Rivo Vesik

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Rivo Vesik Volleyball (beach)
portrait
birthday July 15, 1980
place of birth Pärnu, Estonian SSR
size 1.88 m
partner 2002–2009 Kristjan Kais
2010–2012 Karl Jaani
2012–2015 Kristo Kollo
successes
2007 - European fourth place
2008 - Olympic participant
(As of June 7, 2017)

Rivo Vesik (born July 15, 1980 in Pärnu ) is an Estonian beach volleyball player .

Career

Vesik played his first international tournament in Mallorca in 2002 with his long-time partner Kristjan Kais . Two years later, the duo finished 19th at the 2004 European Championships . At the 2005 World Cup , they finished fifth after losing to later World Cup thirds Julius Brink and Kjell Schneider (1: 2) and the new champions Márcio Araújo and Fábio Luiz . After they were again defeated by a German duo ( Klemperer / Schneider) at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague , they repeated their 2007 World Cup result in Gstaad. Before that, they had won the open tournament in Zagreb . Shortly afterwards they just missed a medal at the European Championships in Valencia with a three-set defeat against David Klemperer and Eric Koreng .

In 2008 Kais / Vesik took part in the Olympic tournament in Beijing , where they did not get beyond the group stage. At the 2009 World Cup they reached the round of 16, where they lost again to Klemperer / Koreng. The subsequent European Championship in Sochi with the end in the preliminary round was the last joint appearance of the Estonian duo.

From 2010 to May 2012 Vesik played with Karl Jaani . At the 2011 World Cup, Vesik / Jaani lost to the defending champions Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann in the first main round. From June 2012 to 2015 Kristo Kollo was Vesik's partner.

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personal data
SURNAME Vesik, Rivo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Pärnu , Estonian SSR