Swatch FIVB World Tour 2006
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The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2006 was the 2006 official international beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....

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Grand Slam

There were four Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.
  • Gstaad
    Gstaad
    Gstaad is a village in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Berne in southwestern Switzerland. Part of the municipality of Saanen, Gstaad is known as one of the most exclusive ski resorts in the world....

    , Switzerland
    Switzerland
    Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

    Grand Slam, June 20–25, 2006
  • Stavanger
    Stavanger
    Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...

    , Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

    Grand Slam, June 27 - July 2, 2006
  • Paris
    Paris
    Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

    , France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

    Grand Slam, July 25–30, 2006
  • Klagenfurt
    Klagenfurt
    -Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...

    , Austria
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

    Grand Slam, August 2–6, 2006

Women

Italy, Open   Juliana
Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...

-Larissa
Larissa França
Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

  May-Treanor
Misty May-Treanor
Misty Erie May-Treanor is an American professional volleyball player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 107 career wins....

-Walsh
Kerri Walsh
Kerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...

  Wang Jie-Tian Jia
China, Open   Xue Chen-Zhang Xi
Zhang Xi (volleyball)
Zhang Xi is a female beach volleyball player from PR China, who won the gold medal in the women's team competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, partnering compatriot Xue Chen....

  Wang Jie-Tian Jia   Juliana
Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...

-Larissa
Larissa França
Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

Greece, Open   May-Treanor
Misty May-Treanor
Misty Erie May-Treanor is an American professional volleyball player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 107 career wins....

-Walsh
Kerri Walsh
Kerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...

  Wang Lu
Wang Lu
Wang Lu is a female Chinese beach volleyball player who competed at the in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004, she was eliminated with her teammate You Wenhui in the first round of the women's beach volleyball competition.-References:* *...

-Ji Linjun
  Juliana
Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...

-Larissa
Larissa França
Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

Switzerland, Grand Slam   May-Treanor
Misty May-Treanor
Misty Erie May-Treanor is an American professional volleyball player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 107 career wins....

-Walsh
Kerri Walsh
Kerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...

  Juliana
Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...

-Larissa
Larissa França
Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

  Wang Jie-Tian Jia
Norway, Grand Slam   Juliana
Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...

-Larissa
Larissa França
Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

  Adriana Behar
Adriana Behar
Adriana Brandão Behar is one of the most outstanding volleyball players of her generation....

-Shelda
Shelda Bede
Shelda Kelly Bruno Bede is a beach volleyball player from Brazil who won silver medals in beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:*...

  Leila
Leila Barros
Leila Gomes de Barros is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker...

-Ana Paula
Ana Paula Connelly
Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: in volleyball in 1992 and 1996, and in beach volleyball in 2004 and 2008. At her second Olympic appearance she was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in...

France, Open   Juliana
Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...

-Larissa
Larissa França
Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

  Adriana Behar
Adriana Behar
Adriana Brandão Behar is one of the most outstanding volleyball players of her generation....

-Shelda
Shelda Bede
Shelda Kelly Bruno Bede is a beach volleyball player from Brazil who won silver medals in beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:*...

  Leila
Leila Barros
Leila Gomes de Barros is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker...

-Ana Paula
Ana Paula Connelly
Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: in volleyball in 1992 and 1996, and in beach volleyball in 2004 and 2008. At her second Olympic appearance she was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in...

Canada, Open   Leila
Leila Barros
Leila Gomes de Barros is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker...

-Ana Paula
Ana Paula Connelly
Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: in volleyball in 1992 and 1996, and in beach volleyball in 2004 and 2008. At her second Olympic appearance she was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in...

  Juliana
Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...

-Larissa
Larissa França
Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

  Wang Jie-Tian Jia
Russia, Open   Juliana
Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...

-Larissa
Larissa França
Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

  Xue Chen-Zhang Xi
Zhang Xi (volleyball)
Zhang Xi is a female beach volleyball player from PR China, who won the gold medal in the women's team competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, partnering compatriot Xue Chen....

  Adriana Behar
Adriana Behar
Adriana Brandão Behar is one of the most outstanding volleyball players of her generation....

-Shelda
Shelda Bede
Shelda Kelly Bruno Bede is a beach volleyball player from Brazil who won silver medals in beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:*...

France, Grand Slam   Juliana
Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...

-Larissa
Larissa França
Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

  May-Treanor
Misty May-Treanor
Misty Erie May-Treanor is an American professional volleyball player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 107 career wins....

-Walsh
Kerri Walsh
Kerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...

  Leila
Leila Barros
Leila Gomes de Barros is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker...

-Ana Paula
Ana Paula Connelly
Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: in volleyball in 1992 and 1996, and in beach volleyball in 2004 and 2008. At her second Olympic appearance she was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in...

Austria, Grand Slam   Wang Jie-Tian Jia   Juliana
Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...

-Larissa
Larissa França
Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

  Pohl-Rau
Okka Rau
Okka Rau is a female beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the gold medal at the 2003 European Championships in Alanya, partnering Stephanie Pohl...

Poland, Open   Wang Jie-Tian Jia   Xue Chen-Zhang Xi
Zhang Xi (volleyball)
Zhang Xi is a female beach volleyball player from PR China, who won the gold medal in the women's team competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, partnering compatriot Xue Chen....

  Leila
Leila Barros
Leila Gomes de Barros is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker...

-Ana Paula
Ana Paula Connelly
Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: in volleyball in 1992 and 1996, and in beach volleyball in 2004 and 2008. At her second Olympic appearance she was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in...

Portugal, Open   Juliana
Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...

-Larissa
Larissa França
Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

  Renata-Talita
Talita Antunes
Talita Antunes da Rocha is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. She was FIVB rookie of the year in 2005.Born in Aquidauana, Antunes caught the attention of Olympic Champion Jacqueline Silva at the age of 19...

  Wang Jie-Tian Jia
Brazil, Open   Juliana
Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...

-Larissa
Larissa França
Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

  Leila
Leila Barros
Leila Gomes de Barros is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker...

-Ana Paula
Ana Paula Connelly
Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: in volleyball in 1992 and 1996, and in beach volleyball in 2004 and 2008. At her second Olympic appearance she was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in...

  May-Treanor
Misty May-Treanor
Misty Erie May-Treanor is an American professional volleyball player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 107 career wins....

-Walsh
Kerri Walsh
Kerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...

Mexico, Open   May-Treanor
Misty May-Treanor
Misty Erie May-Treanor is an American professional volleyball player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 107 career wins....

-Walsh
Kerri Walsh
Kerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...

  Renata-Talita
Talita Antunes
Talita Antunes da Rocha is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. She was FIVB rookie of the year in 2005.Born in Aquidauana, Antunes caught the attention of Olympic Champion Jacqueline Silva at the age of 19...

  Hakedal
Nila Håkedal
Nila Ann Håkedal is a Norwegian beach volleyball player.Håkedal was born and raised in the city of Kristiansand, and lived there until she was 20 years old...

-Tørlen
Ingrid Tørlen
Ingrid Tørlen is a Norwegian beach volleyball player. Her beach volleyball partner since 2002 has been Nila Håkedal. The pair competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece where they were placed 22nd.-References:...

Thailand, Open   Xue Chen-Zhang Xi
Zhang Xi (volleyball)
Zhang Xi is a female beach volleyball player from PR China, who won the gold medal in the women's team competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, partnering compatriot Xue Chen....

  Wang Jie-Tian Jia   May-Treanor
Misty May-Treanor
Misty Erie May-Treanor is an American professional volleyball player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 107 career wins....

-Walsh
Kerri Walsh
Kerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...


Men

China, Open   Marcio Araujo
Marcio Araujo
Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Fábio Luiz Magalhães.Araújo represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

-Fabio
Fabio Luiz Magalhães
Fábio Luiz Magalhães is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.Magalhães won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, and the silver medal at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, partnering with Márcio Araújo.- See...

  Cunha-Franco
Franco Neto
Franco José Vieira Neto is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, partnering Roberto Lopes. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...

  Brink
Julius Brink
Julius Brink is a beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2006 European Beach Volleyball Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Christoph Dieckmann...

-Dieckmann
Christoph Dieckmann
Christoph Dieckmann is a male beach volleyball player from Germany. He claimed the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Julius Brink. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

Croatia, Open   Emanuel
Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...

-Ricardo
Ricardo Santos
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....

  Dalhausser
Phil Dalhausser
Philip "Phil" Peter Dalhausser is an American professional beach volleyball player. He and his playing partner, Todd Rogers, are the 2007 AVP Tour champions and the reigning FIVB world champions....

-Rogers
Todd Rogers
Todd Jonathan Rogers is an American professional beach volleyball player. He and his partner, Phil Dalhausser, were the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 AVP Tour champions, and are the reigning FIVB world champions, and reigning Olympic gold medalists from the Summer Olympics in Beijing.Rogers and...

  Lambert-Metzger
Stein Metzger
Stein Metzger is a beach volleyball player from the United States, playing in the AVP. In 2006 he played with his high school teammate, Mike Lambert, and they advanced to the Final Four in fourteen of the fifteen team events, winning five times...

Italy, Open   Heuscher
Patrick Heuscher
Patrick Heuscher is a Swiss beach volleyball player. With his partner Stefan Kobel he won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. His current partner is Sascha Heyer.-External links:...

-Kobel
Stefan Kobel
Stefan Kobel is a Swiss beach volleyball player. With his partner Patrick Heuscher he won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

  Emanuel
Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...

-Ricardo
Ricardo Santos
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....

  Benjamin
Benjamin Insfran
Benjamin Insfran is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. Insfran and partner Márcio Araújo won the bronze medal at the 2003 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and represented their native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...

-Harley
Harley Marques Silva
Harley Marques Silva is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.Team Harley - Pedro, was placed as #5 on the international Olympic ranking for the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did not qualify because of the two teams per country rule.Harley - Pedro was ranked as #2 on the beach volley world ranking per...

Portugal, Open   Brink
Julius Brink
Julius Brink is a beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2006 European Beach Volleyball Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Christoph Dieckmann...

-Dieckmann
Christoph Dieckmann
Christoph Dieckmann is a male beach volleyball player from Germany. He claimed the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Julius Brink. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

  Emanuel
Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...

-Ricardo
Ricardo Santos
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....

  Cunha-Franco
Franco Neto
Franco José Vieira Neto is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, partnering Roberto Lopes. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...

Switzerland, Grand Slam   Emanuel
Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...

-Ricardo
Ricardo Santos
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....

  Marcio Araujo
Marcio Araujo
Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Fábio Luiz Magalhães.Araújo represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

-Fabio
Fabio Luiz Magalhães
Fábio Luiz Magalhães is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.Magalhães won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, and the silver medal at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, partnering with Márcio Araújo.- See...

  Brink
Julius Brink
Julius Brink is a beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2006 European Beach Volleyball Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Christoph Dieckmann...

-Dieckmann
Christoph Dieckmann
Christoph Dieckmann is a male beach volleyball player from Germany. He claimed the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Julius Brink. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

Norway, Grand Slam   Emanuel
Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...

-Ricardo
Ricardo Santos
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....

  Marcio Araujo
Marcio Araujo
Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Fábio Luiz Magalhães.Araújo represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

-Fabio
Fabio Luiz Magalhães
Fábio Luiz Magalhães is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.Magalhães won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, and the silver medal at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, partnering with Márcio Araújo.- See...

  Benjamin
Benjamin Insfran
Benjamin Insfran is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. Insfran and partner Márcio Araújo won the bronze medal at the 2003 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and represented their native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...

-Harley
Harley Marques Silva
Harley Marques Silva is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.Team Harley - Pedro, was placed as #5 on the international Olympic ranking for the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did not qualify because of the two teams per country rule.Harley - Pedro was ranked as #2 on the beach volley world ranking per...

France, Open   Emanuel
Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...

-Ricardo
Ricardo Santos
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....

  Marcio Araujo
Marcio Araujo
Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Fábio Luiz Magalhães.Araújo represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

-Fabio
Fabio Luiz Magalhães
Fábio Luiz Magalhães is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.Magalhães won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, and the silver medal at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, partnering with Márcio Araújo.- See...

  Cunha-Franco
Franco Neto
Franco José Vieira Neto is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, partnering Roberto Lopes. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...

Canada, Open   Marcio Araujo
Marcio Araujo
Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Fábio Luiz Magalhães.Araújo represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

-Fabio
Fabio Luiz Magalhães
Fábio Luiz Magalhães is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.Magalhães won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, and the silver medal at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, partnering with Márcio Araújo.- See...

  Emanuel
Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...

-Ricardo
Ricardo Santos
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....

  Cunha-Franco
Franco Neto
Franco José Vieira Neto is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, partnering Roberto Lopes. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...

Russia, Open   Marcio Araujo
Marcio Araujo
Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Fábio Luiz Magalhães.Araújo represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

-Fabio
Fabio Luiz Magalhães
Fábio Luiz Magalhães is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.Magalhães won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, and the silver medal at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, partnering with Márcio Araújo.- See...

  Brink
Julius Brink
Julius Brink is a beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2006 European Beach Volleyball Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Christoph Dieckmann...

-Dieckmann
Christoph Dieckmann
Christoph Dieckmann is a male beach volleyball player from Germany. He claimed the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Julius Brink. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

  De Gruijter
Jochem de Gruijter
Jochem de Gruijter is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch national men's team that won the gold medal at the 1997 European Championships om home soil .De Gruijter made his international debut for the Netherlands in 1995 against Italy...

-Ronnes
Gijs Ronnes
Gijs Ronnes is a male beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He claimed the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Jochem de Gruijter...

France, Grand Slam   Marcio Araujo
Marcio Araujo
Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Fábio Luiz Magalhães.Araújo represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

-Fabio
Fabio Luiz Magalhães
Fábio Luiz Magalhães is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.Magalhães won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, and the silver medal at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, partnering with Márcio Araújo.- See...

  Gibb
Jake Gibb
Jacob "Jake" Spiker Gibb is an American professional beach volleyball player, currently on the AVP Tour with current partner, Sean Rosenthal.With Rosenthal, they represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics....

-Rosenthal
Sean Rosenthal
Sean Michael Rosenthal is an American beach volleyball player.With his partner, Jake Gibb, they represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games in beach volleyball.-Early life:...

  Emanuel
Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...

-Ricardo
Ricardo Santos
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....

Austria, Grand Slam   Dalhausser
Phil Dalhausser
Philip "Phil" Peter Dalhausser is an American professional beach volleyball player. He and his playing partner, Todd Rogers, are the 2007 AVP Tour champions and the reigning FIVB world champions....

-Rogers
Todd Rogers
Todd Jonathan Rogers is an American professional beach volleyball player. He and his partner, Phil Dalhausser, were the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 AVP Tour champions, and are the reigning FIVB world champions, and reigning Olympic gold medalists from the Summer Olympics in Beijing.Rogers and...

  Emanuel
Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...

-Ricardo
Ricardo Santos
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....

  Marcio Araujo
Marcio Araujo
Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Fábio Luiz Magalhães.Araújo represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

-Fabio
Fabio Luiz Magalhães
Fábio Luiz Magalhães is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.Magalhães won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, and the silver medal at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, partnering with Márcio Araújo.- See...

Poland, Open   Emanuel
Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...

-Ricardo
Ricardo Santos
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....

  Cunha-Franco
Franco Neto
Franco José Vieira Neto is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, partnering Roberto Lopes. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...

  Wu-Xu
Linyin Xu
Xu Linyin is a Chinese professional beach volleyball player.Nicknamed "Tiny" because of his length, Xu Linyin stands 6 feet 7 inches tall. He headed into the 2008 Olympics as the #1 seed with his teammate Penggen Wu...

Brazil, Open   Brink
Julius Brink
Julius Brink is a beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2006 European Beach Volleyball Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Christoph Dieckmann...

-Dieckmann
Christoph Dieckmann
Christoph Dieckmann is a male beach volleyball player from Germany. He claimed the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Julius Brink. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

  Gibb
Jake Gibb
Jacob "Jake" Spiker Gibb is an American professional beach volleyball player, currently on the AVP Tour with current partner, Sean Rosenthal.With Rosenthal, they represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics....

-Rosenthal
Sean Rosenthal
Sean Michael Rosenthal is an American beach volleyball player.With his partner, Jake Gibb, they represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games in beach volleyball.-Early life:...

  Cunha-Franco
Franco Neto
Franco José Vieira Neto is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, partnering Roberto Lopes. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...

Mexico, Open   Gibb
Jake Gibb
Jacob "Jake" Spiker Gibb is an American professional beach volleyball player, currently on the AVP Tour with current partner, Sean Rosenthal.With Rosenthal, they represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics....

-Rosenthal
Sean Rosenthal
Sean Michael Rosenthal is an American beach volleyball player.With his partner, Jake Gibb, they represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games in beach volleyball.-Early life:...

  Emanuel
Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...

-Ricardo
Ricardo Santos
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....

  Dalhausser
Phil Dalhausser
Philip "Phil" Peter Dalhausser is an American professional beach volleyball player. He and his playing partner, Todd Rogers, are the 2007 AVP Tour champions and the reigning FIVB world champions....

-Rogers
Todd Rogers
Todd Jonathan Rogers is an American professional beach volleyball player. He and his partner, Phil Dalhausser, were the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 AVP Tour champions, and are the reigning FIVB world champions, and reigning Olympic gold medalists from the Summer Olympics in Beijing.Rogers and...


Medal table by country

1.  Brazil 17 18 15 50
2.  United States 5 5 4 14
3.  Mainland China 4 5 5 14
4.  Germany 2 1 3 6
5.  Switzerland 1 0 0 1
6.  Netherlands 0 0 1 1
6.  Norway 0 0 1 1

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