The Gold Coast hosted another successful 10-day multi-sport Pan Pacific Masters Games this month at which WA was well represented.
The sporting action and adrenalin spread right across the city with venues from Coomera to Carrara, Jacobs Well to Woongoolba and more than 40 fields, courts, and swimming pools in between.
A total of 18,000 medals were awarded in 42 sports to the 13,500 participants who came from every corner of Australia and 25 countries including teams from the UK, Canada, Sri Lanka, and Guam.
The WA masters volleyball community competed across 8 events with divisions split by age category. In Beach Volleyball there were Men’s Pairs, Men’s Fours, Women’s Pairs, Women’s Fours, Mixed Pairs, and Mixed Fours. In Indoor Volleyball there were Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed. Some indoor competitors played up to 7 games in a day, with each game allocated 60 minutes.
The result for WA was 13 Gold, 5 Silver, and 4 Bronze, with team members and categories as follows:
| Event | Medal | Age Division | Team Name | Players |
| Beach Men’s 4s | Silver | 50+ | Way Out West | Denis Webb, David Hedge, Ian Phipps, Murray Cocking |
| Beach Men’s 4s | Bronze | 50+ | May the Spike Be With You | Mauro Vennitti, Alwyn White, Romano Fracassini, Robert Lislois |
| Beach Men’s Pairs | Silver | 50+ | Hedge/Phipps | David Hedge, Ian Phipps |
| Beach Men’s Pairs | Gold | 60+ | Full of Hits | Romano Fracassini, Robert Lislois |
| Beach Mixed 4s | Gold | 50+ | Sets in the City | Claudia Tiedemann, Cezanne Vennitti, Robert Lislois, Mauro Vennitti |
| Beach Mixed 4s | Silver | 60+ | Sandsquad60s | Romano Fracassini, Evelina Fracassini, Joan Strikwerda, Jordan Metlikovec |
| Beach Mixed Pairs | Gold | 30+ | Size Matters | Tristan Raven, Elizabeth Moore |
| Beach Mixed Pairs | Bronze | 50+ | P & T | Ian Phipps, Theresa George |
| Beach Mixed Pairs | Gold | 55+ | Spiked Punch | Robert Lislois, Claudia Tiedemann |
| Beach Women’s 4s | Gold | 30+ | Rotto | Ayumi Shinjo, Sheila Su, Youjin Lee, Yuki Paull, Naho Kazami |
| Beach Women’s 4s | Bronze | 40+ | Wonderwomen | Theresa George, Cezanne Vennitti, Flavia Oats, Angela McKenzie |
| Beach Women’s 4s | Gold | 40+ | Gold Fishies | Claudia Tiedemann, Sophie Gittins,Ursula Lindeberg, Linda Raahauge |
| Beach Women’s 4s | Gold | 65+ | Swansong | Joan Strikwerda, Anne Wells, Jan Perry, Wendy McPherson, Julie Richardson |
| Beach Women’s Pairs | Gold | 45+ | Blind Date | Claudia Tiedemann, Sophie Giitins |
| Beach Women’s Pairs | Bronze | 50+ | Sandy Sets | Theresa George, Cezanne Vennitti |
| Indoor Men’s | Gold | 50+ | Way Out West | David Hedge, Ian Phipps, Denis Webb, Nick McKenzie, Murray Cocking, Chris Day, Alwyn White, Mauro Vennitti, Paul Grimmett |
| Indoor Mixed | Silver | 50+ | Mixedfits | Theresa George, Cezanne Vennitti, Mauro Vennitti, Vaughan Masters, Alwyn White, Flavia Oats, Murray Cocking, Chris Day, Angela McKenzie |
| Indoor Mixed | Gold | 50+ | Glued Together | David Hedge, Ian Phipps, Denis Webb, Nick McKenzie, Annemarie McDonald, Deb Elphick, Sheila Su, Vicky Andrews |
| Indoor Mixed | Gold | 60+ | Aussie Roos | Joan Strikwerda, Jan Perry, Wendy McPherson, Julie Richardson, Noelene Swanson, Anne Chadwick (with Eastern States players) |
| Indoor Women’s | Silver | 30+ | Rotto Quokkas | Ayumi Shinjo, Sheila Su, Naho Kazami, Ari Cavagnini, Youjin Lee, Yuki Paull, Claire Ong |
| Indoor Women’s | Gold | 50+ | Coast to Coast | Theresa George, Cezanne Vennitti, Deb Elphick, Jo Frederickson, Annemarie McDonald, Vicky Andrews, Angela McKenzie, Flavia Oats |
| Indoor Women’s | Gold | 60+ | Swansong | Joan Strikwerda, Anne Wells, Jan Perry, Wendy McPherson, Julie Richardson, Noelene Swanson, Anne Chadwick |
A huge congratulations to all competitors and continuing to play the game to such a high standard. Thanks for showing the community that Volleyball is a game for all.
For more information about how you might be able to Re-Discover Volleyball or play a version suited to your ability visit www.volleyballwa.com.au
Story & Photos courtesy of David Hedge.