Beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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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[]
Gold: 
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Silver: 
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Bronze: 
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 United States (USA) Dain Blanton Eric Fonoimoana |
 Brazil (BRA)Zé Marco de Melo Ricardo Santos |
 Germany (GER)Jorg 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
Preliminary Elimination[]
Competition Held on September 19, 2000
First Round
Losers eliminated, and placed 19th
| Match Number |
Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser |  Australia
|
15 | 1 |
| Jan Kvalheim & Bjørn Maaseide |  Norway
|
12 | 13 | |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Jodard & Christian Penigaud |  France
|
2 | 19 |
| Kevin Wong & | United States
|
15 | 7 | |
| 15 | Andreas Scheuerpflug & Oliver Oetke | Germany
|
8 | 16 |
| & Martin Lebl |  Czech Republic
|
15 | 21 | |
| 16 | Björn Berg & Simon Dahl |  Sweden
|
11 | 22 |
| Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma |  Spain
|
15 | 10 | |
| 17 | Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm |  Austria
|
15 | 17 |
| & |  Italy
|
9 | 20 | |
| 18 | Mariano Joaquin Baracetti & Jose Luis Abrantes Salema |  Argentina
|
2 | 11 |
| Matt Grinlaubs & Josh Slack | Australia
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser | Australia
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15 | 1 |
| Kevin Wong & | United States
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11 | 7 | |
| 20 | & Martin Lebl | Czech Republic
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4 | 21 |
| Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma | Spain
|
15 | 10 | |
| 21 | Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm | Austria
|
15 | 17 |
| Matt Grinlaubs & Josh Slack | Australia
|
10 | 23 |
Kevin Wong & United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | & |  Mexico
|
0 | 24 |
| Kevin Wong & | United States
|
15 | 7 | |
| 23 | Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana | United States
|
15 | 9 |
| Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud | Norway
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13 | 8 | |
| 24 | Eduardo Esteban Martinez & Martin Alejo Conde | Argentina
|
3 | 5 |
| Miguel Maia & João Brenha |  Portugal
|
15 | 12 | |
| 25 | Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser | Australia
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8 | 1 |
| Paul Laciga & Martin Laciga |  Switzerland
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15 | 4 | |
| 26 | Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos | Brazil
|
16 | 3 |
| Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm | Austria
|
14 | 17 | |
| 27 | & |  Russia
|
6 | 14 |
| John Child & Mark Heese |  Canada
|
15 | 6 | |
| 28 | Jody Holden & Conrad Leinemann | Canada
|
6 | 18 |
| Jorg Ahmann & Axel Hager | Germany
|
15 | 15 | |
| 29 | Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma | Spain
|
17 | 10 |
| Jose Loiolo Jr & Emanuel Rego | Brazil
|
16 | 2 |
Quarter-finals[]
Competition Held on September 24, 2000
- Losers eliminated, place fifth
| Match Number |
Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Kevin Wong & | United States
|
3 | 7 |
| Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana | United States
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15 | 9 | |
| 31 | Miguel Maia & João Brenha | Portugal
|
15 | 12 |
| Paul Laciga & Martin Laciga | Switzerland
|
11 | 4 | |
| 32 | Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos | Brazil
|
15 | 3 |
| John Child & Mark Heese | Canada
|
13 | 6 | |
| 33 | Jorg Ahmann & Axel Hager | Germany
|
16 | 15 |
| Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma | Spain
|
14 | 10 |
Semi-finals[]
Competition Held on September 24, 2000
| Match Number |
Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana | United States
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15 | 9 |
| Miguel Maia & João Brenha | Portugal
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12 | 12 | |
| 35 | Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos | Brazil
|
15 | 3 |
| Jorg Ahmann & Axel Hager | Germany
|
5 | 15 |
Bronze medal match[]
Competition Held on September 26, 2000
| Match Number |
Athletes | NOC | Score (Sets) |
Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Miguel Maia & João Brenha | Portugal
|
0 | 12 |
| Jorg Ahmann & Axel Hager | Germany
|
2 | 15 |
Gold Medal match[]
Competition Held on September 26, 2000
| Match Number |
Athletes | NOC | Score (Sets) |
Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana | United States
|
2 | 9 |
| Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos | Brazil
|
0 | 3 |
Final ranking[]
| RANK | NOC | ATHLETES NAMES | SEED |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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United States
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Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana | 9 |
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Brazil
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Zé Marco de Melo and Ricardo Santos | 3 |
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Germany
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Jörg Ahmann and Axel Hager | 15 |
| 4. | Portugal
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João Brenha and Miguel Maia | 12 |
| 5. | Switzerland
|
Martin Laciga and Paul Laciga | 4 |
| Canada
|
John Child and Mark Heese | 6 | |
| United States
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and Kevin Wong | 7 | |
| Spain
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Javier Bosma and Fabio Diez | 10 | |
| 9. | Australia
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Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner | 1 |
| Brazil
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José Loiola and Emanuel Rego | 2 | |
| Argentina
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Martin Conde and Eduardo Martínez | 5 | |
| Norway
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Vegard Hoidalen and Jørre Kjemperud | 8 | |
| Russia
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and | 14 | |
| Austria
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Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm | 17 | |
| Canada
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Jody Holden and Conrad Leinemann | 18 | |
| Mexico
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and | 24 | |
| 17. | Czech Republic
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Martin Lebl and | 21 |
| Australia
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Matthew Grinlaubs and Josh Slack | 23 | |
| 19. | Argentina
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Mariano Baracetti and | 11 |
| Norway
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Jan Kvalheim and Björn Maaseide | 13 | |
| Germany
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Oliver Oetke and Andreas Scheuerpflug | 16 | |
| France
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Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud | 19 | |
| Italy
|
and | 20 | |
| Sweden
|
Björn Berg and Simon Dahl | 11 |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- 2000 in beach volleyball
- Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics
- Men's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics