Michael Brüning
Encyclopedia
Michael Brüning is a male beach volleyball
player from the United States
who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009
at Cayman Islands
playing with Jason Wight
.
Michael was born in Tucson, Arizona
. He is legally deaf, and he had participated in four Deaflympics Games
. In the 1993 edition, his team won the silver medal indoors and in 2005, he won the silver medal in beach volleyball, playing with Scott Majorino.
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 the United States
United States
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who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009
The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit was a North American beach volleyball tour. The tour consisted of eight tournaments in both genders....
at Cayman Islands
2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (Cayman Islands)
The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit at Cayman Islands was held March 27–29, 2009 in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. It was the first leg of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009.-Women's competition:-Men's competition:-References:*...
playing with Jason Wight
Jason Wight
Jason Wight is a male beach volleyball player from the United States who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Cayman Islands playing with Michael Brüning....
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Michael was born in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
. He is legally deaf, and he had participated in four Deaflympics Games
Deaflympics
The Deaflympics are an International Olympic Committee -sanctioned event at which deaf athletes compete at an elite level...
. In the 1993 edition, his team won the silver medal indoors and in 2005, he won the silver medal in beach volleyball, playing with Scott Majorino.
National Team
- NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands 20092009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (Cayman Islands)The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit at Cayman Islands was held March 27–29, 2009 in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. It was the first leg of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009.-Women's competition:-Men's competition:-References:*...
Gold Medal - NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Boca Chica 20092009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (Boca Chica)The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit at Boca Chica was held April 10–12, 2009 in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. It was the third leg of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009.-Women's competition:-Men's competition:-References:*...
Silver Medal
Deaflympics Games
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(1993) - Indoor Volleyball - Silver Medal - XX Edition at MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
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(2005) - Beach Volleyball - Silver Medal - XXI Edition at TaipeiTaipeiTaipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
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(2009) - Beach Volleyball - Silver Medal