Alexander Horst
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| Nickname | The Pterodactyl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Austrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 1982 Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Vienna | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Horst (born 20 December 1982) is an Austrian professional beach volleyball player. He currently plays on the FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour with partner Clemens Doppler. Horst found most success with partner Florian Gosch on the FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour, however a knee injury forced Gosch into early retirement in autumn 2010.
Horst and teammate Florian Gosch represented Austria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. His career highlights include a 5th place showing at the Beijing Games, a 2nd place at the 2009 European Beach Volleyball Championships in Sochi, Russia, and a 2nd place at the Stare Jablonki Grand Slam in Poland in 2012.