Edgars Točs (born 29 November 1988) is a Latvian beach volleyball player.[1][2] He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
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| Nationality | Latvian | ||||
| Born | 29 November 1988 Madona, Latvia | ||||
| Hometown | Madona, Latvia | ||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||
| College / University | University of Daugavpils | ||||
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Career
editIn 2010, he competed in separate tournaments together with Toms Vanags and Toms Benjavs. He competed in 2012 along with Toms Šmēdiņš and Toms Benjavs. He then paired with Richard Finster and the duo played a total of 29 international ranked tournaments.[4]
He then decided to pair with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and competed in international competitions since December 2017.[5][6] He paired along with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš won the Dela Beach Open in January 2018 which was part of the 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.[7][8] In July 2019, he along with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš had a third-place finish in the Espinho Open which was part of the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.[9] He was awarded the Latvian Beach Volleyball Male Player of the Year in 2019 by the Latvian Volleyball Federation.[3]
He also paired with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and competed in the men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Edgars Točs". www.bvbinfo.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "FIVB - Beach Volleyball". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Beach Volleyball - TOCS Edgars". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "straume.lmt.lv / Sports / Točs: "Esam amatieri ar profesionālu attieksmi"". 29 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Pelnrušķītes stāsts nebeidzas! Pļaviņš un Točs jau debijas reizē uzvar Pasaules kausa posmā". Jauns.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Platforma visai sezonai". www.diena.lv. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Pļaviņš un Točs triumfē pirmajā kopīgajā Pasaules kausa posmā". ritakafija.lv. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Main Draw - The Hague". worldtour.2018.fivb.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Main Draw - Espinho". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Beach Volleyball - Men Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
External links
edit- Edgars Točs at FIVB beach volleyball database
- Edgars Točs at Beach Volleyball Database
- Edgars Točs at Olympics.com
- Edgars Točs at Olympedia
- Edgars Točs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation)
