Jan Kvalheim

Jan Kvalheim

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Medal record
Men's Volleyball
Representing Norway
European Championships
	1994 Almería	Beach
	1993 Almería	Beach
	1997 Rome	Beach
	1998 Rhodos	Beach
	1999 Palma de Mallorca	Beach
Goodwill Games
	1994 St. Petersburg	Beach

Jan Kvalheim (born 5 February 1963, Skien) is a former beach volleyball player from Norway, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. Alongside Björn Maaseide he won several medals at the European Championships in the 1990s and became world champion in the 1994-1995 season. Kvalheim/Maaseide have 7 wins on the FIVB World Tour.

Kvalheim played pro volleyball in France in Arago Sète (1984–1989) and AS Cannes (1989–1992) and became French champion 2 times with AS Cannes and won the French cup in 1988 with Arago Sète.

Kvalheim is now working for Kvalheim/Maaseide as, which is part of World Event - and was the personal manager for John Arne Riise who plays football in Fulham FC. He was the press director for the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger 2009.

Playing partners

• Björn Maaseide
• Bard-Inge Pettersen
• Thierry Glowacz
• Iver Horrem

References

• Profile
• Beach Volley History

Sporting positions
Preceded by Roberto Lopes and Franco Neto (BRA)	Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside Bjørn Maaseide 1994	Succeeded by Roberto Lopes and Franco Neto (BRA)