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

Event:	Men's beach volleyball
Games:	1996 Summer
Venue:	Clayton County International Park
Dates:	July 23–28
Competitors:	48
Nations:	19
Gold:	Karch Kiraly Kent Steffes
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Mike Dodd Mike Whitmarsh
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	John Child Mark Heese
Bronzenoc:	CAN

These page shows the results of the inaugural Men's Beach Volleyball Tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The Olympic Beach Volleyball competition took place in Atlanta Beach from July 23 to July 28 in a 10.000-seat stadium.^[1]

Results

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)

Final ranking

RANK	NAME ATHLETES	SEED
		3
		4
		8
4.		18
5.		2
	9
7.		6
	10
9.		1
	5
	11
	13
13.		7
	12
	14
	16
17.		15
	17
	19
	20
	21
	22
	23
	24

See also

• Women's Beach Volleyball Tournament
• Volleyball at the Summer Olympics

References

1. Web site: Beach Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Olympedia. November 10, 2023.

• Beach Volleyball Results