SORUM Christian Sandlie

Norway
Beach Volleyball
3 Dec 1995
25
Male
1.92/6'3''
OSLO
 
Norway
RAELINGEN
 
Norway

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
VBV Beach Volleyball Men
NOR
Mol A./Sorum C.
 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Shiokaze Park - Centre Court
Men's Preliminary - Pool A
#01
NOR
Mol A./Sorum C.
2
AUS
McHugh/Schumann
1
Finished
Shiokaze Park - Centre Court
Men's Preliminary - Pool A
#13
NOR
Mol A./Sorum C.
2
ESP
Herrera/Gavira
0
Finished
Shiokaze Park - Centre Court
Men's Preliminary - Pool A
#31
NOR
Mol A./Sorum C.
0
ROC
Leshukov/Semenov
2
Finished
Shiokaze Park - Centre Court
Men's Round of 16
#40
NOR
Mol A./Sorum C.
2
NED
Brouwer/Meeuwsen
0
Finished
Shiokaze Park - Centre Court
Men's Quarterfinal
#47
ROC
Leshukov/Semenov
0
NOR
Mol A./Sorum C.
2
Finished
Shiokaze Park - Centre Court
Men's Semifinal
#51
NOR
Mol A./Sorum C.
2
LAT
Plavins/Tocs
0
Finished
Shiokaze Park - Centre Court
Men's Gold Medal Match
#54
NOR
Mol A./Sorum C.
2
ROC
Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
3Men2019Hamburg, GER

European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2020Jurmala, LAT
1Men2019Moscow, RUS
1Men2018Netherlands
5Men2017Jurmala, LAT

World Tour - Tally of rank achieved per season since 2017
YearEvent1st2nd3rd4th5th7th9th17th19th-37th
2021Men2x---1x-1x2x-
2019Men7x2x1x-2x--1x-
2018Men3x1x--5x-3x1x1x
2017Men---1x--3x1x-

World Tour - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
12021MenCancunCancun, MEX
12021MenCancunCancun, MEX
12019MenVienna MajorVienna, AUT
12019MenTokyoTokyo, JPN
12019MenGstaadGstaad, SUI
12019MenOstravaOstrava, CZE
12019MenJinjiangJinjiang, CHN
12019MenItapemaItapema, BRA
12019MenLas Vegas, NVLas Vegas, NV, USA
12018MenWorld Tour FinalHamburg, GER
12018MenVienna MajorVienna, AUT
12018MenGstaadGstaad, SUI
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Athlete
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English, Norwegian
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Kare Mol, NOR
:
Left side, defender (hamburg2019.com, 01 Jul 2019)
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Right (hamburg2019.com, 01 Jul 2019)
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His younger brother Alexander has also competed in beach volleyball at international level. He won a gold medal with Anders Mol at the 2016 European U20 Championships. (aftenposten.no, 08 Sep 2016)
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He played both volleyball and football as a child, and decided to focus on volleyball at age 14. (volleyballmag.com, 26 Oct 2018)
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"My parents played volleyball just for fun. I would watch them and play with them after they were finished, and it got more and more serious over the years." (volleyballmag.com, 26 Oct 2018)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tv2.no, 10 Apr 2018)
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Winning gold medal at the 2018 European Championship in the Netherlands. (nrk.no, 23 Jul 2018)
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Brazilian beach volleyball player Ricardo. (volleyballmag.com, 26 Oct 2018)
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He and his partner Anders Mol were named the Team of the Year during the Norwegian Sport Gala in January 2020. (idrettsgala.no, 05 Jan 2020; rablad.no, 05 Jan 2020)

He was selected the Best Defender of the 2019 FIVB World Tour. He and his partner Anders Mol were also voted the Most Outstanding Men's Team. (worldtour.2019.fivb.com, 12 Dec 2019; volleyball.world, 15 Dec 2019)

At the 2018 European Volleyball Gala he and Anders Mol were named the Kings of the Beach. (cev.eu, 02 Nov 2019)

He was named the 2018 FIVB World Tour Men's Best Defensive Player. (volleymob.com, 04 Sep 2018)

General Interest

Previous teammates
Anders Bernstsen, Svein Solhaug, Hendrik Mol, Runar Sannarnes, Bjarne Nikolai Huus, Geir Eithun, Morten Kvamsdal (beachmajorseries.com, 2019; fivb.org, 2019)

General
PERFECT TEAM
He teamed up with Anders Mol in 2016. "It's like a marriage, we share everything with each other. We have an incredibly special relationship. We have no trouble living so closely, and only this way it can work so perfectly," Mol said. "We accept all the differences we have," Sorum added. (vg.no, 14 May 2019)

PLAYING AGAINST IDOL
He lists Brazilian beach volleyball player Ricardo as his idol. "My brother and I would play in the backyard and I was Ricardo, because I was taller than my brother, and he was [Brazilian beach volleyball player] Emmanuel because he was shorter, and we always played against each other. It was really cool when I got to play on the same court as him, and just watch him. He has so much power, he is so big in this game, he can see everything." (volleyballmag.com, 26 Oct 2018)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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