Joaquin Bello
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| Full name | Joaquin Bello Fernandez Echevarria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 2000 Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joaquin Bello (born 20 July 2000) is a British beach volleyball player.
Together with his twin brother Javier, they are the current British No. 1 team.[1] They won the bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He is a 4-time medallist on the FIVB World Tour, winning Britain’s only gold medal, and a 3-time British champion.
Junior career[edit]
Joaquin and Javier started playing volleyball at the age of 6 at their local club in Madrid. In 2011, their family moved to London and they joined Richmond Volleyball Club, where they won multiple national championships in indoor and beach volleyball in all the underage categories.[2]
In 2016, the brothers started their international beach volleyball career and earned their first England cap at the U17 NEVZA Beach Volleyball Championships, eventually taking the gold medal.[3][4]
Beach volleyball made its Commonwealth Games debut in the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas. There, the duo won gold, helping England to top the medal table.[5]
Whilst in the middle of their A-levels, the Bello brothers qualified for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, making them the first ever British team to qualify for this competition.[6][7] They clinched the 5th and last European spot for the Games by beating Hungary in the last playoff match.[8] Representing Team GB for their first time,[9] the brothers lost in the quarterfinal against host country Argentina, ending up in 5th place.[10][11]
They finished in 5th place at the U19 World Championships in Nanjing, China - Britain’s highest ever finish at any world junior event.[5]
Senior career[edit]
Joaquin played his first World Tour event in Aydin, Turkey in 2017.[12]
In 2019, the twins won a bronze medal in Rubavu, Rwanda after being defeated by the eventual champions Japan in the semifinal. It was the first ever World Tour medal for a British men’s team.[13][14]
In 2021, they won their first World Tour gold medal in Cortegaça, Portugal, the first in British history.[15][16][17] They followed that with another medal, a bronze at the World Tour event in Nijmegen.[18]
In 2022, the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour replaced the FIVB World Tour and the Bello brothers won another bronze medal in Cortegaça, Portugal.[12]
With his brother, he achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 43 in May 2022.[19]
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the brothers competed for Team England at the Smithfield arena, later nicknamed the "Bellodrome”.[20][21] They achieved a historic bronze medal, the first for England at the Commonwealth Games, just 5 years on from their triumph at the Commonwealth Youth Games.[22][23][24]
Joaquin has won 3 consecutive British Championship titles, winning the UK Beach Tour Finals in 2020, 2021 and 2022.[25][26][27]
Personal life[edit]
After moving to London in 2011, Joaquin attended Gunnersbury Catholic School in Brentford, London.[2][3][28]
The brothers train in Barnes[29] and are coached by their father Luis Bello, a former professional player and coach.[5][6] Beach volleyball is a full family affair with their younger brother also playing volleyball and their mum coordinating their support team.[30][31]
Joaquin is currently studying Medicine at Imperial College School of Medicine.[30][31]
References[edit]
- ↑ "FIVB World Ranking - Men". FIVB. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cumber, Robert (2016-08-11). "Volleyball twins net coveted place at School Games". MyLondon. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-08-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lucy, Dyer (2017-04-19). "Isleworth's Javier Bello keeps Youth Commonwealth Games in sight after financial boost". South West Londoner. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Rijvers, David (2016-07-24). "Bellos wins Englands first ever Junior Beach Volleyball NEVZA gold medal". Richmond Volleyball. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-08-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Garside, Kevin (2019-06-11). "Meet the Bello brothers: the twins looking to put beach volleyball on the map in England". iNews. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-08-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Le Roux, Adam (2018-10-05). "Joaquin & Javier Bello: The beach volleyball brothers aiming for Youth Olympic gold in Buenos Aires". Sports Gazette. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-08-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bahamas to Buenos Aires for Bello brothers". Team England. 2018-10-05. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bello boys seal Youth Olympic Games spot". Volleyball England. 2018-06-11. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-08-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "British twins hope for beach volleyball glory". Olympics.org. 2018-10-06. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-08-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bello brothers balance intense year on and off the beach". TASS. 2018-11-01. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-08-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The end of the journey: Bello brothers in Buenos Aires". Volleyball England. 2018-10-16. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-08-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Joaquin Bello". FIVB. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ↑ "World Tour bronzes for England's beach stars". British Volleyball. 2019-09-27. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "'Bello brothers' encourage exercise at home during lockdown" (PDF). Hounslow Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Brilliant Bellos achieve British best on World Tour". Volleyball England. 2021-09-16. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bello brothers record historic beach volleyball victory". Team England. 2021-09-18. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "English and Kiwi teams claim historic gold medals in Cortegaça". CEV. 2021-08-15. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Brilliant bronze for Team Bello". Volleyball England. 2021-09-22. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "FIVB World Ranking ARCHIVE - 02/05/2022" (PDF). Internet Archive. 2022-05-02.
- ↑ Alderman, Elgan (2022-08-06). "Commonwealth Games: English beach volleyball duo eye golden sands". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-09-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Commonwealth Games Beach Volleyball | Team England". Team England. Archived from the original on 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Charlesworth, David (2022-08-07). "Bello twins set sights on Olympic bid after historic beach volleyball bronze". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2022-09-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Beach volleyball bronze for Bello twins". The Times. 2022-08-08. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-09-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bello brothers bag brilliant bronze". Team England. 2022-08-07. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-09-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "UKBT crowns beach champions". Volleyball England. 2020-09-16. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "UKBT GRAND SLAM FINALS 2021!". UK Beach Tour. 2021-09-14. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "UKBT Bournemouth Grand Slam 2022". UK Beach Tour. 2022-09-11. Archived from the original on 2022-09-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Volleyball champions of GB !". Gunnersbury. 2013-08-15. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Javier Bello fully focused on the future, Birmingham 2022 and beyond". Team England. 2020-06-17. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Dreaming of the Olympics". Holloway Express. 2021-02-16. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 31.0 31.1 Ferraro, Federico (2022-07-14). "Getting to know – England's Bello brothers". CEV. Archived from the original on 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-09-15. Unknown parameter
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