Arne Gøranson | |
portrait | |
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birthday | December 13, 1970 |
place of birth | Bærum, Norway |
size | 1.93 m |
partner | 1998–2000 Iver Andreas Horrem 2001–2003 Espen Gøranson 2004 Tarjei Skarlund 2005 Martin Engvik 2006–2008 Vegard Høidalen 2009 Øivind Hordvik |
successes | |
1999 - World Cup participant 2001 - World Cup participant 2005 - World Cup participant 2007 - World Cup participant 2009 - World Cup participant |
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(As of August 21, 2018) |
Kjell Arne Gøranson (born December 13, 1970 in Bærum ) is a former Norwegian beach volleyball player .
Career
Gøranson played his first open tournaments in 1998 with Iver Andreas Horrem . 1999 did not get beyond the last place at the World Championships in Marseille and finished 17th at the European Championships in Palma . The following year they reached 13th place at the European Championships in Getxo . From 2001 he played with Espen Gøranson . At the World Cup in Klagenfurt , the duo dropped out in the preliminary round. The partnership ended in 2003 with the Grand Slam in Los Angeles .
In 2004 Gøranson played with Tarjei Skarlund and reached two ninth places in Stavanger and Stare Jabłonki . With Martin Engvik he lost the opening game of the 2005 World Cup in Berlin and finally failed in the losing round to the Brazilians Franco / Tande .
In 2006 he formed a new duo with Vegard Høidalen , who were eliminated early at the European Championships in The Hague with two defeats against the Swiss Laciga brothers and the Spaniards Herrera / Mesa . In the second round of the 2007 World Cup in Gstaad, they lost to Brazilians Emanuel / Ricardo as third in the group . After separating from Høidalen at the end of 2008, Gøranson played with Øivind Hordvik at the 2009 World Cup in Stavanger , with the Norwegians being eliminated in front of their home crowd.
Web links
- Profile at the world association FIVB (English)
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gøranson, Kjell Arne |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian beach volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bærum |