Matthew Grinlaubs

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Matthew Grinlaubs Volleyball (beach)
portrait
birthday June 9, 1971
place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand
size 1.92 m
partner 1997 Mark Frisby-Smith
1999-2000 Joshua Slack
successes
1999 - World Cup participant
2000 - Olympic participant
(As of June 25, 2014)

Matthew Grinlaubs (born June 9, 1971 in Christchurch , New Zealand ) is an Australian beach volleyball player and coach.

Career as a player

Grinlaubs played his first international tournaments in 1997 with Mark Frisby-Smith . The two Australians achieved their best result with 41st place at the Ostend Open. They also took part in the Grand Slam in Espinho . In 1999 Grinlaubs formed a new duo with Joshua Slack . At the Moscow Open, Grinlaubs / Slack achieved 25th place. They took part in the World Cup in Marseille , but they did not get past the 41st place. They started the World Tour 2000 with a 17th place in Mar del Plata . At the Macau Open they reached the top ten for the first time in ninth place. After the Grand Slam in Chicago they finished 17th again in Stavanger . Then they got Marseille, Espinho and Ostend further top ten results. As a representative of the host they qualified for the Olympic Games in Sydney . There they lost their first game against the Brazilians Emanuel / Loiola with 3:15. In the losing round they first defeated the Argentine duo Salema / Baracetti 15-2 before they were eliminated by the Austrians Berger / Stamm .

Career as a coach

After his career as a player, Grinlaubs first worked as a coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport. In 2007 the British Volleyball Federation signed him as national coach for the beach volleyball teams. In 2011 Grinlaubs ended this activity.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b London calling: Life's a beach as Dampney and Co enjoy putting on a volley good show. The Independent , August 26, 2007, accessed June 25, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Beach Volleyball Latest: Matt Grinlaubs will no longer stay with GB Post. sportqa.com, 2011, accessed June 25, 2014 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Grinlaubs, Matthew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian beach volleyball player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH June 9, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Christchurch , New Zealand