Gershon Rorich Explained

Gershon Rorich
Nationality:	South African
Birth Date:	1973 10, df=yes
Birth Place:	Cape Town, South Africa
Death Place:	Cape Town, South Africa
Height:	1.95 m
Weight:	103 kg

Gershon Rorich (23 October 1973 – 3 April 2023) was a South African beach volleyball player.^[1]

Rorich competed at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour between 1995 and 2008.^[2] In 2004 he qualified to the Summer Olympics, in Athens, with Colin Pocock. They won two matches in the group stage and advanced to the knockout stage, but they lost against the Australians Julien Prosser and Mark Williams in the round of 16.^{[3] [4]}

Rorich died from cancer in Cape Town on 3 April 2023, at the age of 49.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Gershon Rorich . 3 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503095731/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/gershon-rorich-1.html . 3 May 2014.
2. Web site: Gershon Rorich Season Summaries 1995-2008 . Beach Volleyball Database . 3 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503082506/http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=658&Page=2 . 3 May 2014 .
3. Web site: South Africa Advancement Highlights Tuesday's Beach Volleyball Pool Play Action . Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . 3 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120816135752/http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/olympics/math2004/PressRelease.asp?PRNo=10 . 16 August 2012 .
4. Web site: Swiss Brothers Lacigas Nets First Brazilian Opponent . Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . 3 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042559/http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/olympics/math2004/PressRelease.asp?PRNo=16 . 24 September 2015 .
5. https://www.iol.co.za/sport/south-african-volleyball-pioneer-gershon-rorich-49-succumbs-to-illness-after-a-three-year-battle-404dcd2e-8174-4c54-8da3-f7cae2eed806 South African volleyball pioneer Gershon Rorich, 49, succumbs to illness after a three-year battle