2008 Nestea European Championship Final

Infobox FIVB tournament
competition = European Beach Volleyball Championships
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continent = Europe
year = 2008

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host = Germany
dates = July 10 - 13, 2008
teams = 64
venues = Rathausmarkt / Gr. Elbstraße
cities = Hamburg
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last = 2007 NESTEA European Championship Final
next = 2009 NESTEA European Championship FinalThe 2008 NESTEA European Championship Final (or the 2008 European Beach Volleyball Championships) was held from July 10 - 13, 2008 in Hamburg, Germany. It was the sixteenth official edition of the European Beach Volleyball Championships men's event, which started in 1993, while the women competed for the fifteenth time.

The Championships were part of the 2008 Nestea European Championship Tour.

The teams could earn qualifying points for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, from one of their two finishes at the 2008 or 2007 Championships. [ [http://www.volleyballer.de/China-und-USA-Again-for-Moscow-2008-Grand-Slam-Gold-Medal-Beach-World-Tour_news_11400.html Beachvolleyball: China & USA Again for Moscow 2008 Grand Slam Gold Medal] , volleyballer.de, July 6, 2008]

Women's Competition

* A total number of 32 participating couples [ [http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/main_menu/beach_volleyball/82/14312/14317/15670/index_EN.html Nestea European Championship Final 2008 - Hamburg (GER) - Women] , CEV]

References

* [http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/756/1714/4921/15833/12324_EN.html Goller and Ludwig are the 2008 European champions!] , CEV, July 12, 2008

External link

* [http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/main_menu/beach_volleyball/82/14312/index_EN.html Beach Volleyball Nestea European Championship Final] at CEV