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Rivo Vesik

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Rivo Vesik
Personal information
Born (1980-07-15) 15 July 1980 (age 44)
Pärnu, Estonia
HometownPärnu
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Years Teammate
2002–2009
2010–2012
2012–2015
Kristjan Kais
Karl Jaani
Kristo Kollo
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Estonia
World Tour
Gold medal – first place 2007 VIP Open Zagreb Beach
European Tour
Silver medal – second place 2006 Swiss Masters Beach
Silver medal – second place 2007 Russian Masters Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Austrian Masters Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Spanish Masters Beach

Rivo Vesik (born 15 July 1980 in Pärnu) is a former Estonian beach volleyball player and current beach volleyball coach. With teammate Kristjan Kais, he represented Estonia in beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[1]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Venue Result
2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships Berlin, Germany 5th
2006 European Championship Final The Hague, Netherlands 7th
2007 European Championship Final Valencia, Spain 4th
2007 Beach Volleyball World Championships Gstaad, Switzerland 5th
2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China 19th

Overall FIVB World Tour results

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Season Rank Points Teammate
2015 78 360 Kristo Kollo
2014 76 540 Kristo Kollo
2013 64 700 Kristo Kollo
2012 63 200 Kristo Kollo
79 140 Karl Jaani
2011 42 844 Karl Jaani
2010 29 1420 Karl Jaani
2009 7 3480 Kristjan Kais
2008 26 1800 Kristjan Kais
2007 19 2540 Kristjan Kais
2006 9 2680 Kristjan Kais
2005 10 2316 Kristjan Kais
2004 16 1430 Kristjan Kais
2003 40 374 Kristjan Kais
2002 89 30 Kristjan Kais

Personal

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Vesik was married to Kerttu Vesik (born Talvik) from 2010 to 2017.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rivo Vesik". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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Awards
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach World Tour "Sportsperson"
2009
Succeeded by
 Emanuel Rego (BRA)