Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's beach volleyball
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These page shows the results of the inaugural Women's Beach Volleybal Tournament
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
, held from July 23 to July 27, 1996. There were a total number of eighteen participating couples.
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured beach volleyball for the first time as the official Olympic sport.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
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in Atlanta, Georgia
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, held from July 23 to July 27, 1996. There were a total number of eighteen participating couples.
Winner’s Bracket, First-round
- Kaize/Yudhani, Indonesia (No. 17-seeded team) def. Malowney/Oullette, Canada (16), 15-10 (44 minutes)
- Prawerman/Lesage, France (18) def. Hernandez/Soto, Mexico (15) 15-11 (28)
Winner’s Bracket, Second-round
- Fenwick/Spring, Australia (9) def. Fujita/Takahashi, Japan (8), 15-10 (26)
- Rodrigues/Samuel, Brazil (5) def. Solazzi/Turetta, Italy (12) 17-15 (57)
- Fontana/Hanley, United States (4) def. Bernsten/Hestad, Norway (13) 15-4 (41)
- Castro/Richardson, United States (3) def. Kadijk/Van de Ven, Netherlands (14) 15-8 (34)
- Cook/Pottharst, Australia (6) def. Cooper/Glover, England (11) 15-4 (38)
- Buhler/Müsch, Germany (7) def. Ishizaka/Nakano, Japan (10) 15-8 (36)
- Silva/Pires, Brazil (1) def. Kaize/Yudhani, Indonesia (17) 15-2 (26)
- McPeak/Reno, United States (2) def. Prawerman/Lesage, France (18) 15-4 (33)
Winner’s Bracket, Third-round
- Silva/Pires, Brazil (1) def. Fenwick/Spring, Australia (9), 15-13 (45)
- Rodrigues/Samuel, Brazil (5) def. Fontana/Hanley, United States (4), 15-10 (55)
- Cook/Pottharst, Australia (6) def. Castro/Richardson, United States (3), 15-7 (38)
- McPeak/Reno, United States (2) def. Buhler/Müsch, Germany (7), 15-6 (36)
Winner’s Bracket, Fourth-round
- Silva/Pires, Brazil (1) def. Rodrigues/Samuel, Brazil (5), 15-4 (33)
- Cook/Pottharst, Australia (6) def. McPeak/Reno, United States (2), 15-13 (65)
Loser’s Bracket, First-round
- Losers eliminated, place 17th
- Prawerman/Lesage, France (18) def. Malowney/Oullette, Canada (16), 15-13 (68)
- Kaize/Yudhani, Indonesia (17) def. Hernandez/Soto, Mexico (15) 15-11 (29)
Loser’s Bracket, Second-round
- Losers eliminated, place 13th
- Cooper/Glover, England (11) def. Kadijk/Van de Ven, Netherlands (14), 15-12 (50)
- Bernsten/Hestad, Norway (13) def. Solazzi/Turetta, Italy (12) 15-11 (42)
- Ishizaka/Nakano, Japan (10) def. Prawerman/Lesage, France (18) (26)
- Fujita/Takahashi, Japan (8) def. Kaize/Yudhani, Indonesia (17), 15-0 (18)
Loser’s Bracket, Third-round
- Losers eliminated, place ninth
- Fontana/Hanley, United States (4) def. Ishizaka/Nakano, Japan (10), 15-6 (32)
- Fenwick/Spring, Australia (9) def. Cooper/Glover, England (11), 15-12 (38)
- Buhler/Müsch, Germany (7) def. Bernsten/Hestad, Norway (13), 15-9 (45)
- Fujita/Takahashi, Japan (8) def. Castro/Richardson, United States (3), 15-11 (49)
Loser’s Bracket, Fourth-round
- Losers eliminated, place seventh
- Fontana/Hanley, United States (4) def. Fenwick/Spring, Australia (9), 15-6 (37)
- Fujita-Takahashi, Japan (8) def. Buhler/Müsch, Germany (7), 15-4 (32)
Loser’s Bracket, Fifth-round
- Losers eliminated, place fifth
- Fontana/Hanley, United States (4) def. McPeak/Reno, United States (2), 15-10 (49)
- Rodrigues/Samuel, Brazil(5) def. Fujita/Takahashi, Japan (8), 15-6 (45)
Semi-finals
- Silva/Pires, Brazil (1) def. Fontana/Hanley, United States (4), 15-8 (39)
- Rodrigues/Samuel, Brazil (5) def. Cook/Pottharst, Australia (6), 15-3 (27)
Bronze medal match
- Cook/Pottharst, Australia (6) def. Fontana/Hanley, United States (4), 12-11 and 12-7 (111)
Gold Medal match
- Silva/Pires, Brazil (1) def. Rodrigues/Samuel, Brazil (5), 12-11 and 12-6 (69)
Final ranking
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See also
- Men's Beach Volleyball TournamentVolleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's beach volleyballThese page shows the results of the inaugural Men's Beach Volleybal Tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The first Olympic Beach Volleyball competition took place in Atlanta Beach from July 23 to July 28 in a 10.000-seat stadium....
- Volleyball at the Summer OlympicsVolleyball at the Summer OlympicsVolleyball has been contested as an indoor sport at the Summer Olympic Games since 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced at the 1992 Games, and has been an official Olympic sport since 1996.-Origins:...