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

Event:	Men's beach volleyball
Games:	2000 Summer
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

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.

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

Match Number	Athletes	NOC	Score	Seed
Rowspan=2	1	Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser		12	1
Juan Alberto Rodriguez Ibarra & Joel Sotelo Villalobos		15	24
Rowspan=2	2	Jan Kvalheim & Bjørn Maaseide		10	13
Miguel Maia & João Brenha		15	12
Rowspan=2	3	John Child & Mark Heese		15	6
Jean-Philippe Jodard & Christian Penigaud		5	19
Rowspan=2	4	Jody Holden & Conrad Leinemann		17	18
Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr		15	7
Rowspan=2	5	Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana		15	9
Andreas Scheuerpflug & Oliver Oetke		7	16
Rowspan=2	6	Michal Palinek & Martin Lebl		13	21
Paul Laciga & Martin Laciga		15	4
Rowspan=2	7	Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos		15	3
Björn Berg & Simon Dahl		5	22
Rowspan=2	8	Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager		15	15
Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma		13	10
Rowspan=2	9	Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud		15	8
Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm		6	17
Rowspan=2	10	Andrea Raffaelli & Maurizio Pimponi		7	20
Eduardo Esteban Martínez & Martín Alejo Conde		15	5
Rowspan=2	11			4	11
Sergey Ermishin & Mikhail Kouchnerev		15	14
Rowspan=2	12	Matt Grinlaubs & Josh Slack		3	23
José Loiola Jr & Emanuel Rego		15	2

Preliminary Elimination

Competition Held on September 19, 2000,

First Round

Losers eliminated, and placed 19th

Match Number	Athletes	NOC	Score	Seed
Rowspan=2	13	Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser		15	1
Jan Kvalheim & Bjørn Maaseide		12	13
Rowspan=2	14	Jean-Philippe Jodard & Christian Penigaud		2	19
Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr		15	7
Rowspan=2	15	Andreas Scheuerpflug & Oliver Oetke		8	16
Michal Palinek & Martin Lebl		15	21
Rowspan=2	16	Björn Berg & Simon Dahl		11	22
Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma		15	10
Rowspan=2	17	Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm		15	17
Andrea Raffaelli & Maurizio Pimponi		9	20
Rowspan=2	18			2	11
Matt Grinlaubs & Josh Slack		15	23

Second Round

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

Match Number	Athletes	NOC	Score	Seed
Rowspan=2	19	Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser		15	1
Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr		11	7
Rowspan=2	20	Michal Palinek & Martin Lebl		4	21
Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma		15	10
Rowspan=2	21	Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm		15	17
Matt Grinlaubs & Josh Slack		10	23

Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr Qualified due to highest point ratio.

Round of 16

Competition Held on September 22, 2000

Losers eliminated, place ninth

Match Number	Athletes	NOC	Score	Seed
Rowspan=2	22	Juan Alberto Rodriguez Ibarra & Joel Sotelo Villalobos		0	24
Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr		15	7
Rowspan=2	23	Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana		15	9
Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud		13	8
Rowspan=2	24	Eduardo Esteban Martínez & Martín Alejo Conde		3	5
Miguel Maia & João Brenha		15	12
Rowspan=2	25	Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser		8	1
Paul Laciga & Martin Laciga		15	4
Rowspan=2	26	Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos		16	3
Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm		14	17
Rowspan=2	27	Sergey Ermishin & Mikhail Kouchnerev		6	14
John Child & Mark Heese		15	6
Rowspan=2	28	Jody Holden & Conrad Leinemann		6	18
Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager		15	15
Rowspan=2	29	Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma		17	10
Jose Loiola Jr & Emanuel Rego		16	2

Quarter-finals

Competition Held on September 24, 2000

Losers eliminated, place fifth

Match Number	Athletes	NOC	Score	Seed
Rowspan=2	30	Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr		3	7
Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana		15	9
Rowspan=2	31	Miguel Maia & João Brenha		15	12
Paul Laciga & Martin Laciga		11	4
Rowspan=2	32	Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos		15	3
John Child & Mark Heese		13	6
Rowspan=2	33	Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager		16	15
Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma		14	10

Semi-finals

Competition Held on September 24, 2000

Match Number	Athletes	NOC	Score	Seed
Rowspan=2	34	Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana		15	9
Miguel Maia & João Brenha		12	12
Rowspan=2	35	Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos		15	3
Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager		5	15

Bronze medal match

Competition Held on September 26, 2000

Match Number	Athletes	NOC	Score (Sets)	Seed
Rowspan=2	35	Miguel Maia & João Brenha		0	12
Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager		2	15

Gold Medal match