Simone Kuhn
Encyclopedia
Simone Kuhn is a female professional beach volleyball
player from Switzerland
, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece. Partnering Nicole Schnyder-Benoit
she claimed the gold medal at the 2004 European Championships
in Timmendorfer Strand
, Germany
.
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 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....
, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, Greece. Partnering Nicole Schnyder-Benoit
Nicole Schnyder-Benoit
Nicole Schnyder-Benoit is a retired professional beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
she claimed the gold medal at the 2004 European Championships
2004 European Beach Volleyball Championships
These page shows the results of the 2004 European Beach Volleybal Championships, held from June 9 to June 13, 2004 in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany...
in Timmendorfer Strand
Timmendorfer Strand
Timmendorfer Strand is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Bay of Lübeck , approximately 15 km northeast of Lübeck, and 20 km southeast of Eutin....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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