Reid Hamilton

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Reid Hamilton Volleyball (beach)
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birthday 3rd April 1969
place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand
size 1.85 m
partner 1991–1997 Glenn Hamilton
1998 Mark Hendrikus Termeer
successes
1996 - Olympic participant
(As of June 29, 2014)

Reid Hayston Hamilton (born April 3, 1969 in Christchurch ) is a New Zealand beach volleyball player .

Career

Reid Hamilton formed a duo with his brother Glenn Hamilton on the World Tour . In 1991 and 1992 they played their first tournaments in Sydney , where they finished tenth. In 1993, in Enoshima , they came eighth for the first time in the top ten. The following year they climbed to fifth place in Miami . Seventh in Marseille and Enoshima and ninth in Carolina , they achieved further top ten results. At the first tournament in 1995 in Rio de Janeiro they were also ninth. They then finished 17th nine times in a row. At the Fortaleza Open, she returned to the top ten. In 1996 they took 13th place in Alanya and Berlin . They then took part in the Olympic Games in Atlanta . The brothers lost to the Italians Ghiurghi / Grigolo in their first game . In the losing round, they also had to admit defeat to the Australians Prosser / Zahner and were eliminated. After the Olympic tournament, they finished seventh in the Grand Slam in Pornichet . The remaining three open tournaments of the year they finished in 17th place. They achieved this result at their last two appearances in 1997 in Lignano and Marseille.

In 1998 Reid Hamilton formed a new duo with Mark Hendrikus Termeer , with whom he had already played the Grand Slam in Rio de Janeiro the previous year. On the 1998 World Tour, 25th place at the Berlin Open was the best result for Hamilton / Termeer.

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personal data
SURNAME Hamilton, Reid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hamilton, Reid Hayston (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd April 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Christchurch , New Zealand