Jørre Kjemperud
Encyclopedia
Jørre Kjemperud is a beach volleyball
player from Norway
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when he was 17 – 18 years old. He has played 20 matches on the men's national team.
as a preparation for the indoor season, but after a while, beach volleyball became his main sport.
He always wears his cap
backwards.
in Klagenfurt
, Austria
, partnering Vegard Høidalen
. Kjemperud/Høidalen teamed up in 1995, and split up in 2004. They did not spend much time together outside practice and matches, and the team was known for being temperamental on court.
Kjemperud/Høidalen represented Norway at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia, and the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece, and both times they ended up in 9th place. Kjemperud teamed up with Hoidalen again in 2008.
His best placement on the world tour
with teammate Tarjei Skarlund
, is a 4th place in 2007, and a 5th place in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Kjemperud/Skarlund teamed up in 2005. Kjemperud and Skarlund represented Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The team split up after the Olympics, where they ended up in 19th place.
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...
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Volleyball
Kjemperud started playing volleyballVolleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
when he was 17 – 18 years old. He has played 20 matches on the men's national team.
Beach volleyball
While playing indoor volleyball, he used beach volleyballBeach 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....
as a preparation for the indoor season, but after a while, beach volleyball became his main sport.
He always wears his cap
Cap
A cap is a form of headgear. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head and have no brim or only a visor. They are typically designed for warmth and, when including a visor, blocking sunlight from the eyes...
backwards.
Team Kjemperud - Hoidalen
Kjemperud won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships
These page shows the results of the III Beach Volleybal World Championships, held from August 1 to August 4, 2001 in Klagenfurt, Austria. It was the third official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships all held in Rio de Janeiro, and the second to be organized in Europe.-Final...
in Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt
-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, partnering Vegard Høidalen
Vegard Høidalen
Vegard Høidalen is a professional beach volleyball player from Norway, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004...
. Kjemperud/Høidalen teamed up in 1995, and split up in 2004. They did not spend much time together outside practice and matches, and the team was known for being temperamental on court.
Kjemperud/Høidalen represented Norway at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's beach volleyball
These page shows the results of the Men's Beach Volleyball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, held from September 16 to September 26, 2000.-Preliminary round:*Winners advance to Round of 16...
in Sydney, Australia, and the 2004 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Beach Volleyball
The men's beach volleyball event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, was held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.-Medalists:-Pool play:...
in Athens, Greece, and both times they ended up in 9th place. Kjemperud teamed up with Hoidalen again in 2008.
Team Kjemperud - Skarlund
Swatch FIVB World Tour
The Swatch FIVB Beach Volley World Tour is an intercontinental beach volleyball tour....
with teammate Tarjei Skarlund
Tarjei Skarlund
Tarjei Skarlund is a beach volleyball player from Norway. With team mate Jørre Kjemperud, he represented Norway in beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.-External links:* at the Beach Volleyball Database*...
, is a 4th place in 2007, and a 5th place in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Kjemperud/Skarlund teamed up in 2005. Kjemperud and Skarlund represented Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The team split up after the Olympics, where they ended up in 19th place.
External links
- Profile at the Beach Volleyball DatabaseBeach Volleyball DatabaseThe Beach Volleyball Database is an online website that holds extensive information about international beach volleyball players, tournaments and history. News are frequently updated, and the site has results for continental and international tournaments...
- Profile at the Fédération Internationale de VolleyballFédération Internationale de VolleyballThe Fédération Internationale de Volleyball , commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for the sport of indoor, beach and grass volleyball.. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland and its current president is Wei Jizhong .- History :The FIVB was founded...
(FIVB)