2002 European Beach Volleyball Championships
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The 2002 European Beach Volleybal Championships
were held from August 29 to September 1, 2002 in Basel
, Switzerland
. It was the tenth official edition of the men's event, which started in 1993, while the women competed for the ninth time.
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
were held from August 29 to September 1, 2002 in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It was the tenth official edition of the men's event, which started in 1993, while the women competed for the ninth time.
Men's competition
- A total number of 23 participating couples
RANK 4. 5. 7. 9. 13. 17.
Women's competition
- A total number of 24 participating couples
RANK 4. 5. 7. 9. 13. 17.