Doris Schwaiger (born 28 February 1985) is a retired female beach volleyball player from Austria.

Doris Schwaiger
Schwaiger in 2008
Personal information
Born (1985-02-28) 28 February 1985 (age 39)
Allentsteig, Austria
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Beach volleyball information
Years Teammate
2002–2014 Stefanie Schwaiger
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Austria
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Klagenfurt Beach

She is the sister of Stefanie Schwaiger, and they play together in international beach volleyball. The sisters first appeared together at the 2002 FIVB U19 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Xylokastro and then made their World Tour debuts the following year at the Klagenfurt Grand Slam. Their best ever finish on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was second at the 2013 Shanghai Grand Slam.

The sisters represented Austria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. They reached the quarterfinals both times.[1]

On 30 May 2014 Doris Schwaiger announced her retirement from beach volleyball.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Doris Schwaiger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  2. ^ "Doris Schwaiger announces retirement".
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