Simon Dahl

Karl Johan Simon Dahl ( born February 6, 1975 in Skövde ) is a Swedish beach volleyball player.

Career

Dahl graduated in 1997 his first international tournament with his longtime partner Björnberg. 1999 occupied Berg / Dahl the 41st place in the World Cup in Marseille and 17th place at the European Championships in Palma. The next year they lost in the third round of the European Championships in Getxo the Czechs Palinek / Lébl with 15:17 and dropped out against the Norwegian team Kvalheim / Maaseide. The Olympic tournament in Sydney ended for the two Swedes after two defeats by the Brazilians Zé Marco / Ricardo and the Spaniards Bosma / Díez after two games.

In 2001 she reached the first main round of the World Cup in Klagenfurt against the Americans Wong / Metzger. A month later, they lost in the losers bracket of the European Championships in Jesolo the German duo Dieckmann / Slacanin in three sets. Although they managed at various Open tournaments in the Top Ten in 2002, they arrived at the European Championships not over 13th place. Different ran the most important tournaments of the year 2003. In the second round of the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro were Berg / Dahl only by the eventual finalists Holdren / Metzger, while the reasons already suffered at the European Championships in Alanya in the preliminary round. Successful they were in the following year in Timmendorfer beach, when they reached the quarter-final against the German duo Klemperer / Rademacher and occupied the fifth place. In the Olympic tournament in Athens they had to in the second round silver medalists Bosma / Herrera defeated. Then went their separate ways.

2006 games Dahl with Stefan Gunnarsson. The new duo missed the European Championships in The Hague, reaching front places.