Adrián Gavira Explained

Adrián Gavira
Fullname:Adrián Gavira Collado
Birth Date:17 September 1987
Birth Place:San Roque, Spain
Height:193 cm
Nationality:Spanish

Adrián Gavira Collado (born 17 September 1987 in San Roque) is a Spanish beach volleyball player.[1] He currently plays with Pablo Herrera. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and lost in the round of 16 to Brazilians Ricardo Santos and Pedro Cunha.[2]

In 2016, the Gavira and Herrera partnership won one gold and one bronze on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.[3] At the 2016 Olympics, they qualified from the pool stages, but were drawn against the Brazilian team of Alison Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt in the round of 16. The Brazilians were the number one seeds and World Champions going into the match, and beat the Spanish pair despite a tight first set.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adrian Gavira Collado . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130402021929/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/gavira-collado-adrian-1114579/ . 2013-04-02 .
  2. Web site: MEN – MATCH SCHEDULE/RESULTS . . 11 August 2012.
  3. Web site: News - Herrera aiming for another Olympic-sized result. rio2016.fivb.com. 2017-04-23.
  4. Web site: News - Alison & Bruno survive scare to advance to Beach quarter-finals. rio2016.fivb.com. 2017-04-23.