FIVB World Tour 1991/92

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The FIVB World Tour 1991/92 consisted of seven events. Australia and Spain were the new hosts of the beach volleyball tournament series .

Tournaments

Sydney

From March 14th to 17th, 1991, the FIVB World Tour made its first stop in Australia. Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won their second tournament in a row and relegated the Brazilians Andrè Perlin / Guilherme to silver. Their compatriots Roberto Lopes and Franco won the bronze medal, the best European team was the French Jodard and Penigaud in fourth place. Behind the Americans Clark / Goodrick and the Italians Lequaglie / Ghiurghi, Burdin and Prosser came in sixth as the best Australian team.

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 6th place 7th place 8th place
United StatesUnited States Smith / Stoklos Brazil 1968BrazilAndrè Perlin / Guilherme Brazil 1968Brazil Roberto Lopes / Franco FranceFrance Jodard / Penigaud United StatesUnited States Clark / Goodrick ItalyItaly Ghiurghi / Lequaglie AustraliaAustraliaBurdin / Prosser ItalyItaly Grigolo / Marchiori

Yokohama

The Japan Open took place from July 20th to 21st. In two days of the tournament, eight teams from seven nations played for a total of 50,000 US dollars in prize money, of which the winners Al Janc and Tim Walmer from the United States received 12,000 US dollars. Sydney's Andrè Perlin and Guilherme who placed second also won the silver medal in Asia, while the bronze medal went to the Australians Andy Burdin and Julien Prosser, followed by the Italians Gianni Mascagna and Marco Solustri and the French Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud in fourth place and five. The more successful team from the country of the host Yasunori Kumada and Eizaburo Mitsuhashi took sixth place, the Spaniards Manuel Berenguel and Jose Yuste finished seventh and the second Japanese duo Yasumasu Tanaka and Kazufumi Yamamoto received 2000 US dollars in prize money in eighth place.

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 6th place 7th place 8th place
United StatesUnited States Janc / Walmer Brazil 1968BrazilAndrè Perlin / Guilherme AustraliaAustraliaBurdin / Prosser ItalyItaly Mascagna / Solustri FranceFrance Jodard / Penigaud JapanJapan Kumada / Mitsuhashi SpainSpain Berenguel / Yuste JapanJapan Tanaka / Yamamoto

Cap d'Agde

The French Open took place from July 25-28, 1991. 21 beach couples were at the start, including two German teams. Burkard Sude and Christian Voss came in eighth, while Kuchenhoff and Schweigler took twelfth place. A total of 50,000 US dollars were distributed. Four participating teams came from the host country, three from Italy , two each from the United States , Brazil and Australia. The remaining participants were from Austria , Switzerland , Spain, Denmark , Norway and Russia .

The winners were the Americans John Eddo and Leif Hanson, ahead of the Italians Andrea Ghiurghi and Dio Lequaglie, and third place went to a Brazilian couple in Andrè Perlin and Guilherme Marques. The best duo from the host's country were Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud in fourth place. Behind the Norwegians Bjorn Maseide and Jan Kvalheim, who had started with a French rider in Sète last year , another duo from France came in sixth with Gaston / Rossard.

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 6th place 7th place 8th place
United StatesUnited States Eddo / Hanson ItalyItaly Ghiurghi / Lequaglie Brazil 1968BrazilAndrè Perlin / Guilherme FranceFrance Jodard / Penigaud NorwayNorway Kvalheim / Maaseide FranceFrance Gaston / Rossard AustraliaAustraliaBurdin / Prosser GermanyGermany Sude / Voss

Cattolica

The Italian Open started on July 29th and ended on August 4th 1991. 29 beach pairs meant the largest number of participants in an FIVB tournament so far. The prize money of US $ 50,000 was on a par with the previous year, with US gold medalists Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos each receiving US $ 6000. Her compatriots John Eddo and Leif Hanson came in second, and Brazilians Andrè Perlin and Guilherme came third. The Italians Gianni Mascagna and Marco Solustri were the best Europeans in fourth place ahead of the French Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud.

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 6th place 7th place 8th place
United StatesUnited States Smith / Stoklos United StatesUnited States Eddo / Hanson Brazil 1968BrazilAndrè Perlin / Guilherme ItalyItaly Mascagna / Solustri FranceFrance Jodard / Penigaud CanadaCanada Child / Drakich United StatesUnited States Curci / Suwara ItalyItaly Bertoli / Fullo

Almeria

At the first Spain Open, which took place from August 7th to 11th, a European beach couple won the gold medal for the first time. The French Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud prevailed against Marlos Cogo and Marco Tullio. Another Brazilian duo achieved bronze with Andrè Perlin and Guilherme Marques, relegating their compatriots Eduardo Garrido and Roberto Moreira to fourth place. The best Americans John Eddo and Leif Hanson came in fifth, ahead of the best Spaniards Sixto Jimenez and Benjamin Vicedo. Behind the Italians Andrea Ghiurghi and Dio Lequaglie, the Germans Hauke ​​Braack and Frank Mackerodt took eighth place. As in Cattolica, 29 beach couples were at the start, as in Italy the total prize money was 50,000 US dollars.

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 6th place 7th place 8th place
FranceFrance Jodard / Penigaud Brazil 1968Brazil Marlos / Tullio Brazil 1968BrazilAndrè Perlin / Guilherme Brazil 1968Brazil Garrido / Moreira United StatesUnited States Eddo / Hanson SpainSpain Jimenez / Vicedo ItalyItaly Ghiurghi / Lequaglie GermanyGermany Braack / Mackerodt

Sydney

The first tournament in the new year and the penultimate event of the 1991/92 season, like the first, took place in Australia's largest city. Eighteen teams competed for $ 50,000 in prize money from January 15-19, 1992. As in the previous year, Smith and Stoklos were the winners ahead of Andrè Perlin and Guilherme. Their compatriots Lopes and Neto relegated the strongest duo from the host country to fourth place. Behind Andy Burdin and Julien Prosser and the Americans George Carey and Anthony Curci, the winners from Almería came in sixth as the best Europeans. The second best Australian team Paul Smith and Bruce Surman finished seventh ahead of the best Italians Andrea Ghiurghi and Dio Lequaglie.

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 6th place 7th place 8th place
United StatesUnited States Smith / Stoklos Brazil 1968BrazilAndrè Perlin / Guilherme Brazil 1968Brazil Roberto Lopes / Franco AustraliaAustraliaBurdin / Prosser United StatesUnited States Carey / Curci FranceFrance Jodard / Penigaud AustraliaAustralia Smith / Surman ItalyItaly Ghiurghi / Lequaglie

Rio de Janeiro

As in previous years, the World Series ended with the tournament in Rio, which this time was held from February 19 to 23, 1992. 24 pairs of participants battled it out for victory at the Brazil Open and for $ 100,000 in prize money. Up until that point in time, that was the highest amount that was ever paid out at an FIVB tournament. Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the Sugar Loaf Tour for the fourth time in a row , each receiving US $ 12,000 and expelling the three Brazilian duos Paulão Moreira and Paulo Emilio Silva, Eduardo Garrido and Roberto Moreira, Eduardo "Anjinho" Bacil and Nilo Chavarry to places two to four and their compatriots Ze Marco de Melo / Dennys Paredes and Andre Perlin / Guilherme Marques to shared fifth place.

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
United StatesUnited States Smith / Stoklos Brazil 1968Brazil Paulão / Paulo Emilio Brazil 1968Brazil Garrido / Moreira Brazil 1968Brazil Anjinho / Nilo Brazil 1968BrazilDennys / Zé Marco Brazil 1968BrazilAndrè Perlin / Guilherme AustraliaAustraliaBurdin / Prosser Brazil 1968Brazil Roberto Lopes / Franco

Awards

FIVB Tour Champion Randy Stoklos / Sinjin Smith

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID=460
  2. ↑ http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID=478
  3. ↑ http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID=480
  4. ↑ http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID=482
  5. ↑ http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID=484
  6. ↑ http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID=489
  7. ↑ http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID=491