Andrea_Ghiurghi

Andrea Ghiurghi

Andrea Ghiurghi

Italian beach volleyball player

Andrea Ghiurghi (born December 15, 1966) is a retired male beach volleyball player from Italy who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta for his native country. 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.

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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

  • Dio Lequaglie
  • Nicola Grigolo
  • Riccardo Lione
  • Gianni Mascagna
  • Massimo Penteriani
  • Maurizio Pimponi
  • Giorgio Pallotta
  • Enrico Corsetti
  • Marco Solustri

References

  1. [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. [2]
    Current status and distribution of the Vulnerable common hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius in Mozambique
  3. [3]
    Protected Areas in Tropical Africa: Assessing Threats and Conservation Activities
  4. [4]
    IUCN – Interview with Andrea Ghiurghi
  5. [5]
    C. Africa's forest rangers in rebels' line of fire
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