2000 Summer Olympics / Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
information
venue	Sydney
Competition venue	Bondi Beach Volleyball Center
Teams	24 (24 , 24 )
Nations	23
Athletes	96 (48 , 48 )
date	September 16 - October 1, 2000
decisions	2
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In the 2000 Olympic Games in the Australian city of Sydney in were beach volleyball tournaments held for women and men.

mode

The mode was the same for women and men.

24 teams competed in the first round. The winners of the twelve games qualified for the round of 16. The losers in the first round completed two more knockout rounds. The three winners and the best loser completed the field in the round of 16. From there, the knockout system continued until the final. Up to and including the semi-finals, one set of up to 15 points was played, the game for third place and the final consisted of two sets of up to twelve points.

The Bondi Beach hosted the competitions in beach volleyball

The games were played from September 16 to 26. The venue was the Beach Volleyball Center on Bondi Beach . In the run-up to the Olympic Games, the stadium was criticized as residents and surfers were concerned about Australia's most famous beach.

Schedule men

First round

Ahmann / Hager reached the round of 16 against the Spanish duo Bosma / Diez, while the second German duo Oetke / Scheuerpflug failed against the US team Blanton / Fonoimoana. The Swiss Laciga brothers and the Austrians Berger / Stamm also won their first game. Brazil and Canada brought both teams straight to the last sixteen.

Child / Heese	Jodard / Penigaud	15: 5
M. Laciga / P. Laciga	Palinek / Lébl	15:13
Maia / Brenha	Kvalheim / Maaseide	15:10
Prosser / Zahner	Sotelo / Ibarra	12:15
Salema / Baracetti	Kuschnerjow / Yermishin	04:15
Martínez / Conde	Raffaelli / Pimponi	15: 7
Bosma / Díez	Ahmann / Hager	13:15
Kjemperud / Høidalen	Berger / Stamm	15: 6
Heidger / Wong	Holden / Leinemann	15:17
Zé Marco / Ricardo	Berg / Dahl	15: 5
Blanton / Fonoimoana	Oetke / Scheuerpflug	15: 7
Emanuel / Loiola	Grin leaves / Slack	15: 3
all games on September 17th

Loser Rounds

Oetke / Scheuerpflug could not use their second chance either and after the defeat against Palinek / Lebl they finished 19th. Berger / Stamm, on the other hand, survived the two loosing rounds and reached the round of 16.

First round
Prosser / Zahner	Kvalheim / Maaseide	15:12
Jodard / Penigaud	Wong / Heidger	02:15
Oetke / Scheuerpflug	Palinek / Lébl	08:15
Berg / Dahl	Bosma / Díez	11:15
Stamm / Berger	Raffaelli / Pimponi	15: 9
Salema / Baracetti	Grin leaves / Slack	02:15
Second round
Prosser / Zahner	Wong / Heidger	15:11
Palinek / Lébl	Bosma / Díez	04:15
Berger / Stamm	Grin leaves / Slack	15:10
all games on September 19th

Final round

The round of 16 took place on September 22nd, the quarter-finals and the semi-finals followed two days later. The medal games were played on September 26th.

Jörg Ahmann and Axel Hager were only stopped in the semi-finals by the Brazilians Zé Marco / Ricardo, who had just won against Berger / Stamm in the second round. The Germans then won the bronze medal against Maia / Brenha from Portugal and thus ensured the DVV's greatest success so far in Olympic beach volleyball. The Laciga brothers finished fifth after losing to Maia / Brenha in the quarter-final.

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Sotelo / Ibarra

0

Wong / Heidger

15th

Wong / Heidger

3

Blanton / Fonoimoana

15th

Blanton / Fonoimoana

15th

Kjemperud / Høidalen

13

Blanton / Fonoimoana

15th

Maia / Brenha

12

Martínez / Conde

3

Maia / Brenha

15th

Maia / Brenha

15th

Laciga / Laciga

11

Prosser / Zahner

8th

Laciga / Laciga

15th

Blanton / Fonoimoana

12 12

Zé Marco / Ricardo

11 6

Zé Marco / Ricardo

16

Berger / Stamm

14th

Zé Marco / Ricardo

15th

Child / Heese

13

Kuschnerjow / Yermishin

6th

Child / Heese

15th

Zé Marco / Ricardo

15th

Ahmann / Hager

5

Holden / Leinemann

6th

Ahmann / Hager

15th

Ahmann / Hager

16

3rd place match

Bosma / Diez

14th

Emanuel / Loiola

16

Maia / Brenha

9 6

Bosma / Díez

17th

Ahmann / Hager

12 12

Schedule women

First round

Ulrike Schmidt and Gudula Staub narrowly prevailed against the Chinese duo Zhang / Tian. Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch, on the other hand, were defeated by the French Prawerman / Rigaux and had to make the losers' group. Brazil and the USA qualified directly for the second round with both teams.

Friedrichsen / Müsch	Prawerman / Rigaux	14:16
Schmidt / dust	Zhang / Tian Jia	17:15
May / McPeak	Hudcová / Tobiášová	15: 5
Gooley / Manser	Gattelli / Perrotta	15: 9
Xiong Zi / Chi Rong	Maria José / Cristina Pereira	05:15
Bruschini / Solazzi	Karadassiou / Sfyri	15: 2
Takahashi / Saiki	Ishizaka / Seike	15: 3
Schoon-Kadijk / Kadijk	Celbová / Nováková	15:17
Sandra Pires / Adriana Samuel	Larrea P. / Fernández G.	15: 4
Davis / Jordan	Tholen / Straton	15:13
Adriana Behar / Shelda Bede	Jantschulowa / Jantschulowa	15: 3
Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst	Galindo / Gaxiola	15:11
all games on September 16

Loser Rounds

Friedrichsen and Müsch took their second chance and reached the round of 16 with wins against the teams from Australia and Greece.

First round
Galindo / Gaxiola	Xiong / Chi	14:16
Ishizaka / Seike	Gattelli / Perrotta	5:15
Karadassiou / Sfyri	Hudcová / Tobiášová	15: 6
Tholen / Straton	Friedrichsen / Müsch	9:15
Zhang / Tian	Larrea P. / Fernández G.	15:17
Schoon-Kadijk / Kadijk	Jantschulowa / Jantschulowa	15:17
Second round
Xiong / Chi	Gattelli / Perrotta	9:15
Karadassiou / Sfyri	Friedrichsen / Müsch	7:15
Larrea P. / Fernández G.	Jantschulowa / Jantschulowa	15: 3
all games on September 18th

Final round

The round of 16 took place on September 21, the quarter-finals and the semi-finals followed two days later. The medal games were played on September 25th.

The two German duos were eliminated in the round of 16 and thus finished ninth. Schmidt / Staub lost to the Italian duo Bruschini / Solazzi and Friedrichsen / Müsch against Adriana Behar / Shelda. The Brazilians then reached the final, which the Australians Cook / Pottharst won. Sandra Pires / Adriana Samuel won the second medal for Brazil in the tournament for third place.

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Cook / Pottharst

15th

Xiong Zi / Chi Rong

2

Cook / Pottharst

15th

Bruschini / Solazzi

11

Bruschini / Solazzi

15th

Schmidt / dust

12

Cook / Pottharst

15th

Sandra P. / Adriana S.

6th

Sandra P. / Adriana S.

15th

Maria José / C. Pereira

6th

Sandra P. / Adriana S.

16

May / McPeak

14th

May / McPeak

15th

Perrotta / Gattelli

13

Cook / Pottharst

12 12

Adriana Behar / Shelda

11 10

Davis / Jordan

15th

Larrea P. / Fernández G.

9

Davis / Jordan

9

Takahashi / Saiki

15th

Celbová / Nováková

2

Takahashi / Saiki

15th

Takahashi / Saiki

10

Adriana Behar / Shelda

15th

Gooley / Manser

15th

Prawerman / Rigaux

3

Gooley / Manser

7th

3rd place match

Adriana Behar / Shelda

15th

Adriana Behar / Shelda

15th

Sandra P. / Adriana S.

12 12

Friedrichsen / Müsch

9

Takahashi / Saiki

4 6

Medals

Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst won the gold medal in the women's competition

Men

space	country	player
1		Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana
2		Zé Marco / Ricardo
3		Jörg Ahmann / Axel Hager

Women

space	country	player
1		Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst
2		Adriana Behar / Shelda Bede
3		Sandra Pires / Adriana Samuel

Web links

• Results at the FIVB (English, PDF; 141 kB)