Javier Bosma

Francisco Javier Bosma Minguez ( born November 6, 1969 in Figueres ) is a former Spanish beach volleyball player. He was twice vice - European champion and participated in three Olympic tournaments.

Career

Bosma 1994 reached the final of the European Championship in Almeria, which he lost with Santiago Aguilera against the Norwegians Kvalheim / Maaseide. In the following two years he scored with Sixto Jimenez some top ten finishes in Open and World Series tournaments, among other things, he was third in Espinho and second in Tenerife. Bosma / Jimenez participated in the Olympic tournament in Atlanta and finished fifth.

Then Bosma made ​​a new duo with Fabio Díez. The two Spaniards occupied the 17th place at the World Championships in Los Angeles. Two years later she missed in Marseille by a defeat against Brazil Pará / Marques barely a medal. At the European Championships in Palma they lost only in the ending the Swiss defending champions Martin and Paul Laciga. The Olympic tournament in Sydney ended for them in the quarter- final against the German duo Ahmann / Hager. Then they parted.

With his new partner Antonio Heras Cotrino Bosma lost in the first round of the world championship in 2001 against the Americans Blanton / Fonoimoana. The next World Cup tournament in 2003, he took up with Pablo Herrera Allepuz and was beaten in the same round the later Brazilian overall winners Ricardo / Emanuel. The following year, Bosma / Herrera reached the quarter- finals of the European Championships in Timmendorfer beach, which she lost in three sets against the Swiss Egger / Heyer. Two months later, they won after a defeat in the final against Ricardo / Emanuel the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Athens.

After he had played in 2005 with Ortiz Vargas and Juan Claudio Garcia Thompson, Bosma had to settle at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague with the split last place. At the end of the year he ended his international career after multiple knee surgeries.