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

Event:	Women's beach volleyball
Games:	2000 Summer
Venue:	Bondi Beach, Sydney
Dates:	September 16–25
Competitors:	48
Nations:	15
Gold:	Natalie Cook Kerri Pottharst
Goldnoc:	AUS
Silver:	Shelda Bede Adriana Behar
Silvernoc:	BRA
Bronze:	Sandra Pires Adriana Samuel
Bronzenoc:	BRA
Prev:	1996

These page shows the results of the Women's Beach Volleyball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics at a temporary stadium on Bondi Beach in Sydney, held from September 16 to September 25, 2000.

Results

Elimination rounds

Preliminary round

Winners advance to Round of 16 The 12 losers play elimination matches until 3 teams remain.
Competition Held on September 16, 2000

Match Number	Athletes	NOC	Score	Seed
Rowspan=2	1	Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst		15	1
Teresa Galindo and Hilda Gaxiola		11	24
Rowspan=2	2	Cristina Pereira and Maria José Schuller		15	13
Rong Chi and Xiong Zi		5	12
Rowspan=2	3	Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki		15	6
Yuki Ishizaka and Rii Seike		5	19
Rowspan=2	4	Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta		9	18
Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser		15	7
Rowspan=2	5	Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi		15	9
Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri		2	16
Rowspan=2	6	Martina Hudcová and Tereza Tobiasová		5	21
Misty May-Treanor and Holly McPeak		15	4
Rowspan=2	7	Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan		15	3
Annette Huygens-Tholen and Sarah Straton		13	22
Rowspan=2	8	Anabelle Prawerman and Cécile Rigaux		16	15
Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch		14	10
Rowspan=2	9	Ulrike Schmidt and Gudi Staub		17	8
Jia Tian and Jingkun Zhang		15	17
Rowspan=2	10	Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea		4	20
Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel		15	5
Rowspan=2	11	Rebekka Kadijk and Debora Schoon-Kadijk		15	11
Eva Celbová and Sona Novaková		17	14
Rowspan=2	12	Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova		3	23
Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar		15	2

Preliminary Elimination

Competition Held on September 18, 2000,

First Round

Losers eliminated, and placed 19th

Match Number	Athletes	NOC	Score	Seed
Rowspan=2	13	Teresa Galindo and Hilda Gaxiola		14	24
Rong Chi and Xiong Zi		16	12
Rowspan=2	14	Yuki Ishizaka and Rii Seike		5	19
Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta		15	18
Rowspan=2	15	Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri		15	16
Martina Hudcová and Tereza Tobiasová		6	21
Rowspan=2	16	Annette Huygens-Tholen and Sarah Straton		9	22
Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch		15	10
Rowspan=2	17	Jia Tian and Jingkun Zhang		12	17
Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea		15	20
Rowspan=2	18	Rebekka Kadijk and Debora Schoon-Kadijk		15	11
Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova		17	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	Rong Chi and Xiong Zi		9	12
Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta		15	18
Rowspan=2	20	Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri		7	16
Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch		15	10
Rowspan=2	21	Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea		15	20
Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova		3	23

Rong Chi and Xiong Zi Qualified due to highest point ratio.

Round of 16

Competition Held on September 21, 2000

Losers eliminated, place ninth

Match Number	Athletes	NOC	Score	Seed
Rowspan=2	22	Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst		15	1
Rong Chi and Xiong Zi		2	12
Rowspan=2	23	Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi		15	9
Ulrike Schmidt and Gudi Staub		12	8
Rowspan=2	24	Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel		15	5
Cristina Pereira and Maria José Schuller		6	13
Rowspan=2	25	Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta		13	18
Misty May-Treanor and Holly McPeak		15	4
Rowspan=2	26	Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan		15	3
Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea		9	20
Rowspan=2	27	Eva Celbová and Sona Novaková		2	14
Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki		15	6
Rowspan=2	28	Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser		15	7
Anabelle Prawerman and Cécile Rigaux		3	15
Rowspan=2	29	Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch		9	10
Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar		15	2

Quarter-finals

Competition Held on September 23, 2000

Losers eliminated, place fifth

Match Number	Athletes	NOC	Score	Seed
Rowspan=2	30	Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst		15	1
Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi		11	9
Rowspan=2	31	Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel		16	5
Misty May-Treanor and Holly McPeak		14	4
Rowspan=2	32	Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan		9	3
Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki		15	6
Rowspan=2	33	Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser		7	7
Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar		15	2

Gold Medal match

Final ranking

RANK	NOC	ATHLETE NAMES	SEED
			1
		Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar	2
		Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel	5
4.		Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki	6
5.		Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan	3
	Misty May-Treanor and Holly McPeak	4
	Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser	7
	Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi	9
9.		Ulrike Schmidt and Gudi Staub	8
	Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch	10
	Chi Rong and Xiong Zi	12
		13
		14
		15
		18
		20
17.			16
		23
19.			11
		17
		19
		21
	Annette Huygens-Tholen and Sarah Straton	22
		24

References

Beach Volleyball Results