Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's beach volleyball

These page shows the results of the Men's Beach Volleyball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, held from September 16 to September 26, 2000. The second Olympic Beach Volleyball Competition took place in a specially constructed 10.000 seat venue at Bondi Beach near Sydney. There were a total number of 24 participating couples.

Results

Preliminary Round

*"Winners advance to Round of 16"
**Child/Heese, Canada (6) def. Jodard/Penigaud, France (19), 15-5 (34 minutes)
**M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland (4) def. Palinek/Lebl, Czech Republic (21), 15-13 (52)
**Maia/Brenha, Portugal (12) def. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway (13), 15-10 (41)
**Sotelo/Ibarra Rodrigues, Mexico (24) def. Prosser/Zahner, Australia (1), 15-12 (48)
**Kouchnerev/Ermishin, Russia (14) def. Salema/Baracetti, Argentina (11), 15-4 (30)
**Martinez/Conde, Argentina (5) def. Raffaelli/Pimponi, Italy (20), 15-7 (35)
**Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15) def. Bosma/Diez, Spain (10), 15-13 (58)
**Kjemperud/Hoidalen, Norway (8) def. Berger/Stamm, Austria (17), 15-6 (38)
**Holden/Leinemann, Canada (18) def. Heidger/Wong, United States (7), 17-15 (60)
**Zé Marco/Ricardo, Brazil (3) def. Berg/Dahl, Sweden (22), 15-5 (38)
**Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States (9) def. Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany (16), 15-7 (37)
**Emanuel/Loiola, Brazil (2) def. Grinlaubs/Slack, Australia (23), 15-3 (24)

Preliminary Elimination

*"Losers eliminated, and placed 19th"
** Berger/Stamm, Austria (17) def. Raffaelli/Pimponi, Italy (20), 15-9 (41)
** Grinlaubs/Slack, Australia (23) def. Salema/Baracetti, Argentina (11), 15-2 (29)
** Heidger/Wong, United States (7) def. Jodard/Penigaud, France (19), 15-2 (20)
** Prosser/Zahner, Australia (1) def. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway (13), 15-12 (41)
** Bosma/Diez, Spain (10) def. Berg/Dahl, Sweden (22), 15-11 (48)
** Palinek/Lebl, Czech Republic (21) def. Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany (16), 15-8 (33)

*"Winners advance to Round of 16 plus team with highest point ratio; losers eliminated and place 17th"
**Berger/Stamm, Austria (17) def. Grinlaubs/Slack, Australia (23), 15-10 (38)
**Prosser/Zahner, Australia (1) def Heidger/Wong, United States (7), 15-11 (38)
**Bosma/Diez, Spain (10) def. Palinek/Lebl, Czech Republic (21), 15-4 (25)

Round of 16

*"Losers eliminated, place ninth"
**Maia/Brenha, Portugal (12 def. Martinez/Conde, Argentina (5), 15-3 (43)
**Child/Heese, Canada (6) def. Kouchnerev/Ermishin, Russia (14), 15-6 (40)
**Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15) def. Holden/Leinemann, Canada (18), 15-6 (38)
**M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland (4) def. Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1), 15-8 (47)
**Heidger/Wong, United States (7) won by injury forfeit over Sotelo/Ibarra, Mexico (24)
**Zé Marco/Ricardo, Brazil (3) def. Berger/Stamm, Austria (17), 16-14 (56)
**Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States (9) def. Kjemperud/Hoidalen, Norway (8), 15-13 (54)
**Bosma/Diez, Spain (10) def. Emanuel/Loiola, Brazil (2), 17-16 (65)

Quarter-finals

*"Losers eliminated, place fifth"
**Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States (9) def. Heidger/Wong, United States (7), 15-3 (31)
**Maia/Brenha, Portugal (12) def. M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland (4), 15-11 (43)
**Zé Marco/Ricardo, Brazil (3) def. Child/Heese, Canada (6), 15-13 (81)
**Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15) def. Bosma/Diez, Spain (10), 16-14 (50)

emi-finals

*Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States (9) def. Maia/Brenha, Portugal (12), 15-12 (71)
*Zé Marco/Ricardo, Brazil (3) def. Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15), 15-5 (31)

Bronze Medal Match

*Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15) def. Maia/Brenha, Portugal (12), 12-9 and 12-6 (70)

Gold Medal Match

*Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States (9) def. Zé Marco/Ricardo, Brazil (3), 12-11 and 12-9 (101)

Final Ranking

ee also

* Women's Beach Volleyball Tournament
* Volleyball at the Summer Olympics

References

* [http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID=783 Beach Volleybal Results]