Markus Egger (beach volleyball player)

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Markus Egger Volleyball (beach)
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birthday February 24, 1975
place of birth Zug, Switzerland
size 1.91 m
partner 1997, 2000–2004 Sascha Heyer
1998–2000 Bernhard Vesti
2005–2006 Martin Laciga
successes
2000 - Vice European Champion
2001 - European Champion
2003 - Third European Championship
2004 - Vice European Champion
(As of July 12, 2011)

Markus Egger (born February 24, 1975 in Zug ) is a former Swiss beach volleyball player .

Career

Egger played his first international tournaments with Sascha Heyer in 1997 . In 1998 he formed a duo with Bernhard Vesti , who did not get past 41st place at the World Cup in Marseille the following year .

At the end of 2000 Egger got together with Heyer and only had to admit defeat to compatriots Paul and Martin Laciga at the European Championships in Getxo . At the next tournament in Jesolo , Egger / Heyer managed to revenge the Laciga brothers in a new edition of the final, with which they won their first title. At the World Cup in Klagenfurt , they lost in the first main round after three sets against the Brazilians Emanuel and Tande .

After being only the third best Swiss duo in ninth place at the European Championships in 2002 in their own country, they won the bronze medal in Alanya in 2003 . In the same year they failed at the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro in the first main round to the Norwegians Kjemperud / Høidalen . The 2004 European Championships only ended in the final, which Egger / Heyer lost to Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann . At the end of the year, the duo split.

From 2005 Egger played together with his long-time competitor Martin Laciga , while his brother Paul Heyers became a new partner. At the World Cup in Berlin , Egger / Laciga were able to defeat the Americans Gibb / Metzger before they had to admit defeat to the later fourth Polte / Schoen and the Canadians Leinemann / van Huizen . Shortly afterwards they were able to win the open tournament in Stare Jabłonki . Their joint career ended a year later.

Markus Egger was three-time Swiss champion (1997, 1999 and 2001).

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personal data
SURNAME Egger, Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Zug , Switzerland