Jørre Kjemperud

Beach Volleyball player infobox


fullname=Jørre André Kjemperud
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dateofbirth= birth date and age|1968|08|31
cityofbirth=Vikersund
countryofbirth=NOR
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height= convert|188|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight= convert|85|kg|lb|abbr=on
currentteammate=Vegard Hoidalen
currentyears=1995-2004,
2008-Present
currenttours (currentpoints)=107 (6461)
years=2005-2008
1994-1995
2004
teammates=Tarjei Skarlund
Kris Hjeltnes
Iver Horrem
tours (points)=58 (5063)
7 (16)
1 (54)
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Jørre Kjemperud (born August 31, 1968 in Vikersund, Norway) is a beach volleyball player from Norway.

Volleyball

Kjemperud started playing volleyball when he was 17 - 18 years old. He has played 20 matches on the men's national team. [http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_rogaland/sport_nrk_rogaland/3993628.html Vil vinne OL-gull for Stavanger] (Norwegian), NRK, August 13, 2004]

Beach volleyball

While playing indoor volleyball, he used beach volleyball as a preparation for the indoor season, but after a while, beach volleyball became his main sport.

He always wears his cap backwards.

Team Kjemperud - Hoidalen

Kjemperud won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria, partnering Vegard Høidalen. Kjemperud/Høidalen teamed up in 1995, and split up in 2004. They did not spend much time together outside practice and matches, and the team was known for being temperamental on court.Kjemperud/Høidalen represented Norway at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and both times they ended up in 9th place. Kjemperud teamed up with Hoidalen again in 2008.

Team Kjemperud - Skarlund

His best placement (per August 2008) on the world tour after teaming up with teammate Tarjei Skarlund, is a 4th place in 2007, and a 5th place in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Kjemperud/Skarlund teamed up in 2005. Kjemperud and Skarlund represented Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The team split up after the Olympics, where they ended up in 19th place.

References

External links

* [http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=437 Profile] at the Beach Volleyball Database
* [http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/PlayerBios/Player_DataDB.asp?No=100302 Profile] at the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)