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Rob Heidger:
 
Rob Heidger
United States  
  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Birth Date June 3, 1969 (54 years old)
Home Town Danville, CA
Resides Redondo Beach, CA
Height 6'6"
College California-Santa Barbara
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 1st $346,613
   AVP 2nd (4 times) $265,091
   BVA 4th $2,625
   USAV 1st $18,750
   Bonus Money   $60,147
International 2nd $94,050
   FIVB 2nd $94,050
Overall 1st $440,663
 
Bio Bits

Heidger (HIDE-JER) has one Gold Medal finish with Kevin Wong at the 1999 international invitational in San Diego. He and Wong qualified for Sydney 2000 Olympic Games as the No. 1 United States men’s entry. Heidger and Wong placed second at the 2000 Mexico Open. Heidger also had three domestic seconds, including two in 1996 with Troy Tanner and one in 1998 with Brent Frohoff. A standout high school and junior college basketball player, Heidger started playing beach volleyball in 1989. His brother Nathan also played on the domestic beach tour. Heidger enjoys playing basketball in his spare time.

Olympics (one, 5th, 2-3 Elimination, 2-3 Overall):
• Qualified for Sydney 2000 Olympics as the number seven seed with Kevin Wong. Lost in the third round of bracket play to United States's Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, finishing 5th.
 
 
Awards
 
  • AVP Most Improved Player 1995
  • AVP Rookie of the Year 1994
  • AVP Sportsman of the Year 1996
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 33rd 41st
1992 AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $2,108.75     1 0 0 0 0
1993 AVP 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $4,062.50     1 2 4 0 0
1994 AVP 21 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 $32,424.00     8 7 2 0 0
1995 AVP 23 0 0 4 0 7 0 3 0 6 $90,750.00     3 0 0 0 0
1996 AVP 19 0 2 3 1 2 1 3 0 6 $103,640.00     0 1 0 0 0
1997 AVP 17 0 0 1 1 5 0 2 0 4 $56,848.25     1 3 0 0 0
1998 AVP 18 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 1 8 $26,779.50     0 1 1 0 0
1999 USAV 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $15,000.00 306.0 2nd 0 0 0 0 0
2000 USAV 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $3,750.00 119.0 7th 0 0 0 0 0
2001 AVP 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 $8,625.00 378.0 25th 1 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 33rd 41st
2001 BVA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $2,625.00 56.0 17th 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  115
(90th)
1
(131st)
4 12 4 17 2 11 1 27 $346,613.00
(44th)
859.0   15 14 7 0 0
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 33rd 41st
1995 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 5.0 186th 0 0 0 1 0
1997 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $3,100.00 105.0 84th 0 0 0 0 0
1998 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $700.00 17.0 192nd 0 0 1 0 0
1999 FIVB 13 0 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 2 $43,500.00 1,102.0 9th 0 2 1 0 0
2000 FIVB 14 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 $29,500.00 812.0 16th 2 4 1 0 0
2001 FIVB 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 $17,250.00 289.0 62nd 1 0 0 3 2
Total
(Rank)
  38
(406th)
0 1 1 3 5 0 4 0 6 $94,050.00
(214th)
2,330.0   3 6 3 4 2
 
 
 
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  153
(106th)
1
(413rd)
5 13 7 22 2 15 1 33 $440,663.00
(97th)
3,189.0   18 20 10 4 2
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Victory List
 
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
1 9/12/1999 USAV San Diego Kevin Wong 1 $10,000
 

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