Bjørn Maaseide

Bjørn Maaseide
File:Bjørn Maaseide 2008b.jpg
Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1968-03-07) March 7, 1968 Stavanger, Norway
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Honours Men's beach volleyball Representing Norway European Championships Gold medal – first place 1994 Almería Beach Silver medal – second place 1993 Almería Beach Silver medal – second place 1997 Rome Beach Silver medal – second place 1998 Rhodos Beach Bronze medal – third place 1999 Palma de Mallorca Beach Goodwill Games Gold medal – first place 1994 St. Petersburg Beach

Bjørn Maaseide (born 7 March 1968) is a Norwegian former beach volleyball player. He represented Norway in three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, 2000, and 2004. Alongside Jan Kvalheim, he won several medals at the European Championships in the 1990s. He is the brother of professional beach volleyball player Kathrine Maaseide. Other playing partners are Iver Horrem and Vegard Høidalen. In 2007, Maaseide returned to the sand with Horrem. At the World Championships in Gstaad, they were knocked out in the first main round for the third time in a row, this time against the Brazilians Franco–Cunha. After the Norwegian duo did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Maaseide turned his attention to the next World Championships. His commitment helped bring the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships to his hometown of Stavanger.

External links

• Bjorn Maaseide at Olympics.com
• Bjørn Maaseide at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)