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Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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These page shows the results of the inaugural Men's Beach Volleyball 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.

Contents

Winner’s Bracket, First-round

  • Palinek/Pakosta, Czech Republic (16) def. Yuste/Prieto, Spain (17), 15-11 (27 minutes)
  • Bosma/Jimenez, Spain (9) def. Nurmufid/Markoji, Indonesia (24), 15-7 (41)
  • Penigaud/Jodard, France (12) def. Keel/Kreen, Estonia (21), 15-8 (48)
  • Prosser/Zahner, Australia (13) def. Drakich/Dunn, Canada (20), 15-6 (35)
  • Ghiurghi/Grigolo, Italy (14) def. Hamilton/Hamilton, New Zealand (19), 15-8 (39)
  • Ahmann/Hager, Germany (11) def. Takao/Setoyama, Japan (22), 15-8 (51)
  • Alvarez/Rosell, Cuba (10) def. Englen/Petersson, Sweden (23), 15-3 (29)
  • Maia/Brenha, Portugal (18) def. Everaert/Mulder, Netherlands (15), 15-8 (51)

    • Winner’s Bracket, Second-round

  • Roberto Lopes/Franco, Brazil (1) def. Palinek/Pakosta, Czech Republic (16), 15-5 (34)
  • Bosma/Jimenez, Spain (9) def. Child/Heese, Canada (8), 15-1 (31)
  • Zé Marco/Emanuel, Brazil (5) def. Penigaud/Jodard, France (12), 15-1 (27)
  • Dodd/Whitmarsh, United States (4) def. Prosser/Zahner, Australia (13), 15-10 (49)
  • Kiraly/Steffes, United States (3) def. Ghiurghi/Grigolo, Italy (14), 15-7 (36)
  • Ahmann/Hager, Germany (11) def. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway (6), 17-16 (67)
  • Alvarez/Rosell, Cuba (10) def. Conde/Martinez, Argentina (7), 15-11 (41)
  • Smith/Henkel, United States (2) def. Maia/Brenha, Portugal (18), 15-7 (36)

    • Winner’s Bracket, Third-round

  • Bosma/Jimenez, Spain (9) def. Roberto Lopes/Franco, Brazil (1), 15-9 (71)
  • Dodd-Whitmarsh, United States (4) def. Zé Marco/Emanuel, Brazil (5), 15-9 (44)
  • Kiraly/Steffes, United States (3) def. Ahmann/Hager, Germany (11), 15-5 (32)
  • Smith/Henkel, United States (2) def. Alvarez/Rosell, Cuba (10), 15-13 (52)

    • Winner’s Bracket, Fourth-round

  • Dodd/Whitmarsh, United States (4) def. Bosma/Jimenez, Spain (9), 15-6 (30)
  • Kiraly/Steffes, United States (3) def. Smith/Henkel, United States (2), 17-15 (54)

    • Loser’s Bracket, First-round (losers eliminated, place 17th)

  • Palinek/Pakosta, Czech Republic (16) def. Everaert/Mulder, Netherlands (15), 15-6 (35)
  • Child/Heese, Canada (8) def. Englen/Petersson, Sweden (23), 15-2 (28)
  • Penigaud/Jodard, France (12) def. Takao/Setoyama, Japan (22), 15-12 (47)
  • Prosser/Zahner, Australia (13) def. Hamilton/Hamilton New Zealand (19), 15-8 (38)
  • Ghiurghi/Grigolo, Italy (14) def. Drakich/Dunn, Canada (20), 15-8 (45)
  • Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway (6) def. Keel/Kreen, Estonia (21), 15-2 (31)
  • Conde/Martinez, Argentina (7) def. Nurmufid/Markoji, Indonesia (24), 15-5 (35)
  • Maia/Brenha, Portugal (18) def. Yuste/Prieto, Spain (17), 15-8 (49)

    • Loser’s Bracket, Second-round (losers eliminated, place 13th)

  • Maia/Brenha, Porgtual (18) def. Conde/Martinez, Argentina (7), 15-5 (35)
  • Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway (6) def. Ghiurghi/Grigolo, Italy (14), 15-11 (43)
  • Prosser/Zahner, Australia (13) def. Penigaud/Jodard, France (12), 15-13 (52)
  • Child/Heese, Canada (8) def. Palinek/Pakosta, Czech Republic (16), 15-9 (46)

    • Loser’s Bracket, Third-round (losers eliminated, place ninth)

  • Maia/Brenha, Portugal (18) def. Zé Marco/Emanuel, Brazil (5), 15-12 (54)
  • Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway (6) def. Franco/Roberto Lopes, Brazil (1), 15-10 (51)
  • Alvarez/Rosell, Cuba (10) def. Prosser/Zahner, Australia (13), 15-6 (35)
  • Child/Heese, Canada (8) def. Ahmann/Hager, Germany (11), 15-7 (42)

    • Loser’s Bracket, Fourth-round (losers eliminated, place seventh)

  • Maia/Brenha, Portugal (18) def. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway (6), 15-3 (28)
  • Child/Heese, Canada (8) def. Alvarez/Rosell, Cuba (10), 15-4 (30)

    • Loser’s Bracket, Fifth-round (losers eliminated, place fifth)

  • Maia/Brenha, Portugal (18) def. Smith/Henkel, United States (2), 15-13 (70)
  • Child/Heese, Canada (8) def. Bosma/Jimenez, Spain (9), 15-4 (32)

    • Semi-finals

  • Dodd/Whitmarsh, United States (4) def. Maia/Brenha, Portugal (18), 15-13 (65)
  • Kiraly/Steffes, United States (3) def. Child/Heese, Canada (8), 15-11 (40)

    • Bronze medal match

  • Child/Heese, Canada (8) def. Maia/Brenha, Portugal (18), 12-5 and 12-8 (77)

    • Gold Medal match

  • Kiraly/Steffes, USA (3) def. Dodd/Whitmarsh, USA (4), 12-5 and 12-8 (62)

    • References

    Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament Wikipedia
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