1996 Summer Olympics / Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
information
venue	Atlanta
Competition venue	Atlanta Beach
Teams	42 (24 , 18 )
Nations	21st
Athletes	84 (48 , 36 )
date	July 23-28, 1996
decisions	2
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Beach volleyball tournaments for women and men were held for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the US metropolis of Atlanta .

mode

For both men and women, the Olympic champions were determined in a double knockout system.

The men competed in 24 teams, which is why some participants had a bye in the first round. In three more rounds, the remaining sixteen teams were reduced to two, which qualified for the semi-finals on the winners' side. The losers of the first two rounds met at the beginning of the loser round. In the third round, the losers from the third round were added. Two rounds later, the remaining two duos met the losers of the fourth winning round and determined the remaining semi-final participants.

Eighteen teams competed for women. Four of them played a preliminary, from which two teams qualified for the first round. Otherwise the tournament was the same as for the men.

Schedule men

Germany was represented by the Ahmann / Hager duo. After two wins, they lost in the third round. In the loser round they then failed to Child / Heese from Canada. The later bronze medal winners qualified for the semi-finals together with the Portuguese. The two US teams Kiraly / Steffes and Dodd / Whitmarsh qualified on the winning side and then contested the final. After two gold medals in indoor volleyball, Charles Kiraly also won the Olympic gold medal in the sand.

Winner side

first round July 23rd

second round July 24th

third round July 25th

fourth round July 26th

in the semifinals

1

32

Franco / Roberto Lopes

15th

Palinek / Pakosta

5

Yuste / Prieto

11

Palinek / Pakosta

15th

Franco / Roberto Lopes

9

Bosma / Jiménez

15th

Bosma / Jiménez

15th

Nurmufid / Markoji

7th

Bosma / Jiménez

15th

Child / Heese

1

25th

8th

Bosma / Jiménez

6th

Dodd / Whitmarsh

15th

5

28

Zé Marco / Emanuel

15th

Penigaud / Jodard

1

Keel / Kreen

8th

Penigaud / Jodard

15th

Zé Marco / Emanuel

9

Dodd / Whitmarsh

15th

Prosser / Zahner

15th

Drakich / Dunn

6th

Prosser / Zahner

10

Dodd / Whitmarsh

15th

29

4th

Dodd / Whitmarsh

Kiraly / Steffes

3

30th

Kiraly / Steffes

15th

Ghiurghi / Grigolo

7th

Hamilton / Hamilton

8th

Ghiurghi / Grigolo

15th

Kiraly / Steffes

15th

Ahmann / Hager

5

Ahmann / Hager

15th

Takao / Setoyama

8th

Ahmann / Hager

17th

Kvalheim / Maaseide

16

27

6th

Kiraly / Steffes

17th

Smith / Henkel

15th

7th

26th

Martínez / Conde

11

Álvarez / Rosell

15th

Englén / Peterson

3

Álvarez / Rosell

15th

Álvarez / Rosell

13

Smith / Henkel

15th

Everaert / Mulder

8th

Maia / Brenha

15th

Maia / Brenha

7th

Smith / Henkel

15th

31

2

Loser side

first round July 24th

second round July 25th

third round July 25th

fourth round July 26th

fifth round July 26th

in the semifinals

Yuste / Prieto

8th

Maia / Brenha

15th

Maia / Brenha

15th

Martínez / Conde

5

Nurmufid / Markoji

5

Martínez / Conde

15th

Maia / Brenha

15th

Zé Marco / Emanuel

12

16

49

17th

48

Maia / Brenha

15th

Kvalheim / Maaseide

3

Keel / Kreen

2

Kvalheim / Maaseide

15th

Kvalheim / Maaseide

15th

Ghiurghi / Grigolo

11

Drakich / Dunn

8th

Ghiurghi / Grigolo

15th

Kvalheim / Maaseide

15th

Franco / Roberto Lopes

10

9

56

24

41

Maia / Brenha

15th

Smith / Henkel

13

4th

61

29

36

13

52

20th

45

5

60

28

37

12

53

21st

44

Maia / Brenha

Child / Heese

Hamilton / Hamilton

8th

Prosser / Zahner

15th

Prosser / Zahner

15th

Penigaud / Jodard

13

Takao / Setoyama

12

Penigaud / Jodard

15th

Prosser / Zahner

6th

Álvarez / Rosell

15th

19th

46

14th

51

Álvarez / Rosell

4th

Child / Heese

15th

Englén / Peterson

2

Child / Heese

15th

Child / Heese

15th

Palinek / Pakosta

9

Everaert / Mulder

6th

Palinek / Pakosta

15th

Child / Heese

15th

Ahmann / Hager

7th

22nd

43

54

11

Child / Heese

15th

Bosma / Jiménez

4th

7th

58

26th

39

42

23

55

10

15th

50

47

18th

31

34

63

2

Final round

	Semifinals				final
	July 27th
	Dodd / Whitmarsh	15th
	Maia / Brenha	13
					July 28th
					Dodd / Whitmarsh	5 8
					Kiraly / Steffes	12 12
					3rd place match
	July 27th				July 28th
	Kiraly / Steffes	15th			Maia / Brenha	5 8
	Child / Heese	11			Child / Heese	12 12

Schedule women

The German duo Bühler / Müsch won the opening game against the Japanese Nakano / Ishizaku and then lost to the US team McPeak / Reno. In the losers round, the German women were first successful against Berntsen / Hestad from Norway and then eliminated against the second Japanese duo Fujita / Takahashi. On the winner's side, Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva from Brazil and Cook / Pottharst from Australia reached the semi-finals. The Americans Fontana / Hanley and the second Brazilian duo Mônica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel qualified on the losers side. In the final, Jackie and Sandra Pires defeated their compatriots.

Preliminary round

Timy / Eta	Malowney / Broen Ouellette	15:10
Huerta / Soto	Prawerman / Lesage	11:15
Malowney / Broen Ouellette	Prawerman / Lesage	13:15
Huerta / Soto	Timy / Eta	5:15
all games on July 23rd

Winner side

first round July 23rd

second round July 24th

third round July 25th

in the semifinals

Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva

15th

Timy / Eta

12

Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva

15th

Fenwick / Spring

13

Fenwick / Spring

15th

Fujita / Takahashi

10

Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva

15th

Mônica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel

4th

Mônica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel

17th

Solazzi / Turetta

15th

Mônica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel

15th

Fontana / Hanley

10

Berntsen / Hestad

8th

Fontana / Hanley

15th

Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva

Cook / Pottharst

Castro / Richardson

15th

Schoon-Kadijk / van de Ven

4th

Castro / Richardson

7th

Cook / Pottharst

15th

Cooper / Glover

4th

Cook / Pottharst

15th

Cook / Pottharst

15th

McPeak / Reno

13

Bühler / Müsch

15th

Nakano / Ishizaka

8th

Bühler / Müsch

6th

McPeak / Reno

15th

Prawerman / Lesage

4th

McPeak / Reno

15th

Loser side

first round July 23rd

second round July 25th

third round July 25th

fourth round July 26th

in the semifinals

Prawerman / Lesage

8th

Nakano / Ishizaka

15th

Nakano / Ishizaka

6th

Fontana / Hanley

15th

17th

16

Fontana / Hanley

15th

Fenwick / Spring

6th

Cooper / Glover

15th

Schoon Kadijk / van de Ven

12

Cooper / Glover

12

Fenwick / Spring

15th

25th

8th

Fontana / Hanley

15th

McPeak / Reno

10

5

28

21st

12

13

20th

29

4th

Fontana / Hanley

Mônica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel

Berntsen / Hestad

15th

Solazzi / Turetta

11

Berntsen / Hestad

9

Bühler / Müsch

15th

19th

14th

Bühler / Müsch

4th

Fujita / Takahashi

15th

Fujita / Takahashi

15th

Timy / Etta

0

Fujita / Takahashi

15th

Castro / Richardson

11

27

6th

Fujita / Takahashi

6th

Mônica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel

15th

7th

26th

23

10

15th

18th

31

2

Final round

	Semifinals				final
	July 26th
	Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva	15th
	Fontana / Hanley	8th
					July 27th
					Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva	12 12
					Mônica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel	11 6
					3rd place match
	July 26th				July 27th
	Cook / Pottharst	3			Fontana / Hanley	11 7
	Mônica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel	15th			Cook / Pottharst	12 12

Medals

Men

space	country	player
1		Charles Kiraly / Kent Steffes
2		Michael Dodd / Mike Whitmarsh
3		John Child / Mark Heese

Women

space	country	player
1		Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva
2		Mônica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel
3		Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst

Web links

• Results at the FIVB (English, PDF; 138 kB)