MANNERSUO Sari Anneli – FIN (PVE)

Having previously refereed volleyball since 1980, Sari started internationally with sitting volleyball in 2003 when he took the International Referee Course in Riga, Latvia in 2002.

Event involvement:

Referee:

2003 Germany – World Cup
European Championships (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 (men), 2017
2004 Unofficial women national team tournament in Holland
Paralympic Games (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016,2020/21
EuroCups – men (2004,2006, 2007) and women (2009)
2005 Bosnia & Herzegovina – World Cup
World Championships (2006,2010,2014)
Intercontinental Cup Egypt (2008, 2010, 2012)
2011 Kigali, Rwanda -African Zonal Championships – Qualifier for London
2014 South Korea – Asian ParaGames
2014 Unofficial women national team tournament in Moscow
Also, many times in Hamburg and Copenhagen club tournaments as referee

Referee Delegate:

2008 Hungary – EuroCup (men)
2010 Hungary – EuroCup (men)
2011 Hungary – EuroCup (men)
2011 Ukraine EuroCup (women)

Assistant Referee Delegate:

2006 Hungary – Junior tournament
2007 Hungary – European Championships

Referee observer (Qualified 2011 – Sarajevo):

2015 Slovenia – European Championship (women)
2018 The Netherlands – World Championship (women)
2019 Hungary – European Championship
2021 Turkey – European Championships – Referee Observer and Jury Member

Awards received:

2020 – World ParaVolley Recognition Award
2004 – 2010 Six times Finnish sitting volleyball Referee of the Year

Official Posts held:
2005 – 2019 Member of European Referee Commission
2007 – present Member of the Sitting volleyball Sport Commission in Finland
2011-2020 Finland – Sitting volleyball Manager and personnel trainer at Pajulahti Games

Since 2000 Finland – Referee trainer