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Paul Laciga:
 
Paul Laciga
Switzerland  
    
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: FIVB
Birth Date November 24, 1970 (53 years old)
Home Town Bern
Resides Kerzers, FR
Height 6'4"
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 5th $3,250
   USAV 5th $3,250
International 1st (6 times) $599,960
   FIVB 1st (5 times) $582,460
   FIVB C&S 1st $3,900
   Bonus Money   $13,600
Europe 1st (4 times) € 51,300
   CEV 1st (4 times) € 51,300
Overall 1st (10 times) $656,055
 
Bio Bits

Paul Laciga and his younger brother (Martin) 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 (five SWATCH titles and a 1997 FIVB Challenge crown in the Czech Republic).  Paul Laciga earned SWATCH-FIVB World Championship silver medals with Martin Laciga in 1997 at Marseille, France, and with Sascha Heyer in 2005 at Berlin.  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). 

Paul Laciga studied engineering, economics and computer science in college.  The son of Paul and Judith Laciga, he and his wife Corinne have no children.
 

Most memorable moment on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour - His first SWATCH gold medal in 1998 at Mar del Plata, Argentina.
No. 1 playing site in his home country - Gstaad, because it is organized perfectly.
Best description of himself on the sand - Go hard or go home!
The people who have helped him most in life and in Beach Volleyball - His parents.

Best advice in Beach Volleyball - Believe in what you are doing!
If he could have dinner with anyone his history - Leonardo DaVinci.

Favorite Meal - Czech Food.

When his beach volleyball career is over, what would he like to do? - Sports management.


Olympics (two, 5th, 5th, 2-1 Pool, 3-2 Elimination, 5-3 Overall):
• Qualified for Sydney 2000 Olympics as the number four seed with Martin 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 Martin 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.
 
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 37th
1999 USAV 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $3,250.00 102.0 19th 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $3,250.00
(435th)
102.0   0 0 0 0
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 37th
1995 FIVB 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $4,750.00 65.0 55th 2 5 3 2
1996 FIVB 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 $16,000.00 367.0 52nd 1 3 1 0
1997 FIVB C&S 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $3,000.00 30.0   0 0 0 0
1997 FIVB 11 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 $41,900.00 827.5 13th 1 0 0 0
1998 FIVB 13 1 1 0 3 3 3 0 $71,400.00 1,347.0 5th 1 1 0 0
1999 FIVB 13 0 2 0 3 4 0 2 $69,000.00 1,392.0 7th 0 2 0 0
2000 FIVB 15 1 2 3 1 5 0 1 $77,000.00 1,668.0 4th 1 1 0 0
2001 FIVB 11 0 5 2 0 3 0 0 $76,000.00 1,527.0 3rd 0 1 0 0
2002 FIVB 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 $41,285.00 850.0 8th 0 1 0 0
2003 FIVB 10 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 $51,750.00 1,345.0 5th 0 1 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 37th
2004 FIVB C&S 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $900.00 13.0   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
2005 FIVB 10 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 $54,225.00 1,238.0 15th 3 0 1 0
2006 FIVB 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 $26,300.00 970.0 35th 3 4 1 0
2007 FIVB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $8,800.00 250.0 101st 0 2 2 0
Total
(Rank)
  141
(33rd)
6
(52nd)
14 5 10 34 4 22 $599,960.00
(34th)
13,071.5   13 23 8 2
 
Europe
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 37th
1997 CEV 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 € 0.00     0 0 0 0
1998 CEV 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 € 4,000.00     0 0 0 0
1999 CEV 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 € 12,250.00 122.5   0 0 0 0
2000 CEV 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 € 9,000.00 90.0   0 0 0 0
2001 CEV 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 € 11,625.00 90.0   0 0 0 0
2002 CEV 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 € 3,375.00 45.0   0 0 0 0
2003 CEV 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 € 3,750.00 80.0   0 0 0 0
2005 CEV 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 € 1,625.00 35.0   1 0 0 0
2006 CEV 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 € 2,750.00 240.0   0 0 0 0
2007 CEV 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 € 2,925.00 240.0   0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  13
(216th)
4
(20th)
2 3 0 1 0 2 € 51,300.00
(21st)
942.5   1 0 0 0
 
 
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  155
(97th)
10
(83rd)
16 8 10 36 4 24 $656,055.00
(57th)
14,116.0   14 23 8 2
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Victory List
 
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
1 6/29/1997 FIVB C&S Karlovy Vary Martin Laciga 1 $3,000
2 1/18/1998 FIVB Mar del Plata Martin Laciga 7 $16,000
3 8/27/1998 CEV Rhodes Martin Laciga   € 4,000
4 6/13/1999 CEV Neusiedler See Martin Laciga   € 2,250
5 8/29/1999 CEV Mallorca Martin Laciga 1 € 10,000
6 6/25/2000 FIVB Tenerife Martin Laciga 3 $13,000
7 8/27/2000 CEV Bilbao Martin Laciga 1 € 9,000
8 8/11/2002 FIVB Cadiz Martin Laciga 8 $11,250
9 9/8/2002 FIVB Mallorca Martin Laciga 7 $11,250
10 7/11/2004 FIVB Mallorca Martin Laciga 3 $13,500
 
Partner Summary
 
USA Volleyball
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 37th
Martin Laciga 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $3,250 102.0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $3,250 102.0 0 0 0 0
 
Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 37th
Martin Laciga 119 5 12 5 9 32 4 18 $501,935 10,820.5 7 19 6 2
Sascha Heyer 20 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 $80,525 2,208.0 6 4 2 0
Total 139 5 13 5 10 34 4 22 $582,460 13,028.5 13 23 8 2
 
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Challenger & Satellite
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 37th
Martin Laciga 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 $3,900 43.0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 $3,900 43.0 0 0 0 0
 
Confédération Européenne de Volleyball
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 37th
Martin Laciga 11 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 € 49,675 907.5 0 0 0 0
Sascha Heyer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 € 1,625 35.0 1 0 0 0
Total 13 4 2 3 0 1 0 2 € 51,300 942.5 1 0 0 0
 
Overall
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 37th
Martin Laciga 133 10 15 8 9 34 4 19 $559,914 11,873.0 7 19 6 2
Sascha Heyer 22 0 1 0 1 2 0 5 $82,541 2,243.0 7 4 2 0
 
Total 155 10 16 8 10 36 4 24 $642,455 14,116.0 14 23 8 2
 
 

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