Adrián Gavira

Adrián Gavira Collado (born 17 September 1987 in La Línea de la Concepción) is a Spanish male beach volleyball player.[1] He currently plays with Pablo Herrera. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and lost in the round of 16 to Brazilians Ricardo Santos and Pedro Cunha.[2]

Adrián Gavira
Personal information
Full nameAdrián Gavira Collado
NationalitySpanish
Born (1987-09-17) September 17, 1987
La Línea de la Concepción, Spain

In 2016, the Gavira and Herrera partnership won one gold and one bronze on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.[3] At the 2016 Olympics, they qualified from the pool stages, but were drawn against the Brazilian team of Alison Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt in the round of 16.[3] The Brazilians were the number one seeds and World Champions going into the match, and beat the Spanish pair despite a tight first set.[4]

References

Awards
Preceded by
 Igor Kolodinsky (RUS)
Men's FIVB Beach World Tour "Top Rookie"
2008
Succeeded by
 Ruslans Sorokins (LAT)


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