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Martin Laciga:
 
Martin Laciga
Switzerland  
      
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: eurobeachtour.com
Birth Date January 25th
Home Town Aarberg
Resides Deceased August 22, 2023
Height 6'5"
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 5th $3,250
   USAV 5th $3,250
International 1st (8 times) $784,010
   FIVB 1st (6 times) $765,510
   FIVB C&S 1st (2 times) $4,900
   Bonus Money   $13,600
Europe 1st (9 times) € 97,350
   CEV 1st (8 times) € 96,250
   CEV C&S 1st € 1,100
Overall 1st (17 times) $900,407
 
Bio Bits

As a team, Martin Laciga and his older brother (Paul) played in the second most FIVB (117) and SWATCH stops (115) in history.  The Lacigas teamed from 1995 through 2004 to place fifth in two Olympics (Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004) while competing together in four SWATCH-FIVB World Championships (1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003) and the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York.  The Lacigas won six international gold medals together (five SWATCH titles and a 1997 FIVB Challenge crown in the Czech Republic).  Martin Laciga earned SWATCH-FIVB World Championship silver medals with Paul Laciga in 1997 at Marseille, France.  Sandwiched between bronze (1997 Italy) and silver medal finishes (2001 Italy, and 2002 Switzerland), the Lacigas captured three-straight European continental championships (1998 Greece, 1999 Mallorca and 2000 Spain).  Martin Laciga also won a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event with Markus Egger in 2005 at Stare Jablonki, Poland, followed by FIVB Satellite gold medal four weeks later in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

Martin Laciga is the son Paul and Judith Laciga.  He and his wife (Claudia) have a son (Jan, born December 31, 2004).  Claudia Oliveira Costa Laciga competed five seasons on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour (1998-2002) for Brazil by earning $36,250 for 18 events with career best finishes of fifths with Jackie Silva and Adriana Bento Buczmiejuk.  Claudia and Jackie placed ninth on the SWATCH rankings 2001 as the No. 3 team from Brazil.

Olympics (three, 5th, 5th, 9th, 4-2 Pool, 3-3 Elimination, 7-5 Overall):
• Qualified for Sydney 2000 Olympics as the number four seed with Paul Laciga. Lost in the third round of bracket play to Portugal's Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, finishing 5th.
• Qualified for Athens 2004 Olympics as the number three seed with Paul Laciga. After finishing pool play with a 2-1 record, lost in the fourth round of bracket play to Brazil's Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, finishing 5th.
• Qualified for Beijing 2008 Olympics as the number 20 seed with Jan Schnider. After finishing pool play with a 2-1 record, lost in the third round of bracket play to United States' Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, finishing 9th.
 
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 41st
1999 USAV 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $3,250.00 102.0 19th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $3,250.00
(435th)
102.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 41st
1995 FIVB 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $4,750.00 65.0 55th 2 5 0 3 0 2 0
1996 FIVB 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 $16,750.00 397.0 48th 1 4 0 1 0 0 0
1997 FIVB C&S 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $3,000.00 30.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 FIVB 11 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 $41,900.00 827.5 13th 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 FIVB 13 1 1 0 3 3 3 0 $71,400.00 1,347.0 5th 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999 FIVB 13 0 2 0 3 4 0 2 $69,000.00 1,392.0 7th 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2000 FIVB 15 1 2 3 1 5 0 1 $77,000.00 1,668.0 4th 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 FIVB 11 0 5 2 0 3 0 0 $76,000.00 1,527.0 3rd 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2002 FIVB 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 $41,285.00 850.0 8th 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2003 FIVB 10 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 $51,750.00 1,345.0 5th 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 41st
2004 FIVB C&S 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $900.00 13.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 FIVB 12 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 $57,650.00 1,182.0 15th 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
2005 FIVB C&S 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 10.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 FIVB 13 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 $82,800.00 1,648.0 7th 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2006 FIVB 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 $25,725.00 930.0 38th 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
2007 FIVB 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 $23,800.00 822.0 60th 1 4 0 2 0 0 1
2008 FIVB 13 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 $32,900.00 1,290.0 39th 1 2 0 3 0 0 0
2009 FIVB 9 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 $36,550.00 1,280.0 27th 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
2010 FIVB 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 $35,200.00 1,310.0 32nd 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
2011 FIVB 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 $20,600.00 754.0 52nd 0 5 0 2 0 1 2
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 41st
2012 FIVB 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $14,050.00 542.0 63rd 0 4 0 1 2 0 1
Total
(Rank)
  206
(5th)
8
(35th)
15 7 11 36 16 35 $784,010.00
(14th)
19,229.5   10 40 0 19 2 3 4
 
Europe
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 41st
1997 CEV 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 € 0.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 CEV 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 € 4,000.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 CEV 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 € 12,250.00 122.5   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 CEV 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 € 9,000.00 90.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 CEV 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 € 11,625.00 90.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 CEV 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 € 3,375.00 45.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 CEV 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 € 3,750.00 80.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 CEV 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 € 16,725.00 200.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 CEV 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 € 17,375.00 1,170.0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 CEV 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 € 6,425.00 620.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 41st
2008 CEV 5 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 € 6,650.00 750.0   1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2009 CEV 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 € 1,325.00 270.0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 CEV C&S 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 € 1,100.00 10.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 CEV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 € 1,250.00 160.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 CEV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 € 1,250.00 160.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 CEV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 € 1,250.00 160.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  32
(25th)
9
(1st)
2 6 0 5 2 4 € 97,350.00
(1st)
3,927.5   3 0 1 0 0 0 0
 
 
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  239
(35th)
17
(46th)
17 13 11 42 18 39 $900,407.17
(30th)
23,259.0   13 40 1 19 2 3 4
 
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