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Directory of Sports Specialists December 2015 European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation Directory of Sports Specialists December 2015 Acceptance Diversity Inclusion 12 Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. Welcome to the directory of sports of experience in organising many sporting specialists. tournaments, not only on a European level but also internationally. The European Gay & Lesbian Sport The aim of this alliance is to ensure that the The strong individual is the one Federation is always striving to improve the experience of participants who enter the EuroGames will continue to grow from who asks for help when he strength to strength and that everyone EuroGames. As part of this strategy we have involved will have to necessary assistance needs it. gathered the finest sports men and women form these experts. who have generously offered their time and expertsees to help the organising club or Each specialist can advise on venues, committee of the next EuroGames. scheduling, required amenities, rules and regulations in their chosen field. The EuroGames give organising committees the opportunity to ”Come alive” and We would like to thank all the people here showcase their activities or sporting events in for assisting us to to ensuring the continued the community. Sporting events are an success of the EuroGames. important part of our community life and it is a rewarding experience to contribute to a successful EuroGames. Organising such a large multisport event can be a daunting task but with the help of our experts we hope that the next EuroGames is planned, prepared and implemented to the highest standard. All the men and women here have a wealth 2 12 WE NEED YOU! The directory is still looking for specialists to join our network. We are looking for experts in the following sports: Bridge Hockey Running/Cross Country The strong individual is the one who asks for help when he Squash needs it. If you would like to join us in our drive to improve the EuroGames or have any questions regarding your role, please contact Annette Wachter [[email protected]] or John Ryan [[email protected]] 3 Aquatics Bridge Floorball Name Sagi Krispin Name TBD Name Markus Rudaz Club TLV SPORT Club TBD Club Club Email [email protected] Email TBD Email [email protected] Badminton Bowling Football Name Jan Froelich Name Andrej Pisl Name Joan Miro Club - Club Out of Slovenia Club - Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Basketball Dancing Golf Name Carl Schulz Name Davy Brocatus Name Ottmar Meier Club EGBA Club TBD Club German Rainbow Open Email [email protected] Email TBD Email [email protected] 4 Tennis Squash Name Hain Jan Lapidaire Name TBD Club GLTA Club TBD Email TBD Email TBD Track & Field Running/Cross Country Name Jens Vatter Name TBD Club SC Janus e. v. Club TBD Email [email protected] Email TBD Volleyball Hockey Name Carsten Grohne Name TBD Club Vorspiel SSL Berlin e. v. Club TBD Email [email protected] Email TBD 5 AQUATICS Sagi Krispin Sagi is 38 years old from Tel aviv where he lives with his partner and their dog. Name Sagi Krispin Sagi started swimming 14 years ago, while he was a student in Tel aviv Uni. Sport Aquatics During the few last years Sagi competed in masters swimming championships in Israel Email [email protected] and in international LGBT swimming tournaments. Sagi is a bronze medalist from Gay Games 9 (Cleveland 2014) Sagi is the founder of TLV Nemos - the gay&lesbian aquatic team of Tel aviv GLBT Sports club and a board member of IGLA. Apart from competing in swimming, Sagi is also a swimming referee. 6 BASKETBALL In Gay Games IV, New York City, Carl Carl has a long history building and guiding participated as a basketball official basketball and international sports during the 6 day tournament. communities in the following roles. * A founding member of the European Gay Name Carl Schulz At the following Amsterdam Gay Games V, Basketball Association. Sport Basketball Carl was the only international official working * He serves as an official and advisor with Email [email protected] with the local officials in the basketball various European LGBT basketball tournament. He officiated basketball games associations. in the Sydney Gay Games VI 2002, and the * He worked on the bid team, and the Chicago Gay Games VII 2006. organization team at the Winter Olympiad XIX, Salt Lake City, Utah 2002. Carl worked on the successful bid team of * He worked on an international team Cologne, to host the Gay Games 2010. At the developing the International Pride House, and Gay Games VIII, he guided the basketball the Pride House for the London Summer tournament in the roles of director and Olympics 2012 official. He worked in his role as a FGG (www.pridehouseinternational.org). Basketball Sport Coordinator together with the host tournament director at the Carl played basketball at the center and Cleveland Gay Games 2014 tournament. Carl forward positions in high school and the continues working with the basketball sport college level athletic teams. tournament team at the 10th Edition of the Gay Games in Paris 2018. Carl resides in Cologne Germany. 7 SAME SEX DANCING On Sunday, 18th February 2007 in The aim of ESSDA is to encourage the London, over 50 founding members of promotion and development of competitive same-sex ballroom dancing. In the spirit of 8 European countries initiated the tolerance and inclusion, ESSDA intends to Name Davy Brocatus European Same-Sex Dance create structures of international Association (ESSDA). communication and organisation and ensure Sport Dancing consistently high standards of competitions. In Email [email protected] After more than ten years of same-sex the ensuing months, the nine members of the ballroom dancing competitions, there is now board and the members of the association an international umbrella organisation for this will work on basic structures for ESSDA and the discipline. development of www.essda.eu a new dedicated website. Since 1995 same-sex ballroom dancing has been a featured sport at EuroGames, Gay Games and World Outgames and an increasing number of international competitions take place throughout Europe. The same-sex dance community (all male/all female couples, judges, trainers and competition organisers) recognises that there is now a need for a European association. 8 FOOTBALL Joan Miró Joan Miró, born and raised in Barcelona, although he has lived in several countries for Name Joan Miró work. Speaks fluent Catalan, Spanish, English, German and French. Founder of the LGTB Sport Football Sport Club in Barcelona Les Panteres Grogues in 1995 and President of the club from 2000 to Email [email protected] 2009. He also was the President of the EuroGames 2008 Barcelona Organizing Committee. He played football since he was a kid and he still enjoys the sport (soccer now, as he lives in the US). Besides this, he has organized and supervised the organization of many football tournaments and other sporting events. From 2003 to 2005 served as President of the IGLFA (International Gay and Lesbian Football Association). 9 The European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation c/o NCS Meeuwenlaan 41 1021 HS Amsterdam The Netherlands www.eglsf.info [email protected] The EGLSF enjoys participatory status at the Council of Europe and is member of the Consultative Committee of the Enlarged Partial Agreement of Sport (EPAS) of the Council of Europe. .
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