Andrea Ghiurghi

Andrea Ghiurghi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
BornDecember 15, 1966 (1966-12-15) (age 58)
Varese, Italy
Height199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Almería Beach
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Pescara Beach

Andrea Ghiurghi (born December 15, 1966) is an Italian retired male beach volleyball player who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta for Italy. In 1993, he won the bronze medal at the first official European Championships in men's beach volleyball, partnering Dio Lequaglie. In 1996, with Nicola Grigolo, he won another bronze medal at the European Championships Master in Pescara. His best international finishes are three second places in the FIVB World Tour in 1991, 1996, and 2005 with partners Dio Lequaglie, Nicola Grigolo, and Gianni Mascagna, respectively. At the national level, he won eight national titles: in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 2003.

Personal life

During Ghiurgi's career, for several years he carried out a peculiar "double life" playing professional beach volleyball and working as a biologist in Africa. At present he works as a freelance consultant for several conservation projects in the African continent and in Europe.[1][2][3][4][5]

Playing partners

References

  1. ^ Human–wildlife conflict in Mozambique: a national perspective, with emphasis on wildlife attacks on humans Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Cambridge Journals. Retrieved on 2010-10-03.
  2. ^ Current status and distribution of the Vulnerable common hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius in Mozambique
  3. ^ Protected Areas in Tropical Africa: Assessing Threats and Conservation Activities
  4. ^ IUCN – Interview with Andrea Ghiurghi
  5. ^ C. Africa's forest rangers in rebels' line of fire