Saturday, July 21, 2012

Female Beach Volleyball - Jenny Kropp, American beach volleyball player

Jennifer Kropp (born June 17, 1979 in Grand Island, Nebraska) is a female beach volleyball player from the United States participated at the NORCECA Circuit 2007 at Guatemala playing with Renee Cleary finishing in the 5th position.

She studied at University of Nebraska–Lincoln where she became All Region in 2000 and 2001 and All America Second Team in 2001.

After graduating from college, she played professionally in Puerto Rico, with Vaqueras de Bayamón from Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino two years.

She was named Sexiest Swimsuit Bikini Model Athlete on the 2009 AVP Tour, by the SoCal Beaches Magazine.






Female Beach Volleyball - Anna Vozakova, Russian beach volleyball player

Anna Wosakowa (Анна Возакова Russian, English transliteration: Vozakova Anna, born 27 February 1989 in Leningrad) is a Russian volleyball player.

2009, two Grand Slams played Wosakowa with Yekaterina Chomjakowa. The duo also reached the seventh place at the U23 European Championships in Jantarny. Irina Chaika Wosakowa won bronze in the same year at the Junior World Championships in Blackpool. 2010 she took up with changing partners and missed with Yevgenia Ukolowa at the U23 European Championships in Kos in fourth just a medal. Wosakowa first played in 2011 and again with Chomjakowa was ninth at the Sanya. Since the Grand Slam in Beijing is her partner Anastasia Wassina. The duo arrived at the World Championships in Berlin as group runners-up in the first round and defeated the Italians there Cicolari / Menegatti.




Female Beach Volleyball - Anastasia Vasina, Russian beach volleyball player

Birth Date : December 18, 1987 (24 years old)
Home Town :  Moscow
Resides :  Moscow
Height : 6'2"





Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Female Beach Volleyball - Marloes Wesselink, Dutch beach volleyball player

Marloes Wesselink (born April 14, 1987) is a Dutch professional beach volleyball player born in Doetinchem.

She played indoor volleyball for a few years, playing at Orion Doetinchem, Sourcy Volleybalschool and Longa'59 Lichtenvoorde before she switched onto the beach. She had never played volleyball at the beach before but she was invited to it when she was a member of the Sourcy Volleybalschool. In 2003 and 2004 she played with several team mates, but mostly played with Angelique Remmers. They achieved some decent results and Wesselink felt a potential future in this sport. When teaming up with Marleen van Iersel in 2005 their skills improved fast, which resulted in a successful season.

They started off in the Eredivisie of Beach volleyball in the Netherlands, which is the highest league in the country. In Callantsoog they became second and in Assen they reached the 3rd position. Their first World Tour event was in Gstaad finishing 57th among the World's best teams. In the Eredivisie they kept on playing in the top 3 finishing 3rd in Nesselande and Amstelveen, while they finished 2nd in Gouda and Groningen. They took part at the Dutch national championships under 20 in Almere which they won. After that they also won the Eredivisie tournament in Scheveningen, while in Monster they became 3rd. Next step was the European Championships under 20 in Israel where they were among the favourites. They reached the final, which they won and took their first international gold medal. A few weeks later at the World Championships under 19 in Saint-Quay-Portrieux they reached the 5th position. Later in 2005 they took part in the Dutch national senior championships, finishing 5th. Their final 2005 event was the World Championships under 21 held in Brazil where they finished 9th. Van Iersel/Wesselink received the award for Beach volleyball talents 2005.




 

Female Beach Volleyball - Jolien Sinnema, Dutch beach volleyball player

Jolien Sinnema (born 12 March 1992 in Meppel) is a Dutch beach volleyball player.

Sinnema began her international career in 2009 when they Seventh with the Under-18 European Championship Linde Frölke was in Espinho. In the same year she played with Rimke Braakman at the World Junior Championships in Alanya. In the U20 European Championships in Greece in 2009 and 2010 in Catania reached Sinnema / Braakman in ninth and fourth respectively, the top ten. The World Youth Championships in Porto and the juniors in Alanya Sinnema graduated with Esther Hullegie, while they occupied the ranks 19 and 9th 2011 was the duo finished fifth in the U20 Championship in Tel Aviv. In the meantime played Sinnema two open and several satellite tournaments with Margo Wiltens. She also won the U20 national championship. 2012 they formed a new team with multiple World Cup and European Championship participant Marloes Wesselink and qualified for the European Championships in Scheveningen.




Monday, July 2, 2012

Female Beach Volleyball - Erika and Emilia Nystrom, Finnish beach volleyball players

Erika Nyström is a professional Finnish beach volleyball player together with her twin sister, Emilia. They were both born on 13 September 1983 and Erika is the first born of the identical twins. Erika stands 1.79 m (5'10") tall and weighs 68 kg (150 lb). They are both from Muurame, Finland.






Female Beach Volleyball - Kira Walkenhorst, German volleyball player

Kira Walkenhorst was founded in 2005 on the side of Mareen Terwege German C-Junior Champion. Later, e.g. Chantal Laboureur and Anika Brinkmann their partners. By Anna-Lena Rahe she started first time in 2010 at the German Championships in Timmendorfer beach and was number thirteen. She then won with Jana Koehler, the FIVB Challenger tournament in Chennai, India. 2011 started Kira Walkenhorst first Gernert with Melanie, but switched in July to Geeske Banck, with whom she immediately the smart-tournament in Cologne won the German Championships and finished in ninth place. In between Kira Walkenhorst won with her ​​former partner Chantal Laboureur at the U23 European Championships in Porto, the bronze medal.

In the hall Kira Walkenhorst also played in the junior women's national team, with whom she participated in 2008 at the European Championships in Italy Foligno, but injured excrete had.  She played the VC Olympia Berlin, Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2009 at the Bundesliga club Alemannia Aachen, before 2011 the regional division FdG Herne changed, where her father is the coach. 

Kira Walk Horst's sister Pia and Alexander also play volleyball and beach volleyball.