| Freedom Chiya |
South Africa 
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Photo: FIVB
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| Birth Date |
July 11, 1979 (45 years old) |
| Home Town |
Durban |
| Resides |
Cape town |
| Height |
6'1" |
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Best Finish |
Winnings |
| International |
19th |
$1,750 |
| FIVB |
19th |
$1,750 |
| Overall |
19th |
$1,750 |
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Beach Bits:
• With partner Grant Goldschmidt, became the first men's team to secure an at-large berth in the 2012 London Olympics for South Africa by winning the CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup in April 2012.
2008-11: Chiya did not compete internationally.
2007: Chiya and 2004 Olympian Gerson Rorich competed in the season finale in Brazil, winning one match in the qualifier before losing and placing 33rd.
2006: Chiya did not compete internationally.
2005: Chiya played in an FIVB event in Cape Town with Andile Masinga. Being seeded directly into the main draw, the pair went 0-3 in pool play, finishing 25th.
2004: Chiya made his international beach debut in an FIVB event in Cape Town with Alwie Lester. The duo won their country quota match but lost in the qualifier.
Indoor: Chiya is a former member of the South Africa National Indoor team.
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| 2004 |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
6.0 |
247th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2005 |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,000.00 |
20.0 |
181st |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
15.0 |
254th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2012 |
FIVB |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
27.0 |
182nd |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| 2013 |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$750.00 |
75.0 |
232nd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2018 |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
35.0 |
555th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,750.00
(1250th) |
178.0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| |
| |
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| Overall |
Total
(Rank) |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,750.00
(1713rd) |
178.0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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| Red denotes ranked 1st |
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| Brazil: Fortaleza |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
15.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Czech Republic: Prague |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| England: London |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Germany: Berlin |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
12.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Malaysia: Langkawi |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
35.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| South Africa: Cape Town |
FIVB |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,000 |
26.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| South Africa: Durban |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$750 |
75.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Switzerland: Gstaad |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
12.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,750 |
178.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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| Total |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,750 |
178.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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| 3/23-28 |
Cape Town, South Africa |
Alwie Lester |
Q30 |
41 |
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6 |
| CQ: |
d. Paul Stevens / Sean Heyes 21-12, 18-21, 15-10 (0:44) |
| Q1: |
l. Richard Kogel / Sander Mulder (Q3,25) 14-21, 15-21 (0:44) |
| Summary |
| Matches Won-Lost: |
1-1 |
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| Sets Won-Lost: |
2-3 |
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| Points Scored-Allowed: |
83-85 |
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| Tournaments Played: |
1 |
| Best Finish: |
41st |
| Points: |
6 |
| Ranking: |
247th |
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| 11/23-27 |
Cape Town, South Africa |
Andile Masinga |
24 |
25 |
$1,000.00 |
20 |
| PH: |
l. David Klemperer / Kjell Schneider (9) 11-21, 12-21 (0:32) |
| PH: |
l. Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto (8) 9-21, 14-21 (0:35) |
| PH: |
l. Kevin Ces / Fabien Dugrip (Q2,25) 11-21, 20-22 (0:37) |
| Summary |
| Matches Won-Lost: |
0-3 |
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| Sets Won-Lost: |
0-6 |
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| Points Scored-Allowed: |
77-127 |
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| Tournaments Played: |
1 |
| Best Finish: |
25th |
| Winnings: |
$1,000 |
| Points: |
20 |
| Ranking: |
181st |
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| 9/26-30 |
Fortaleza, Brazil |
Gershon Rorich |
Q18 |
33 |
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15 |
| Q1: |
d. Morais Abreu / Emanuel Fernandes (Q15) 21-6, 21-14 (0:36) |
| Q2: |
l. Bruno de Paula / Benjamin Insfran (Q2,12) 11-21, 15-21 (0:33) |
| Summary |
| Matches Won-Lost: |
1-1 |
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| Sets Won-Lost: |
2-2 |
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| Points Scored-Allowed: |
68-62 |
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| Tournaments Played: |
1 |
| Best Finish: |
33rd |
| Points: |
15 |
| Ranking: |
254th |
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| 5/22-27 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Grant Goldschmidt |
Q59 |
57 |
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3 |
| Q1: |
l. Evandro Goncalves / Harley Marques (Q6,12) 19-21, 16-21 (0:40) |
| 7/3-8 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Grant Goldschmidt |
Q23 |
41 |
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12 |
| Q1: |
l. Alexey Kuleshov / Dmitriy Yakovlev (Q10) 15-21, 21-14, 7-15 (0:42) |
| 7/10-14 |
Berlin, Germany |
Grant Goldschmidt |
Q31 |
41 |
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12 |
| Q1: |
l. Rhooney Ferramenta / Thiago Barbosa (Q2) 22-24, 16-21 (0:42) |
| 7/28-8/9 |
London, England |
Grant Goldschmidt |
21 |
19 |
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| PD: |
l. Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (4) 10-21, 11-21 (0:33)  |
| PD: |
l. Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins (16) 13-21, 10-21 (0:34) |
| PD: |
l. Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel (9) 19-21, 13-21 (0:43) |
| Summary |
| Matches Won-Lost: |
0-6 |
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| Sets Won-Lost: |
1-12 |
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| Points Scored-Allowed: |
192-263 |
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| Tournaments Played: |
4 |
| Best Finish: |
19th |
| Points: |
27 |
| Ranking: |
182nd |
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| 12/11-14 |
Durban, South Africa |
Grant Goldschmidt |
8 |
25 |
$750.00 |
75 |
| PH: |
l. Leon Colina / Jackson Henriquez (Q8,25) 21-14, 18-21, 13-15 (0:50) |
| PH: |
l. Cheng Chen / Jian Li (Q7,24) 13-21, 7-21 (0:31) |
| PH: |
l. Oscar Brandao / Thiago Barbosa (9) by Forfeit |
| Summary |
| Matches Won-Lost: |
0-3 |
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| Sets Won-Lost: |
1-4 |
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| Points Scored-Allowed: |
72-92 |
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| Tournaments Played: |
1 |
| Best Finish: |
25th |
| Winnings: |
$750 |
| Points: |
75 |
| Ranking: |
232nd |
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| 4/26-29 |
Langkawi, Malaysia |
Leo Williams |
Q14 |
21 |
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35 |
| Q1: |
l. Moritz Kindl / Marian Klaffinger (Q3) 15-21, 4-21 (0:28) |
| Summary |
| Matches Won-Lost: |
0-1 |
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| Sets Won-Lost: |
0-2 |
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| Points Scored-Allowed: |
19-42 |
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| Tournaments Played: |
1 |
| Best Finish: |
21st |
| Points: |
35 |
| Ranking: |
555th |
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