Edgars Točs
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1988-11-29) 29 November 1988
Madona, Latvia
HometownMadona, Latvia
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
College / UniversityUniversity of Daugavpils
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Previous teammates
Years Teammate
2010– present Toms Vanags
Toms Benjavs
Toms Šmēdiņš
Richard Finster
National team
Latvia
Last updated: 4 August 2021

Edgars Točs (born 29 November 1988) is a Latvian beach volleyball player.[1][2] He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career

In 2010, he competed in separate tournaments together with Toms Vanags and Toms Benjavs. He competed in 2012 along with Toms Šmēdiņš and Toms Benjavs. He then paired with Richard Finster and the duo played a total of 29 international ranked tournaments.[4]

He then decided to pair with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and competed in international competitions since December 2017.[5][6] He paired along with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš won the Dela Beach Open in January 2018 which was part of the 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.[7][8] In July 2019, he along with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš had a third-place finish in the Espinho Open which was part of the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.[9] He was awarded the Latvian Beach Volleyball Male Player of the Year in 2019 by the Latvian Volleyball Federation.[3]

He also paired with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and competed in the men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Edgars Točs". www.bvbinfo.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "FIVB - Beach Volleyball". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Beach Volleyball - TOCS Edgars". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "straume.lmt.lv / Sports / Točs: "Esam amatieri ar profesionālu attieksmi"". 29 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Pelnrušķītes stāsts nebeidzas! Pļaviņš un Točs jau debijas reizē uzvar Pasaules kausa posmā". Jauns.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Platforma visai sezonai". www.diena.lv. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pļaviņš un Točs triumfē pirmajā kopīgajā Pasaules kausa posmā". ritakafija.lv. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Main Draw - The Hague". worldtour.2018.fivb.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Main Draw - Espinho". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Beach Volleyball - Men Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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