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| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1985 Frutigen, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Nadine Zumkehr (born 5 February 1985) is a Swiss beach volleyball player.[1] As of 2012, she played with Simone Kuhn. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and were eliminated in the round of 16 by the American pair of Jennifer Kessy and April Ross who went on to win silver.[2]
YouTube Encyclopedic
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Zumkehr/Heidrich (SUI) vs. Forrer/Vergé-Dépré (SUI) - Den Haag - Women - World Championships 2015
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Swiss Women win Bronze at home - from Universal Sports
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Fuzhou Open - Women - Nadine Zumkehr (SUI)
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Professional career
As of 2013 she now plays with Joana Heidrich. The pair participated in the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio with a 14th seed,[3] as of 12 June 2016, placement. They lost against Brazil's #1 seed team of Talita Antunes and Larissa Franca in a nail biting match of 3 sets (21-23, 27–25, 15–13), which was also the longest match at Rio, in the quarter-final Played 14 August 2016.[4][5]
Zumkehr played her last Beach Volleyball game at the Toronto World Finals and will retire.[6]
World tour 2016
She is competing at the World Tour finals in Toronto. The pair played against fellow country mates of Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Verge-Depre and won in 3 sets of (14-21, 21–15, 15–10). The pair advanced to Gold medal match against Germany's Olympic Gold medalists of Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst. They lost to the German's in straight sets of (18-21, 16–21) and finish with silver medal.[7]
References
- ^ "Nadine ZUMKEHR".
- ^ Hinnen, Jerry (3 August 2012). "Beach volleyball: Rogers/Dalhausser eliminated, Ross/Kessy move on". CBS Sports. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "FIVB - Beach Volleyball Rankings".
- ^ "FIVB - Beach Volleyball News".
- ^ PDF with full results
- ^ Notable retirements at the SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals
- ^ Results
External links
Media related to Nadine Zumkehr at Wikimedia Commons
- Nadine Zumkehr at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Nadine Zumkehr at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Nadine Zumkehr at Olympedia
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