Andrea Ghiurghi (born December 15, 1966) is a retired male beach volleyball player from Italy who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta for his native country. In 1993, he won the bronze medal at the first official European Championships in men's beach volleyball, partnering Dio Lequaglie. In 1996, with Nicola Grigolo, he won another bronze medal at the European Championships Master in Pescara. His best international finishes are three second places in the FIVB World Tour in 1991, 1996, and 2005 with partners Dio Lequaglie, Nicola Grigolo, and Gianni Mascagna, respectively. At the national level, he won eight national titles: in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 2003.
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 15, 1966 (age 57) Varese, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal life edit
During Ghiurgi's career, for several years he carried out a peculiar "double life" playing professional beach volleyball and working as a biologist in Africa. At present he works as a freelance consultant for several conservation projects in the African continent and in Europe.[1][2][3][4][5]
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References edit
- ^ Human–wildlife conflict in Mozambique: a national perspective, with emphasis on wildlife attacks on humans Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Cambridge Journals. Retrieved on 2010-10-03.
- ^ Current status and distribution of the Vulnerable common hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius in Mozambique
- ^ Protected Areas in Tropical Africa: Assessing Threats and Conservation Activities
- ^ IUCN – Interview with Andrea Ghiurghi
- ^ C. Africa's forest rangers in rebels' line of fire
External links edit
- Andrea Ghiurghi at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Andrea Ghiurghi at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Andrea Ghiurghi at Olympics.com
- Andrea Ghiurghi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
