Beijing 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball Wo nsP o NOTES me ’ o l
Page 1, Updated 7/31/2008 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Telephone +41-21 345 35 35
Beijing, China, August 1, 2008 - With the pools being announced for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games along with the replacement of a team, here are updated notes a o tte w me ’ f l frte o e i o the b u h o n id o h p n g f s e n competition August 9 at the 12,200-seat Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground. Competition Teams - Women · The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will feature 20 women with Summer Games experience and 28 players competing in their first Olympic Beach Volleyball competition. · Natalie Cook of Australia will become the only woman to compete in all four Olympic Beach Volleyball competitions. · Cook teamed with Kerri Pottharst to win the Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medal after placing third at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Games. · Placing fourth in Athens with Nicole Sanderson, Cook i te o l me ’ o w me ’ p y rt sh n y n r o n le o s s a p rc aei te“n l u” t a hOy iB a hV ly a c mp to . ati t n h f a f ra e c l c e c oe b l o ei n ip i o mp l l t i · Cook will play with Tamsin Barnett in Beijing. · Reigning Olympic and three-time SWATCH-FIVB World Champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States are in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games field. The Americans defeated Brazilians Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede for the Athens 2004 Olympic gold medal. · American Elaine Youngs, who claimed the Athens 2004 Olympic bronze medal with Holly McPeak, is a oi tew me ’ f l wt 2 0 p r e Nc l Ba a h Mc e ka dY u g d fae A s aa s l n h o n id i 0 8 at r i e rn g . P a n o n s ee td u t ln s se h n o ri Natalie Cook and Nicole Sanderson for the Athens bronze medal. · Austria, Belgium, Georgia and Russia wl h v ta i a e e ms c mp t g i te w me ’ O l o ei n h o n n s lympic Beach Volleyball field for the first-time. Austria and Russia h v b e rpe e tdb me ’ ta i pe i s a e e n e rs ne y n e ms n rv u s o Olympics and will have male tandems competing in Beijing. Competition Teams - Host China · China will be represented by tow me ’teams in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. w o n s · Jia Tian and Jie Wang finished s c n o tew me ’qualifying list to earn their top seed. eo d n h o n s · While Wang is competing in her first Olympic Beach Volleyball competition, Tian will be participating for the third-time in the Summer Games. · Tian placed 19th at Sydney 2000 with Jingkun Zhang and ninth in Athens 2004 with Fei Wang. · C e X ea dX Z a g tes c n C i s w me ’ ta i teBeijing 2008 Olympic Games field, h n u n i h n ,h e o d h e e o n e m n h n s will be seeded fourth.
Team, Country (match record against all Olympic tandems).......... Olympic Pool A ................................................................................Seed Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (91-43) .......................................... 1 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (29-60) ...... 12 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (13-32)..... 13 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (22-59) .................. 24 Team, Country (match record against all Olympic tandems).......... Olympic Pool B ................................................................................Seed Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, United States (92-6) .......... 2 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (32-70) ................ 11
Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (42-51). 14
Team, Country (match record against all Olympic tandems) ......... Olympic Pool D ................................................................................Seed Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (80-46) ........................................ 4 Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (33-35) ......................... 9 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (27-65)16 Judith Augoustides / Vitalila Nel, South Africa (0-3)............... 21 Team, Country (match record against all Olympic tandems) ......... Olympic Pool E ................................................................................Seed Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (43-21).......... 5 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (45-59) ........................ 8 Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (37-53) ........ 17 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (31-49) .......... 20 Team, Country (match record against all Olympic tandems) ......... Olympic Pool F.................................................................................Seed Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (83-62) ........................ 6
Vassiliki Arvaniti/Vasso (Karadassiou) Karantasiou, Greece (62-48) 7
Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (18-28) ................ 23 Team, Country (match record against all Olympic tandems).......... Olympic Pool C ................................................................................Seed Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (127-41) ........ 3 Tamsin Barnett / Natalie Cook, Australia (31-20) .................. 10 Alexandra Shiryaeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (18-44) ..... 15 Cristine "Saka" Santanna / Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins, Georgia (7-27).... 22 Bold face denotes previous Olympic Beach Volleyball experience.
Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (22-49).......... 18 Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (10-22) ................ 19
Edouard Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45
For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org
Beijing 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball Wo nsP o NOTES me ’ o l
Page 3, Updated 7/31/2008 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org WOME ’ POOL A NS
Liesbeth Mouha/Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium · Frt p e rn eb aB lu w me ’team in the Olympic Beach Volleyball competition. i a p aa c y e i s gm o n s · Best FIVB finishes together were sevenths in 2007 at Kristiansand and 2008 at Marseille. · Silver medal finishes at the 2006 FIVB Challenger/Satellite event in Cyprus. · Placed fifth at the 2008 European championships in Hamburg, Germany. Jia Tian/Jie Wang, China · While Wang is competing in her first Olympic Beach Volleyball competition, Tian will be participating for the thirdtime in the Summer Games. · Tian placed 19th at the Sydney 2000 Olympics with Jingkun Zhang and ninth at the Athens 2004 Summer Games with Fei Wang. · Winners of three SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including two in 2006 at Klagenfurt and Warsaw, and one in 2007 at Shanghai. · Defeated compatriots Chen Xue and Xi Zhang for a 2007 FIVB Challenger/Satellite gold medal in Hong Kong. · Tian and Jie Wang won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Oatar. · Tian and Fei Wang claimed a bronze medal placement at the 2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Berlin. · Ta ’ b fr nOy i me a a te2 0 G me w sh mp rdw e F i n ’ r h k e iuyh d rd i s i o a l c d l th 0 4 a s a a ee h n e Wa g i t n e n r i ee n d mp s g j n their effort two months before their Athens appearance. · In 2003, Tian and Fei Wang won back-to-back SWATCH stops in Indonesia and Italy. · In 2002, Tian and Fei Wang won the Asian Games gold medal. Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide, Norway · Second Olympics together after placing 17th in Athens. · Best FIVB finishes together were fifths in 2002 (Marseille and Vitoria), 2006 (Warsaw) and 2007 (Klagenfurt). · Placed second and third at the 2004 and 2008 European championships, respectively. · Glesnes’ only international Beach Volleyball partner has been Maaseide. · When Glesnes took the 2005 season off due to child birth, Maaseide played in 15 events with Kristine Wiig. Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer, Switzerland · Due to a back problem for Sabine Swoboda of Austria, who earned a Beijing berth with Sara Montagnolli, will be the 24th-seeded team in the Olympic competition. · Seven of the eight o teS i ’ fh ws qualifying event finishes for Beijing were accomplished in 2007 with a 2008 ninth s in Barcelona. · Finished 30 points behind Cristine "Saka" Santanna and Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins of Georgia for the 24th and final spot for the Beijing competition (1,680 to 1,650). · Started the 2008 season as the 21st-ranked team on the Olympic qualifying list with a 280-point lead over Saka and Rtvelo. · While Schwer is competing in her first Olympic Beach Volleyball competition, Kuhn will be participating for the second-time in the Summer Games. · Kuhn placed 19th at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games with Nicole Schnyder-Benoit. · Best FIVB SWATCH FIVB World Tour finish together was a fourth at the 2004 Japanese stop in Osaka. · Best European tour finishes together were seconds in 2005 and 2008 in Switzerland, and 2006 in Spain. · Kuhn and Schnyder-Benoit won the gold medal at the 2004 European championships in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany.
Telephone +41-21 345 35 35
Edouard Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45
For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org
Beijing 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball Wo nsP o NOTES me ’ o l
Page 4, Updated 7/31/2008 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org WO NSP O B ME ’ O L
Dalixia Fernandez Grasset/Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba · Third Olympic participation after placing ninth together at both the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Summer Games. · Best FIVB finishes together were seconds in 2003 in Bali, and 2004 at Berlin. · Fourth-place finishers at the 2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Berlin. · Gold medal winners at the 2003 PanAmerican Games in the Dominican Republic · Silver medal winners at the 2007 PanAmerican Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Chiaki Kusuhara/Mika Teru Saiki, Japan · Second Olympics for both players. · Teru Saiki placed fourth with Yukiko Takahashi at the Athens 2004 Summer Games. · Kusuhara placed 17th with Ryo Tokuno at the Athens 2004 Summer Games. · Best FIVB finishes together are ninths in 2006 in Phuket, 2007 in Warsaw and Stavanger, and 2008 in Marseille. · The Marseille finish netted the Japanese their Beijing berth as Kusuhara and Teru Saiki defeated their closes rivals from Switzerland (Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer) in the first-round. · Teru Saiki and Takahashi teamed to win three of the four women’ me a fr a a o teSWATCH FIVB s d l o Jp n n h s World Tour since 1992. · Teru Saiki and Takahashi earned 2000 SWATCH FIVB World Tour podium placements in Brazil (bronze), Berlin (bronze) and Osaka (silver). Takahashi earned the only other FIVB medal for Japan with Yuki Ishizaka with a silver medal finish at the 1996 stop in Pusan, Korea. Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, Norway · Second Olympics together after placing 19th in Athens. · Best FIVB finish together was a 2008 second at Shanghai. · Became the first Norwegian wome ’ ta t e r aSWATCH FIVB World Tour medal by placing third at the n e m o an s 2006 Mexican stop in Acapulco. · Placed third and second at the 2007 and 2008 European championships, respectively. · Nn me a a d1 “n l u’n h s nteE rp a tu s c 2 i e d l n 3 f a f rf i e o h uo e n o r i e 004. s i o is n Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, United States · Reigning Olympic champions as Walsh was named the most outstanding player in Athens. · May-Treanor is competing in her third Olympic Beach Volleyball competition after placing fifth with Holly McPeak at the Sydney 2000 Summer Games. · Walsh is appearing in her third Olympics after competing on the USA Volleyball team in Sydney. · Three-time SWATCH-FIVB World champions with gold medals at the 2003 Rio de Janeiro, 2005 Berlin and 2007 Gstaad (Switzerland) events. · Winners of 34 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, an international team record for both men and women. · 2002 SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions. · May-Treanor was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player in 2005. · May-Treanor was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best defender in 2007. · May-Treanor was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best offensive player in 2005 and shared the award with Walsh in 2007. · May-Treanor was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best setter in 2005. · Walsh was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player in 2007. · Walsh was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best blocker in 2005, 2006 and 2007. · Walsh was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best hitter in 2005, 2006 and 2007. · Walsh was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour the top sportsperson in 2005 and 2006. She shared the award with May-Treanor in 2007.
Telephone +41-21 345 35 35
Edouard Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45
For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org
Beijing 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball Wo nsP o NOTES me ’ o l
Page 5, Updated 7/31/2008 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org WO NSP O C ME ’ O L
Tamsin Barnett/Natalie Cook, Australia · Cook is the only woman to compete in all four Olympic Beach Volleyball competitions and joins Martin Conde of Argentina and Emanuel Rego of Brazil as the only players to compete in the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Games. · C o iteo lme ’o w me ’p y roa v n et teOy ime a mac e i e c o tepe i s he o ks h n y n r o n l e t d a c o h l c d l t sn a h fh rv u tre s s a mp h o Summer Games in Atlanta, Sydney and Athens. · Atr a tr gtebo z me a i Al t wt K r P t as teA s aa w me b c mete“ o e Gr ” f c pui h rn e d l t na i er ot rt h u t ln o n e a e n n a h i h , ri h Gln i d l s on Bondi Beach at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. · Cook and Nicole Sanderson lost the Athens 2004 bronze medal match to Americans Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs. · Cook and Kerri Pottharst defeated U As S ’Barbra Fontana and Linda Hanley for the 1996 bronze medal in Atlanta. · B retsc mp t g i h rfs B a h V ly a Oy i atrb i o A s aa S d e 2 0 S mme an t i o ei n e i t e c oe b l l c f e g n u t l’ y n y 0 0 u n r l l mp s e n r is r Games Volleyball team. · Winners of one SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal at the 2007 Seoul stop. · Cook and Pottharst teamed for three FIVB titles, including titles in 1996 at Osaka and 2001 in Macau. · Barnett was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved player in 2007 with Laura Ludwig of Germany. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil · First Olympics for both players. · Winners of 21 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including one in 2004, six in 2005, seven in 2006, five in 2007 and two in 2008. · Silver and bronze medal finishes at the 2005 and 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships, respectively. · Three-time (2005 through 2007) SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions. · Gold medal winners at the 2007 PanAmerican Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · The $409,750 earnings for Juliana and Larissa in 2005 was a SWATCH FIVB World Tour single-season record for both men and women breaking the previous mark of $332,000 by Emanuel Rego and ZeMarco deMelo of Brazil in 1996. · Juliana and Larissa have a 30-0 match mark on the Brazilian domestic tour this season with six titles, including three gold medal wins over Talita Antunes and Renata Ribeiro. · Larissa was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player in 2006. · Larissa was a bronze medal winner at the 2003 PanAmerican Games in the Dominican Republic with Ana Richa. · Juliana was a gold medal winner with Taiana Lima at the 2002 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Catania, Italy. Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins/Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia · First appeaa c b aG og nw me ’team in the Olympic Beach Volleyball competition. rn e y e ri o n a s · Best FIVB finishes together were ninths in 2007 at Montreal and 2008 at Paris. · Placed ninth at the 2008 European championships in Hamburg, Germany. · Saka played collegiately in the United States (Louisiana Tech). · Saka is married to Brazilian standout Harley Marques, who missed qualifying for Beijing with Pedro Salgado. Alexandra Shiryaeva/Natalya Uryadova, Russia · Frt p e rn eb aR si w me ’team in the Olympic Beach Volleyball competition. i a p aa c y u s n o n s a s · Gold medal winners at the 2006 European championships in The Hague. · Frt n o lR si w me ’ta t a v n et aSWATCH FIVB World Tour “n l u”Was w2 0 ) i a d n us n o n e m o da c o s y a s f a f r( ra 0 6. i o · S i a v ’only SWATCH FIVB World Tour parnter has been Uryadova. h yea r s · Shiryaeva was a gold medal winner with Anna Morozova at the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Saint Quay Portrieux, France.
Telephone +41-21 345 35 35
Edouard Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45
For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org
Beijing 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball Wo nsP o NOTES me ’ o l
Page 6, Updated 7/31/2008 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org WO NSP O D ME ’ O L
Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China · First Olympics for both players. · Winners of four SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including two in 2006 at Shanghai and Thailand, and two in 2008 at Seoul and Moscow. · Xue and Zhang captured the 2006 Asian Games Beach Volleyball gold medal by defeating Eiko Koizumi and Shinako Tanaka of Japan 19-21, 21-11 and 15-13 for the title in Qatar. · Xue was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour top rookie in 2006. · At 17 in 2006, Xue became the youngest player to win an international Beach Volleyball event when she teamed with Xi Zhang to defeat Jie Wang and Jia Tian for the Shanghai gold medal. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany · First Olympics for both players. · Best FIVB finish together was a 2007 second in Espinho, Portugal. · Gold medal winners at the 2008 European championships in Hamburg, Germany. · Three European tour medals in 2008, including gold in Spain and a silver in Austria. · Ludwig was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved player in 2007 with Tamsin Barnett of Australia. · Ludwig was a gold medal winner with Jana Kohler at the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 18 in Pattaya, Thailand. Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece · Second Olympic berth for Koutroumanidou after placing ninth at the Athens 2004 Summer Games with Vassiliki Arvaniti. · First Olympics for Tsiartsiani after attempted to qualifying for the Athens 2004 Summer Games with Katerina Nikolaidou. · Best FIVB finish together was a 2005 second in Espinho, Portugal. · Koutroumanidou was a fourth-place finisher with Vassiliki Arvaniti at the 2002 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Catania, Italy. Judith Augoustides/Vitalila Nel, South Africa · First Olympics for both players. · All eight of the S uhAr a ’qualifying event finishes for Beijing were accomplished in 2008. o t fc n i s · Best FIVB finishes together were 33rds in 2008 at Seoul and Osaka. · Before moving to South Africa, Augoustides competed on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour for Germany. · Augoustides and Helke Claasen placed ninth at the 2003 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · A g u t e ’ u b n ( a e ) se q afn fr o t Ar afr h B i g2 0 Oy i G me b to u o sd s h s a d C s y mi d u l i o S uh fc o te ei 0 8 l c a s y w i s i g y i j n mp points with Patrik Filsberg.
Telephone +41-21 345 35 35
Edouard Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45
For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org
Beijing 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball Wo nsP o NOTES me ’ o l
Page 7, Updated 7/31/2008 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org WO NSP O E ME ’ O L
Milagros Crespo/Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba · First Olympics for both players. · Best FIVB finishes together were fifths in 2003 in Bali, and 2006 at St. Petersburg and Acapulco. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany · Second Olympic berth after placing fifth at the Athens 2004 Summer Games. · Winners of a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal at the last Beijing 2008 Olympic qualifying event in Marseille. · O lG r nw me ’ta t wnaSWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal. n ema o n e m o i y s · Winners of six European tour gold medals. · European tour champions in 2006 by winning three titles. · Gold medal winners at the 2003 European championships in Alanya, Turkey. · Placed fourth at the 2008 European championships in Hamburg, Germany. Rebekka Kadijk/Merel Mooren, Netherlands · Third Olympic berth for Kadijk after placing 19th at both the Sydney 2000 (sister Debora Schoon Kadijk) and Athens 2004 (Marrit Leenstra) Summer Games. · First Olympics for Mooren. · Best FIVB finishes together were fifths in 2005 at Shanghai, Stavanger, Paris and Athens. · Winners of three European Tour gold medals, including two at The Hague (2007 and 2008) and one in Hamburg, Germany (2007). · K dka dL e s aw r tefs me ’ o w me ’ ta f m teN tel d t wnaSWATCH FIVB World a i n e n t ee h i t n r o n e m r h eh r n s o i j r r s s o a Tour gold medal by capturing a 2003 stop in Lianyungang, China. · Mooren won a 2004 FIVB Challenger/Satellite gold medal with Sanne Keizer at a 2004 event in Switzerland. Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States · Youngs will be competing in her third Olympics, including her second Beach Volleyball Summer Games. · Youngs and Holly McPeak won the bronze medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games · Youngs and Liz Masakayan were edged for a Sydney 2000 Olympic spot by McPeak and Misty May-Treanor. · Youngs competed in the Volleyball competition at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Games. · First Olympics for Branagh. · Winners of a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal at the 2008 Barcelona stop where Youngs became the oldest woman to win an international Beach Volleyball title. · Youngs has won 12 SWATCH FIVB World Tour with five different partners. · Youngs placed third at the 1999 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships with Masakayan in Marseille, France. · Youngs placed fourth at the 2001 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships with Barbra Fontana in Klagenfurt, Austria.
Telephone +41-21 345 35 35
Edouard Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45
For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org
Beijing 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball Wo nsP o NOTES me ’ o l
Page 8, Updated 7/31/2008 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org WO NSP O F ME ’ O L
Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria · Frt p e rn eb a A sr nw me ’team in the Olympic Beach Volleyball competition. i a p aa c y n u ta o n s i s · Third set of sisters to compete in the Olympic Beach Volleyball competition. · Best FIVB finishes together were sevenths in 2006 at Modena and Warsaw, and 2008 at Stare Jablonki. · Best European tour finishes together were thirds in 2007 in Switzerland and 2008 in The Hague. · Neither player has competed in an international Beach Volleyball event with another competitor. · Bronze medal winners at the 2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil · First Olympics for both players. · Winners of five SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including two in 2005, two in 2007 and one in 2008. · On the Brazilian Tour this season for five events, Talita and Renata have a 17-7 match mark with three silver medal finishes after losing each finale to Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca. · Talita was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour top rookie in 2005. · Talita was a bronze medal winner with Maria Clara Salgado at the 2002 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Catania, Italy. · T l w nte2 0 “ u e o teB a h tei Ba i at o h 0 8 Q e n fh e c ”i n rz. i a t l l Vassiliki Arvaniti/Vasso (Karadassiou) Karantasiou, Greece · Third Olympic berth for Karadassiou after placing 17th at the Sydney 2000 and ninth at the Athens 2004 Summer Games with Efi Sfyri. · Second Olympic berth for Arvaniti after placing ninth at the Athens 2004 Summer Games with Efthalia Koutroumanidou. · Winners of a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal at the 2005 Norwegian stop in Stavanger. · O lG e k o n ta t wnaSWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal. n re w me ’ e m o i y s · Gold medal winners at the 2005 and 2007 European championships in Moscow and Valencia, Spain, respectively. · Winners of seven European Tour gold medals together since 2005. · 2006 European tour champions. · Arvaniti was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved player in 2005. · Arvaniti was a fourth-place finisher with Efthalia Koutroumanidou at the 2002 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Catania, Italy. · Prior to the 2008 season, Karantasiou played under the name of Karadassiou. The name change was due to the name of Karantasiou’p sp r s a s ot . Bibiana Candelas/Mayra Garcia, Mexico · Second Olympic berth for Garcia after placing 19th at the Athens 2004 Summer Games with Hilda Gaxiola. · First Olympics for Candelas. · All eight of the Me i n qualifying event finishes for Beijing were accomplished in 2008. x a’ c s · Best FIVB finish together was a 2008 seventh in Shanghai. · Bronze medal winners at the 2007 PanAmerican Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · Garcia was a silver medal winner with Gaxiola at the 2003 PanAmerican Games in the Dominican Republic. · Candelas was an All-American Volleyball player at USC.
Telephone +41-21 345 35 35
Edouard Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45
For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org
Beijing 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball Wo nsP o NOTES me ’ o l
Page 9, Updated 7/31/2008 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org
WOMEN ODDITIES
August Birthdays Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins Kerri Walsh Talita Antunes Stefanie Schwaiger Country................................... Date Georgia.............................. 8/2/1977 United States................... 8/15/1978 Brazil ............................... 8/29/1982 Austria ............................... 8/7/1986 Age 38 36 36 35 34 33 33 33 Age 19 21 22 23 23 23 24 24 24 cm 196 193 189 189 188 188 188 187 187 cm 166 169 170 171 171 172 172 Heaviest players, Country ............................pounds Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium .......................................179 Bibiana Candelas, Mexico ......................................172 Stephanie Pohl, Germany ......................................170 Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium ..............................170 Tamsin Barnett, Australia .......................................165 Alexandra Shiryaeva, Russia .................................165 Chen Xue, China ....................................................165 Lightest players, Country .............................pounds Doris Schwaiger, Austria ........................................121 Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins, Georgia .......................132 Talita Antunes, Brazil..............................................137 Milagros Crespo, Cuba...........................................141 Juliana Felisberta Silva, Brazil................................141 Renata Ribeiro, Brazil.............................................141 kg 81 78 77 77 75 75 75 kg 55 60 62 64 64 64
Telephone +41-21 345 35 35
Oldest players, Country ............................. Birthdate Elaine Youngs, United States.......................2/14/1970 Mayra Garcia, Mexico...................................5/16/1972 Mika Teru Saiki, Japan .................................9/25/1971 Vasso Karadassiou, Greece...........................1/6/1973 Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba.....................11/25/1973 Judith Augoustides, South Africa..................4/10/1975 Natalie Cook, Australia .................................1/19/1975 Susanne Glesnes, Norway ...........................12/1/1974 Youngest players, Country........................ Birthdate Chen Xue, China ..........................................2/18/1989 Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria ...........................8/7/1986 Laura Ludwig, Germany ...............................1/13/1986 Vassiliki Arvaniti, Greece..............................3/17/1985 Doris Schwaiger, Austria ..............................2/28/1985 Xi Zhang, China............................................4/19/1985 Bibiana Candelas, Mexico ............................12/2/1983 Sara Goller, Germany...................................5/21/1984 Jie Wang, China ...........................................12/4/1983 Tallest players, Country.......................... feet/inches Bibiana Candelas, Mexico ....................................... 6'5 Tamsin Barnett, Australia ........................................ 6'4 Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium ........................................ 6'3 Chen Xue, China ..................................................... 6'3 Nicole Branagh, United States ................................ 6'3 Alexandra Shiryaeva, Russia .................................. 6'3 Kerri Walsh, United States ...................................... 6'3 Jie Wang, China ...................................................... 6'3 Judith Augoustides, South Africa............................. 6'2 Shortest players, Country....................... feet/inches Milagros Crespo, Cuba............................................ 5'5 Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins, Georgia ........................ 5'7 Mayra Garcia, Mexico.............................................. 5'7 Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba................................... 5'7 Doris Schwaiger, Austria ......................................... 5'8 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset, Cuba ........................... 5'8 Mika Teru Saiki, Japan ............................................ 5'8
Most experienced, Country .................................. Experience Natalie Cook, Australia ........................................................... 16 Rebekka Kadijk, Netherlands ................................................. 12 Vasso Karadassiou, Greece................................................... 12 Elaine Youngs, United States................................................. 12 Jia Tian, China........................................................................ 11 Stephanie Pohl, Germany ...................................................... 11 Chiaki Kusuhara, Japan ......................................................... 11 Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba................................................. 11 Least experienced, Country ................................. Experience Bibiana Candelas, Mexico ........................................................ 3 Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia .......................................... 3 Vitalila Nel, South Africa ........................................................... 3 Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium ......................................................... 4 Tamsin Barnett, Australia ......................................................... 4 Wome ’ T a B C u t ........................................Teams ns e ms y o nr y Australia.................................................................................... 1 Austria ...................................................................................... 1 Belgium..................................................................................... 1 Brazil......................................................................................... 2 China ........................................................................................ 2 Cuba ......................................................................................... 2 Georgia..................................................................................... 1 Germany................................................................................... 2 Greece...................................................................................... 2 Japan........................................................................................ 1 Mexico ...................................................................................... 1 Netherlands .............................................................................. 1 Norway ..................................................................................... 2 Russia....................................................................................... 1 South Africa .............................................................................. 1 Switzerland ............................................................................... 1 United States ............................................................................ 2
Edouard Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45
For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org
Beijing 2008 Olympic Rosters - Women
Player, Country Tamsin Barnett, Australia Natalie Cook, Australia Doris Schwaiger, Austria Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium Talita Antunes, Brazil Juliana Felisberta Silva, Brazil Larissa Franca, Brazil Renata Ribeiro, Brazil Jia Tian, China Jie Wang, China Chen Xue, China Xi Zhang, China Milagros Crespo, Cuba Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba Dalixia Fernandez Grasset, Cuba Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins, Georgia Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia Sara Goller, Germany Laura Ludwig, Germany Stephanie Pohl, Germany Okka Rau, Germany Vassiliki Arvaniti, Greece Vasso (Karadassiou) Karantasiou, Greece Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece Chiaki Kusuhara, Japan Mika Teru Saiki, Japan Bibiana Candelas, Mexico Mayra Garcia, Mexico Rebekka Kadijk, Netherlands Merel Mooren, Netherlands Susanne Glesnes, Norway Nila Ann Hakedal, Norway Kathrine Maaseide, Norway Ingrid Torlen, Norway Alexandra Shiryaeva, Russia Natalya Uryadova, Russia Judith Augoustides, South Africa Vitalila Nel, South Africa Simone Kuhn, Switzerland Lea Schwer, Switzerland Nicole Branagh, United States Misty May-Treanor, United States Kerri Walsh, United States Elaine Youngs, United States Updated 7/31/2008 Birth Date 3/10/1980 1/19/1975 2/28/1985 8/7/1986 1/7/1983 1/27/1979 8/29/1982 7/22/1983 4/14/1982 12/7/1981 2/9/1981 12/4/1983 2/18/1989 4/19/1985 2/4/1979 4/15/1978 11/26/1977 11/25/1973 8/2/1977 5/27/1979 5/21/1984 1/13/1986 5/7/1978 1/5/1977 3/17/1985 1/6/1973 10/7/1982 10/21/1980 11/1/1975 9/25/1971 12/2/1983 5/16/1972 6/16/1979 9/22/1982 12/1/1974 6/13/1979 12/18/1976 7/21/1979 2/9/1983 3/15/1977 4/10/1975 12/11/1975 9/2/1980 1/13/1982 1/31/1979 7/30/1977 8/15/1978 2/14/1970 Age 28 33 23 21 25 29 25 25 26 26 27 24 19 23 29 30 30 34 30 29 24 22 30 31 23 35 25 27 32 36 24 36 29 25 33 29 31 29 25 31 33 32 27 26 29 31 29 38 Birthplace Adelaide Townsville Allentsteig Accentsteig Tongeren Willebroek Riato Grosso Do Sul Santos Cachoeira de Itapemirim Rio de Janeiro Tian Jin Xing Jiang Fujian Nantong Cabaiguan Havana Guantanamo Havana Manaus, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil Starnberg Berlin Finsterwalde Leer Athens Athens Volos Thessaloniki Ehime Ehime, Matsuyama Torreon, Mexico Tijuana, BC Werkendam Haarlem Nyborg Kristiansand Villeneuve-Loubet, France Aalesund St. Petersburg Kaliningrad Cologne, Germany Zaporozie, Ukraine Wattwil Basel Orinda Santa Monica San Jose Orange Resides Adelaide Brisbane Zwettl Zwettl Tongeren Nieuwkerken-Waas Rio de Janeiro Fortaleza Fortaleza Rio de Janeiro Beijing Urumchi Fuzhou, Fujian Nantong Santi Spiritus Havana Guantanamo Havana Tbilisi Tbilisi Kiel Berlin Kiel Kiel Athens Athens Athens Athens Kanagawa-ken Matsuyama Los Angeles Mazatlan Sinaloa Rotterdam Amstelveen Nyborg/Bergen Oslo Sandnes Oslo St-Petersbourg Moscow Cape Town Johannesburg Lurern Riehen Torrance Long Beach Los Angeles Durango Height 6'4 5'11 5'8 6'0 6'3 5'10 5'11 5'10 5'9 5'9 5'10 6'2 6'2 6'0 5'5 5'7 5'8 6'0 5'7 5'11 5'11 5'11 6'1 5'11 5'10 6'0 5'10 5'11 5'9 5'8 6'5 5'7 5'9 6'1 5'10 5'10 6'0 5'9 6'1 6'0 6'2 5'11 6 ’ 0 6 ’ 0 6'2 5'9 6'2 6'0 Cm 193 181 171 182 189 178 181 177 174 177 177 187 189 184 166 171 172 183 169 181 180 181 186 180 177 182 177 180 175 172 196 170 175 186 177 177 183 174 188 184 187 180 183 183 188 175 188 183 Lb 165 159 121 157 179 170 137 141 150 141 150 159 165 154 141 148 150 154 132 157 152 157 170 154 150 161 150 150 150 143 172 143 152 154 161 159 161 150 165 154 163 146 152 152 161 154 154 146 Kg .......Exp. 75............. 4 72........... 16 55............. 6 71............. 6 81............. 4 77............. 6 62............. 6 64............. 6 68............. 7 64............. 8 68........... 11 72............. 5 75............. 5 70............. 7 64............. 8 67............. 6 68............. 9 70........... 11 60............. 5 71............. 3 69............. 6 71............. 5 77........... 11 70............. 9 68............. 7 73........... 12 68........... 10 68............. 9 68........... 11 65........... 10 78............. 3 65............. 8 69........... 12 70............. 7 73............. 9 72............. 9 73........... 10 68............. 8 75............. 5 70............. 6 74............. 8 66............. 3 69............. 9 69............. 7 73............. 5 70........... 10 70............. 8 66........... 12
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Beach Volleyball Women's Pool Play Schedule
Team, Country Pool A Olympic Seed 1 12 13 24 Tian/Wang Match Schedule Glesnes/Maaseide Mouha/Van Breedam Montagnolli/Swoboda
Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland
Team, Country Pool B
Aug. 13,11:00 Aug. 13,11:00 Aug. 11,11:00 Aug. 9, 11:00 Aug. 9, 9:00 Aug. 11,14:00
Aug. 11,11:00 Aug. 9, 9:00 Aug. 13,13:00
Match Schedule Fernandez/Larrea
Aug. 9, 11:00 Aug. 11,14:00 Aug. 13,13:00
Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, United States Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (32-70) Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan
Team, Country Pool C
Olympic Seed May-Treanor/Walsh 2 11 Aug. 14, 9:00 14 Aug. 12, 9:00 23 Aug. 10, 9:00 Olympic Seed 3 10 15 22 Olympic Seed 4 9 16 21 Olympic Seed 5 8 17 20 Olympic Seed 6 7 18 19
Hakedal/Torlen
Kusuhara/Teru Saiki
Aug. 14, 9:00 Aug. 10, 14:00 Aug. 12, 12:00
Aug. 12, 9:00 Aug. 10, 14:00 Aug. 14, 11:00
Match Schedule Shiryaeva/Uryadova
Aug. 10, 9:00 Aug. 12, 12:00 Aug. 14, 11:00
Juliana/Larissa
Barnett/Cook
Saka/Rtvelo
Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil Tamsin Barnett / Natalie Cook, Australia Alexandra Shiryaeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia Cristine "Saka" Santanna / Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins, Georgia
Team, Country Pool D
Aug. 13, 12:00 Aug. 13, 12:00 Aug. 11, 20:00 Aug. 9, 20:00 Aug. 9, 12:00 Aug. 11, 19:00
Aug. 11, 20:00 Aug. 9, 12:00 Aug. 13, 10:00
Match Schedule Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani
Aug. 9, 20:00 Aug. 11, 19:00 Aug. 13, 10:00
Xue/Zhang
Goller/Ludwig
Augoustides/Nel
Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece Judith Augoustides / Vitalila Nel, South Africa
Team, Country Pool E
Aug. 12, 19:00 Aug. 12, 19:00 Aug. 10, 19:00 Aug. 14, 10:00 Aug. 14, 14:00 Aug. 10, 18:00
Aug. 10, 19:00 Aug. 14, 14:00 Aug. 12, 11:00
Match Schedule Crespo/Esteves Ribalta
Aug. 14, 10:00 Aug. 10, 18:00 Aug. 12, 11:00
Branagh/Youngs
Pohl/Rau
Kadijk/Mooren
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands
Team, Country Pool F
Aug. 11, 18:00 Aug. 11, 18:00 Aug. 13, 22:00 Aug. 9, 18:00 Aug. 9, 19:00 Aug. 13, 23:00
Aug. 13, 22:00 Aug. 9, 19:00 Aug. 11, 12:00
Aug. 9, 18:00 Aug. 13, 23:00 Aug. 11, 12:00
Talita/Renata
Match Schedule Arvaniti/Karadassiou Schwaiger
Candelas/Garcia
Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil Vassiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico
Aug. 14, 12:00 Aug. 14, 12:00 Aug. 12, 20:00 Aug. 10, 12:00
Revised 7/31/2008
Aug. 12, 20:00 Aug. 10, 11:00 Aug. 14, 13:00
Aug. 10, 11:00 Aug. 12, 14:00
Aug. 10, 12:00 Aug. 12, 14:00 Aug. 14, 13:00