Beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's beach volleyball

|games = 2000 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Bondi Beach Volleyball Centre

|dates = 17–26 September 2000

|competitors = 48

|nations = 17

|gold = Dain Blanton
Eric Fonoimoana

|goldNOC = USA

|silver = Zé Marco de Melo
Ricardo Santos

|silverNOC = BRA

|bronze = Jörg Ahmann
Axel Hager

|bronzeNOC = GER

|prev = 1996

|next = 2004

}}

{{VolleyballAt2000SummerOlympics}}

These page shows the results of the Men's Beach Volleyball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, held from September 17 to September 26, 2000.

Medals

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| style="text-align:center;background-color:gold;"| Gold: Image:Med 1.png

| style="text-align:center;background-color:silver;"| Silver: Image:Med 2.png

| style="text-align:center;background-color:#CC9966;"| Bronze: Image:Med 3.png

{{FlagIOCteam|USA|2000 Summer}}
Dain Blanton
Eric Fonoimoana

|{{FlagIOCteam|BRA|2000 Summer}}
Zé Marco de Melo
Ricardo Santos

|{{FlagIOCteam|GER|2000 Summer}}
Jörg Ahmann
Axel Hager

Results

=Elimination rounds=

==Preliminary round==

Winners advance to Round of 16 The 12 losers play elimination matches until 3 remain teams remain.

Competition Held on September 17, 2000

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Match
Number
align="center" |AthletesNOCScoreSeed
Rowspan=2|1

|Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser

|{{FlagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}}

|12

|1

Juan Alberto Rodriguez Ibarra & Joel Sotelo Villalobos

|{{FlagIOC|MEX|2000 Summer}}

|15

|24

Rowspan=2|2

|Jan Kvalheim & Bjørn Maaseide

|{{FlagIOC|NOR|2000 Summer}}

|10

|13

Miguel Maia & João Brenha

|{{FlagIOC|POR|2000 Summer}}

|15

|12

Rowspan=2|3

|John Child & Mark Heese

|{{FlagIOC|CAN|2000 Summer}}

|15

|6

Jean-Philippe Jodard & Christian Penigaud

|{{FlagIOC|FRA|2000 Summer}}

|5

|19

Rowspan=2|4

|Jody Holden & Conrad Leinemann

|{{FlagIOC|CAN|2000 Summer}}

|17

|18

Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr

|{{FlagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}

|15

|7

Rowspan=2|5

|Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana

|{{FlagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}

|15

|9

Andreas Scheuerpflug & Oliver Oetke

|{{FlagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}}

|7

|16

Rowspan=2|6

|Michal Palinek & Martin Lebl

|{{FlagIOC|CZE|2000 Summer}}

|13

|21

Paul Laciga & Martin Laciga

|{{FlagIOC|SUI|2000 Summer}}

|15

|4

Rowspan=2|7

|Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos

|{{FlagIOC|BRA|2000 Summer}}

|15

|3

Björn Berg & Simon Dahl

|{{FlagIOC|SWE|2000 Summer}}

|5

|22

Rowspan=2|8

|Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager

|{{FlagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}}

|15

|15

Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma

|{{FlagIOC|ESP|2000 Summer}}

|13

|10

Rowspan=2|9

|Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud

|{{FlagIOC|NOR|2000 Summer}}

|15

|8

Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm

|{{FlagIOC|AUT|2000 Summer}}

|6

|17

Rowspan=2|10

|Andrea Raffaelli & Maurizio Pimponi

|{{FlagIOC|ITA|2000 Summer}}

|7

|20

Eduardo Esteban Martínez & Martín Alejo Conde

|{{FlagIOC|ARG|2000 Summer}}

|15

|5

Rowspan=2|11

|Mariano Joaquin Baracetti & Jose Luis Abrantes Salema

|{{FlagIOC|ARG|2000 Summer}}

|4

|11

Sergey Ermishin & Mikhail Kouchnerev

|{{FlagIOC|RUS|2000 Summer}}

|15

|14

Rowspan=2|12

|Matt Grinlaubs & Josh Slack

|{{FlagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}}

|3

|23

José Loiola Jr & Emanuel Rego

|{{FlagIOC|BRA|2000 Summer}}

|15

|2

==Preliminary Elimination==

Competition Held on September 19, 2000,

First Round

Losers eliminated, and placed 19th

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Match
Number
align="center" |AthletesNOCScoreSeed
Rowspan=2|13

|Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser

|{{FlagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}}

|15

|1

Jan Kvalheim & Bjørn Maaseide

|{{FlagIOC|NOR|2000 Summer}}

|12

|13

Rowspan=2|14

|Jean-Philippe Jodard & Christian Penigaud

|{{FlagIOC|FRA|2000 Summer}}

|2

|19

Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr

|{{FlagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}

|15

|7

Rowspan=2|15

|Andreas Scheuerpflug & Oliver Oetke

|{{FlagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}}

|8

|16

Michal Palinek & Martin Lebl

|{{FlagIOC|CZE|2000 Summer}}

|15

|21

Rowspan=2|16

|Björn Berg & Simon Dahl

|{{FlagIOC|SWE|2000 Summer}}

|11

|22

Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma

|{{FlagIOC|ESP|2000 Summer}}

|15

|10

Rowspan=2|17

|Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm

|{{FlagIOC|AUT|2000 Summer}}

|15

|17

Andrea Raffaelli & Maurizio Pimponi

|{{FlagIOC|ITA|2000 Summer}}

|9

|20

Rowspan=2|18

|Mariano Joaquin Baracetti & Jose Luis Abrantes Salema

|{{FlagIOC|ARG|2000 Summer}}

|2

|11

Matt Grinlaubs & Josh Slack

|{{FlagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}}

|15

|23

Second Round

Winners advance to Round of 16 plus team with highest point ratio; losers eliminated and place 17th

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Match
Number
align="center" |AthletesNOCScoreSeed
Rowspan=2|19

|Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser

|{{FlagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}}

|15

|1

Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr

|{{FlagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}

|11

|7

Rowspan=2|20

|Michal Palinek & Martin Lebl

|{{FlagIOC|CZE|2000 Summer}}

|4

|21

Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma

|{{FlagIOC|ESP|2000 Summer}}

|15

|10

Rowspan=2|21

|Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm

|{{FlagIOC|AUT|2000 Summer}}

|15

|17

Matt Grinlaubs & Josh Slack

|{{FlagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}}

|10

|23

Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr {{FlagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}} Qualified due to highest point ratio.

=Round of 16=

Competition Held on September 22, 2000

  • Losers eliminated, place ninth

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Match
Number
align="center" |AthletesNOCScoreSeed
Rowspan=2|22

|Juan Alberto Rodriguez Ibarra & Joel Sotelo Villalobos

|{{FlagIOC|MEX|2000 Summer}}

|0

|24

Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr

|{{FlagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}

|15

|7

Rowspan=2|23

|Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana

|{{FlagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}

|15

|9

Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud

|{{FlagIOC|NOR|2000 Summer}}

|13

|8

Rowspan=2|24

|Eduardo Esteban Martínez & Martín Alejo Conde

|{{FlagIOC|ARG|2000 Summer}}

|3

|5

Miguel Maia & João Brenha

|{{FlagIOC|POR|2000 Summer}}

|15

|12

Rowspan=2|25

|Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser

|{{FlagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}}

|8

|1

Paul Laciga & Martin Laciga

|{{FlagIOC|SUI|2000 Summer}}

|15

|4

Rowspan=2|26

|Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos

|{{FlagIOC|BRA|2000 Summer}}

|16

|3

Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm

|{{FlagIOC|AUT|2000 Summer}}

|14

|17

Rowspan=2|27

|Sergey Ermishin & Mikhail Kouchnerev

|{{FlagIOC|RUS|2000 Summer}}

|6

|14

John Child & Mark Heese

|{{FlagIOC|CAN|2000 Summer}}

|15

|6

Rowspan=2|28

|Jody Holden & Conrad Leinemann

|{{FlagIOC|CAN|2000 Summer}}

|6

|18

Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager

|{{FlagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}}

|15

|15

Rowspan=2|29

|Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma

|{{FlagIOC|ESP|2000 Summer}}

|17

|10

Jose Loiola Jr & Emanuel Rego

|{{FlagIOC|BRA|2000 Summer}}

|16

|2

=Quarter-finals=

Competition Held on September 24, 2000

  • Losers eliminated, place fifth

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Match
Number
align="center" |AthletesNOCScoreSeed
Rowspan=2|30

|Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr

|{{FlagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}

|3

|7

Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana

|{{FlagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}

|15

|9

Rowspan=2|31

|Miguel Maia & João Brenha

|{{FlagIOC|POR|2000 Summer}}

|15

|12

Paul Laciga & Martin Laciga

|{{FlagIOC|SUI|2000 Summer}}

|11

|4

Rowspan=2|32

|Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos

|{{FlagIOC|BRA|2000 Summer}}

|15

|3

John Child & Mark Heese

|{{FlagIOC|CAN|2000 Summer}}

|13

|6

Rowspan=2|33

| Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager

|{{FlagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}}

|16

|15

Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma

|{{FlagIOC|ESP|2000 Summer}}

|14

|10

=Semi-finals=

Competition Held on September 24, 2000

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Match
Number
align="center" |AthletesNOCScoreSeed
Rowspan=2|34

|Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana

|{{FlagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}

|15

|9

Miguel Maia & João Brenha

|{{FlagIOC|POR|2000 Summer}}

|12

|12

Rowspan=2|35

|Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos

|{{FlagIOC|BRA|2000 Summer}}

|15

|3

Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager

|{{FlagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}}

|5

|15

=Bronze medal match=

Competition Held on September 26, 2000

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Match
Number
align="center" |AthletesNOCScore
(Sets)
Seed
Rowspan=2|35

|Miguel Maia & João Brenha

|{{FlagIOC|POR|2000 Summer}}

|0

|12

Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager

|{{FlagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}}

|2

|15

=Gold Medal match=

Competition Held on September 26, 2000

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Match
Number
align="center" |AthletesNOCScore
(Sets)
Seed
Rowspan=2|37

|Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana

|{{FlagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}

|2

|9

Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos

|{{FlagIOC|BRA|2000 Summer}}

|0

|3

Final ranking

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RANKNOCalign="left" style="width: 30em"|ATHLETES NAMESSEED
align="center"|File:gold medal icon.svg

|{{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}

|Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana

|align="center"|9

align="center"|File:silver medal icon.svg

|{{flagIOC|BRA|2000 Summer}}

|Zé Marco de Melo and Ricardo Santos

|align="center"|3

align="center"|File:bronze medal icon.svg

|{{flagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}}

|Jörg Ahmann and Axel Hager

|align="center"|15

align="center"|4.

|{{flagIOC|POR|2000 Summer}}

|João Brenha and Miguel Maia

|align="center"|12

rowspan=4 align="center"|5.

|{{flagIOC|SUI|2000 Summer}}

|Martin Laciga and Paul Laciga

|align="center"|4

{{flagIOC|CAN|2000 Summer}}

|John Child and Mark Heese

|align="center"|6

{{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}Rob Heidger and Kevin Wong

|align="center"|7

{{flagIOC|ESP|2000 Summer}}

|Javier Bosma and Fabio Diez

|align="center"|10

rowspan=8 align="center"|9.

|{{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}}

|Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner

|align="center"|1

{{flagIOC|BRA|2000 Summer}}

|José Loiola and Emanuel Rego

|align="center"|2

{{flagIOC|ARG|2000 Summer}}

|Martín Conde and Eduardo Martínez

|align="center"|5

{{flagIOC|NOR|2000 Summer}}Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud

|align="center"|8

{{flagIOC|RUS|2000 Summer}}

|Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev

|align="center"|14

{{flagIOC|AUT|2000 Summer}}

| {flagIOCathlete| Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm

|align="center"|17

{{flagIOC|CAN|2000 Summer}}

|Jody Holden and Conrad Leinemann

|align="center"|18

{{flagIOC|MEX|2000 Summer}}

|Juan Rodríguez Ibarra and Joel Sotelo

|align="center"|24

rowspan=2 align="center"|17.

|{{flagIOC|CZE|2000 Summer}}

|Martin Lebl and Michal Palinek

|align="center"|21

{{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}}

|Matthew Grinlaubs and Josh Slack

|align="center"|23

rowspan=6 align="center"|19.

|{{flagIOC|ARG|2000 Summer}}

|Mariano Baracetti and José Salema

|align="center"|11

{{flagIOC|NOR|2000 Summer}}

|Jan Kvalheim and Björn Maaseide

|align="center"|13

{{flagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}}

| Oliver Oetke and Andreas Scheuerpflug

|align="center"|16

{{flagIOC|FRA|2000 Summer}}

|Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud

|align="center"|19

{{flagIOC|ITA|2000 Summer}}

| Maurizio Pimponi and Andrea Raffaelli

|align="center"|20

{{flagIOC|SWE|2000 Summer}}

| Björn Berg and Simon Dahl

|align="center"|11

See also

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090442/http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID=783 Beach Volleyball Results]

{{Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics}}

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