Jan Kvalheim
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Jan Kvalheim (born February 5, 1963 in Skien
) is a former beach volleyball
player from Norway
, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000.
Alongside Björn Maaseide he won several medals at the European Championships
in the 1990s and became world champion in the 1994-1995 season. Kvalheim/Maaseide have 7 wins on the FIVB World Tour.
Kvalheim played pro volleyball in France in Arago Sète (1984–1989) and AS Cannes (1989–1992) and became French champion 2 times with AS Cannes and won the French cup in 1988 with Arago Sète.
Kvalheim is now working for Kvalheim/Maaseide as, which is part of World Event - and is the personal manager for John Arne Riise who plays football in AS Roma. He was the press director for the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger 2009.
Skien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....
) is a former beach volleyball
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....
player from Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000.
Alongside Björn Maaseide he won several medals at the European Championships
European Beach Volleyball Championships
The European Beach Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams in the sport of beach volleyball. The championship combines events for men and women, and is held annually, organized by the CEV . At the first European Championships held in 1993 just men competed...
in the 1990s and became world champion in the 1994-1995 season. Kvalheim/Maaseide have 7 wins on the FIVB World Tour.
Kvalheim played pro volleyball in France in Arago Sète (1984–1989) and AS Cannes (1989–1992) and became French champion 2 times with AS Cannes and won the French cup in 1988 with Arago Sète.
Kvalheim is now working for Kvalheim/Maaseide as, which is part of World Event - and is the personal manager for John Arne Riise who plays football in AS Roma. He was the press director for the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger 2009.
Playing partners
- Björn Maaseide
- Bard-Inge Pettersen
- Thierry Glowacz
- Iver HorremIver HorremIver Andreas Horrem is a Norwegian professional beach volleyball player from Norway, best known as Bjørn Maaseide's teammate. He also plays volleyball for Kristiansund VBK.-Career start:...