2004 Summer Olympics / Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball at the ; 2004 Olympic Games
information
venue	Athens
Competition venue	Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Center
Teams	24 (24 , 24 )
Nations	24
Athletes	96 (48 , 48 )
date	August 14-25, 2004
decisions	2
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , beach volleyball tournaments were held for women and men.

qualification

For women and men, 24 teams each qualified for the Olympic tournament. Since the beginning of 2003, the teams have been able to collect points for the ranking list at championships and tournaments. The best results of each pair are included in the scoring, with only the best of the two continental championships held during the qualifying period counting. The ranking was closed on July 20, 2004.

The teams in the first 24 places were qualified. However, only two pairs were rated per nation. Greece and every continental association had a place to start. If a continent or China is not represented in the top 24, the best team of the respective continent or the best Greek couple moved into the main field instead of the team in 24th place in the ranking. If several participants moved up in this way, the higher positions were replaced accordingly.

mode

The mode was the same for women and men.

The 24 qualified teams initially competed in six groups of four teams each. The first two teams in each group and the four best thirds in the group qualified for the round of 16. Then the knockout system continued until the final. The games were played August 15-25 at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Center in the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex .

Schedule men

Preliminary round

The two German duos took first place in groups B and D. The Swiss duos were equally successful. Heuscher / Kobel won group E and the Laciga brothers qualified in group C as second in the table. In this group both Austrian teams were eliminated. In addition to the Germans and Swiss, Brazil and Australia each brought two teams to the round of 16.

space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
Group A
1.	Brazil Ricardo / Emanuel	1,299	6: 1	6th
2.	United States Holdren / Butcher	0.908	3: 5	4th
3.	Australia Shaft / slack	0.978	3: 4	4th
4th	Norway Maaseide / Horrem	0.898	3: 5	4th

15th of August	Holdren / Butcher	Shaft / slack	2: 1
	Ricardo / Emanuel	Maaseide / Horrem	2: 1
17th August	Holdren / Butcher	Maaseide / Horrem	1: 2
	Ricardo / Emanuel	Shaft / slack	2-0
August 19th	Shaft / slack	Maaseide / Horrem	2-0
	Ricardo / Emanuel	Holdren / Butcher	2-0

space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
Group B
1.	Germany C. Dieckmann / Scheuerpflug	1.050	5: 3	5
2.	Brazil Benjamin / Márcio Araújo	1.117	4: 2	5
3.	Cuba Álvarez / Rosell	0.971	3: 4	4th
4th	France Canet / Hamel	0.880	2: 5	4th

15th of August	Dieckmann / Scheuerpflug	Álvarez / Rosell	2: 1
	Benjamin / Márcio Araújo	Canet / Hamel	2-0
17th August	Dieckmann / Scheuerpflug	Canet / Hamel	1: 2
	Benjamin / Márcio Araújo	Álvarez / Rosell	2-0
August 19th	Álvarez / Rosell	Canet / Hamel	2-0
	Benjamin / Márcio Araújo	Dieckmann / Scheuerpflug	0: 2

space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
Group C
1.	Spain Bosma / Herrera	1,210	6: 2	6th
2.	Switzerland M. Laciga / P. Laciga	1.137	5: 2	5
3.	Austria Berger / Gosch	0.890	2: 4	4th
4th	Austria Nowotny / Gartmayer	0.791	1: 6	3

15th of August	Laciga / Laciga	Nowotny / Gartmayer	2-0
	Berger / Gosch	Bosma / Herrera	0: 2
17th August	Laciga / Laciga	Bosma / Herrera	1: 2
	Berger / Gosch	Nowotny / Gartmayer	2-0
August 19th	Bosma / Herrera	Nowotny / Gartmayer	2: 1
	Laciga / Laciga	Berger / Gosch	2-0

space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
Group D
1.	Germany M. Dieckmann / Reckermann	1.198	5: 2	5
2.	Sweden Berg / Dahl	1.040	4: 3	5
3.	Norway Kjemperud / Høidalen	0.967	4: 4	5
4th	Puerto Rico Hernández / Papaleo	0.844	2: 6	3

August 14th	Kjemperud / Høidalen	Berg / Dahl	0: 2
	Dieckmann / Reckermann	Hernández / Papaleo	2-0
August 16	Kjemperud / Høidalen	Hernández / Papaleo	2: 1
	Dieckmann / Reckermann	Berg / Dahl	2-0
18th of August	Berg / Dahl	Hernández / Papaleo	2: 1
	Dieckmann / Reckermann	Kjemperud / Høidalen	1: 2

space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
Group E
1.	Switzerland Heuscher / Kobel	1.049	6: 2	6th
2.	Australia Prosser / Williams	1.109	5: 3	5
3.	Canada Child / Heese	1.048	3: 4	4th
4th	United States Blanton / Nygaard	0.797	1: 6	3

August 14th	Heuscher / Kobel	Child / Heese	2-0
	Blanton / Nygaard	Prosser / Williams	0: 2
August 16	Heuscher / Kobel	Prosser / Williams	2: 1
	Blanton / Nygaard	Child / Heese	0: 2
18th of August	Heuscher / Kobel	Blanton / Nygaard	2: 1
	Prosser / Williams	Child / Heese	2-0

space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
Group F.
1.	Argentina Baracetti / Conde	1,900	6: 1	6th
2.	South Africa Rorich / Pocock	0.985	4: 3	5
3.	Portugal Maia / Brenha	0.984	3: 4	4th
4th	Greece Michalopoulos / Beligratis	0.590	1: 6	2

August 14th	Baracetti / Conde	Maia / Brenha	2: 1
	Michaelopoulos / Beligratis	Rorich / Pocock	1: 2
August 16	Baracetti / Conde	Rorich / Pocock	2-0
	Michaelopoulos / Beligratis	Maia / Brenha	0: 2
18th of August	Maia / Brenha	Rorich / Pocock	0: 2
	Michaelopoulos / Beligratis	Baracetti / Conde	*
* Injury-related abandonment of the Greeks

Final round

The German duo Dieckmann / Reckermann were eliminated in the round of 16 against the US team Holder / Metzger. The other German team Dieckmann / Scheuerpflug first won against the Australians Schacht / Slack and then lost in the quarter-finals to the second Australian duo Prosser / Williams. The two Swiss teams both failed because of the eventual winner Ricardo / Emanuel: the Laciga brothers in the quarter-finals, Heuscher / Kobel in the semi-finals. The latter eventually won the bronze medal against Prosser / Williams.

Round of 16
20./21. August

Quarterfinals
August 22nd

Semi-finals
August 23

Final
August 25th

Ricardo / Emanuel

2

Kjemperud / Høidalen

1

Ricardo / Emanuel

2

Laciga / Laciga

0

Benjamin / Márcio Araújo

1

Laciga / Laciga

2

Ricardo / Emanuel

2

Heuscher / Kobel

1

Maia / Brenha

0

Heuscher / Kobel

2

Heuscher / Kobel

2

Holdren / Butcher

0

Holdren / Butcher

2

Dieckmann / Reckermann

1

Ricardo / Emanuel

2

Bosma / Herrera

0

Bosma / Herrera

2

Berg / Dahl

0

Bosma / Herrera

2

Child / Heese

1

Baracetti / Conde

0

Child / Heese

2

Bosma / Herrera

2

Prosser / Williams

0

Rorich / Pocock

0

Prosser / Williams

2

Prosser / Williams

2

3rd place match

Dieckmann / Scheuerpflug

1

Shaft / slack

0

Heuscher / Kobel

2

Dieckmann / Scheuerpflug

2

Prosser / Williams

1

Schedule women

Preliminary round

The German women won their preliminary round groups C and E. The Swiss women, however, were eliminated without a win. Otherwise the teams from the USA, Brazil and Australia dominated.

space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
Group A
1.	United States Walsh / May	1.518	6-0	6th
2.	Czech Republic Celbová / Nováková	1.091	4: 2	5
3.	Japan Tokuno / Kusuhara	0.796	2: 5	4th
4th	Netherlands Leenstra / Kadijk	0.815	1: 6	3

15th of August	Celbová / Nováková	Leenstra / Kadijk	2-0
	Walsh / May	Tokuno / Kusuhara	2-0
17th August	Celbová / Nováková	Tokuno / Kosuhara	2-0
	Walsh / May	Leenstra / Kadijk	2-0
August 19th	Leenstra / Kadijk	Tokuno / Kusuhara	1: 2
	Walsh / May	Celbová / Nováková	2-0

space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
Group B
1.	Brazil Adriana Behar / Shelda Bede	1,500	6-0	6th
2.	Cuba Larrea P. / Fernández G.	1.032	4: 3	4th
3.	Italy Perrotta / Gattelli	0.969	3: 4	4th
4th	South Africa Naidoo / Willand	0.667	0: 6	3

15th of August	Larrea P. / Fernández G.	Perrotta / Gattelli	2: 1
	Adriana Behar / Shelda	Naidoo / Willand	2-0
17th August	Larrea P. / Fernández G.	Naidoo / Willand	2-0
	Adriana Behar / Shelda	Perrotta / Gattelli	2-0
August 19th	Perrotta / Gattelli	Naidoo / Willand	2-0
	Adriana Behar / Shelda	Larrea P. / Fernández G.	2-0

space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
Group C
1.	Germany Lame / mus	1.091	5: 4	5
2.	Brazil Ana Paula / Sandra Pires	1,110	5: 2	5
3.	Greece Koutroumanidou / Arvaniti	0.936	3: 5	4th
4th	Norway Håkedal / Tørlen	0.886	3: 5	4th

15th of August	Ana Paula / Sandra Pires	Håkedal / Tørlen	2-0
	Lame / mus	Koutroumanidou / Arvaniti	2: 1
17th August	Ana Paula / Sandra Pires	Koutroumanidou / Arvaniti	2-0
	Lame / mus	Håkedal / Tørlen	1: 2
August 19th	Ana Paula / Sandra Pires	Lame / mus	1: 2
	Koutroumanidou / Arvaniti	Håkedal / Tørlen	2: 1

space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
Group D
1.	United States McPeak / Youngs	1.194	6: 2	6th
2.	Canada Dumont / Martin	1.098	5: 2	5
3.	Norway Maaseide / Glesnes	0.882	2: 5	4th
4th	Switzerland Schnyder / Kuhn	0.876	2: 6	3

August 14th	Schnyder / Kuhn	Dumont / Martin	0: 2
	McPeak / Youngs	Maaseide / Glesnes	2-0
August 16	Schnyder / Kuhn	Maaseide / Glesnes	1: 2
	McPeak / Youngs	Dumont / Martin	2: 1
18th of August	Dumont / Martin	Maaseide / Glesnes	2-0
	McPeak / Youngs	Schnyder / Kuhn	2: 1

space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
Group E
1.	Germany Pohl / Rau	1.160	5: 2	5
2.	Australia Cook / Sanderson	1.008	4: 3	5
3.	Bulgaria Jantschulowa / Jantschulowa	0.947	4: 3	5
4th	China People's Republic Wang Lu / You Wenhui	0.906	1: 6	3

August 14th	Pohl / Rau	Wang Lu / You Wenhui	2-0
	Cook / Sanderson	Jantschulowa / Jantschulowa	2-0
August 16	Pohl / Rau	Jantschulowa / Jantschulowa	1: 2
	Cook / Sanderson	Wang Lu / You Wenhui	2: 1
18th of August	Wang Lu / You Wenhui	Jantschulowa / Jantschulowa	0: 2
	Cook / Sanderson	Pohl / Rau	0: 2

space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
Group F.
1.	Australia Lochowicz / Pottharst	1,092	6: 1	6th
2.	Greece Sfyri / Karadassiou	1.186	5: 2	5
3.	China People's Republic Tian Jia / Wang Fei	0.924	2: 4	4th
4th	Mexico Gaxiola / García	0.818	0: 6	3

August 14th	Tian Jia / Wang Fei	Lochowicz / Pottharst	0: 2
	Sfyri / Karadassiou	Gaxiola / García	2-0
August 16	Tian Jia / Wang Fei	Gaxiola / García	2-0
	Sfyri / Karadassiou	Lochowicz / Pottharst	1: 2
18th of August	Lochowicz / Pottharst	Gaxiola / García	2-0
	Sfyri / Karadassiou	Tian Jia / Wang Fei	2-0

Final round

Lahme / Müsch failed after a narrow defeat (19:21 in the third set) against the Italian duo Perrotta / Gattelli in the round of 16. Pohl / Rau, on the other hand, defeated the Greek team Koutroumanidou / Arvaniti and only had to admit defeat to the later bronze medal winner McPeak / Youngs from the USA in the quarterfinals. Their national rivals Walsh / May remained without a set loss throughout the tournament and won the final against the Brazilians Adriana Behar / Shelda.

Round of 16
20./21. August

Quarterfinals
August 22nd

Semi-finals
August 23

Final
August 24th

Walsh / May

2

Tian Jia / Wang Fei

0

Walsh / May

2

Dumont / Martin

0

Larrea P. / Fernández G.

0

Dumont / Martin

2

Walsh / May

2

McPeak / Youngs

0

Koutroumanidou / Arvaniti

1

Pohl / Rau

2

Pohl / Rau

0

McPeak / Youngs

2

Celbová / Nováková

0

McPeak / Youngs

2

Walsh / May

2

Adriana Behar / Shelda

0

Lame / mus

1

Perrotta / Gattelli

2

Perrotta / Gattelli

1

Cook / Sanderson

2

Lochowicz / Pottharst

0

Cook / Sanderson

2

Cook / Sanderson

0

Adriana Behar / Shelda

2

Ana Paula / Sandra Pires

2

Sfyri / Karadassiou

0

Ana Paula / Sandra Pires

1

3rd place match

Adriana Behar / Shelda

2

Jantschulowa / Jantschulowa

1

McPeak / Youngs

2

Adriana Behar / Shelda

2

Cook / Sanderson

1

Medals

Men

space	country	player
1	Brazil	Ricardo / Emanuel
2	Spain	Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera Allepuz
3	Switzerland	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel

Women

space	country	player
1	United States	Kerri Walsh / Misty May
2	Brazil	Adriana Behar / Shelda Bede
3	United States	Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs

Web links

Information from the FIVB (English)
Information from the DVV

Beach volleyball at the 2004 Olympic Games


information
venue	Greece Athens
Competition venue	Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Center
Teams	24 (24 , 24 )
Nations	24
Athletes	96 (48 , 48 )
date	August 14-25, 2004
decisions	2
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