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Beach Volleyball, Women

Date	23 – 27 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Atlanta Beach, Jonesboro, Georgia
Participants	36 from 13 countries
Format	Double-elimination tournament.

The top ranked teams were the Brazilian pairs of Jackie and Sandra and Mônica and Adriana, and the American pair of Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno. But there was some friction within the American pair, as Reno was upset with McPeak, who had had breast implants earlier in 1996, and had not told her partner she was going to do that. Jackie was Jackie Silva, who competed for Brazil in indoor volleyball in 1980 and 1984, but moved to the beach in 1988. She and Sandra Pires had hooked up as a team in 1993 and quickly became the dominant team in the world. In Atlanta, they were easy winners, defeating their countrywomen in the final in two sets, 12-11 and 12-6. In 1997 they returned to win the first official World Championship of beach volleyball. The gold medal was the first ever won by Brazilian women.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva	BRA	Gold
	Sandra Pires
	Jackie Silva
2	Mônica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel	BRA	Silver
	Mônica Rodrigues
	Adriana Samuel
3	Natalie Cook / Kerri-Ann Pottharst	AUS	Bronze
	Natalie Cook
	Kerri-Ann Pottharst
4	Barbra Fontana Harris / Linda Hanley	USA
	Barbra Fontana Harris
	Linda Hanley
=5	Holly McPeak / Nancy Reno	USA
	Holly McPeak
	Nancy Reno
=5	Sachiko Fujita / Yukiko Takahashi	JPN
	Sachiko Fujita
	Yukiko Takahashi
=7	Beate Bühler / Danja Müsch	GER
	Beate Bühler
	Danja Müsch
=7	Liane Fenwick / Anita Spring	AUS
	Liane Fenwick
	Anita Spring
=9	Gail Castro / Deb Richardson	USA
	Gail Castro
	Deb Richardson
=9	Audrey Cooper / Amanda Glover	GBR
	Audrey Cooper
	Amanda Glover
=9	Merita Berntsen / Ragni Hestad	NOR
	Merita Berntsen
	Ragni Hestad
=9	Peko Nakano / Yuki Ishizaka	JPN
	Peko Nakano
	Yuki Ishizaka
=13	Timy Yudhani Rahayu / Eta Kaize	INA
	Timy Yudhani Rahayu
	Eta Kaize
=13	Debora Schoon-Kadijk / Lisette van de Ven	NED
	Debora Schoon-Kadijk
	Lisette van de Ven
=13	Annamaria Solazzi / Consuelo Turetta	ITA
	Annamaria Solazzi
	Consuelo Turetta
=13	Anabelle Prawerman / Brigitte Lesage	FRA
	Anabelle Prawerman
	Brigitte Lesage
=17	Margo Malowney / Barb Broen-Ouelette	CAN
	Margo Malowney
	Barb Broen-Ouelette
=17	Mayra Huerta / Velia Eguiluz	MEX
	Mayra Huerta
	Velia Eguiluz

Round One

Date	23 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	23 Jul	Yudhani Rahayu / Kaize	INA	15-10	Malowney / Broen-Ouelette	CAN
Match #2	23 Jul	Prawerman / Lesage	FRA	15-11	Huerta / Eguiluz	MEX

Round Two

Date	23 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	23 Jul	Pires / Silva	BRA	15-2	Yudhani Rahayu / Kaize	INA
Match #2	23 Jul	Fenwick / Spring	AUS	15-10	Fujita / Takahashi	JPN
Match #3	23 Jul	Rodrigues / Samuel	BRA	17-15	Solazzi / Turetta	ITA
Match #4	23 Jul	Fontana Harris / Hanley	USA	15-8	Berntsen / Hestad	NOR
Match #5	23 Jul	Castro / Richardson	USA	15-4	Schoon-Kadijk / van de Ven	NED
Match #6	23 Jul	Cook / Pottharst	AUS	15-4	Cooper / Glover	GBR
Match #7	23 Jul	Bühler / Müsch	GER	15-8	Nakano / Ishizaka	JPN
Match #8	23 Jul	McPeak / Reno	USA	15-4	Prawerman / Lesage	FRA

Classification Round One

Date	23 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	23 Jul	Prawerman / Lesage	FRA	15-13	Malowney / Broen-Ouelette	CAN
Match #2	23 Jul	Yudhani Rahayu / Kaize	INA	15-5	Huerta / Eguiluz	MEX

Classification Round Two

Date	23 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	23 Jul	Nakano / Ishizaka	JPN	15-8	Prawerman / Lesage	FRA
Match #2	23 Jul	Cooper / Glover	GBR	15-12	Schoon-Kadijk / van de Ven	NED
Match #3	23 Jul	Berntsen / Hestad	NOR	15-11	Solazzi / Turetta	ITA
Match #4	23 Jul	Fujita / Takahashi	JPN	15-0	Yudhani Rahayu / Kaize	INA

Classification Round Three

Date	25 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	25 Jul	Fontana Harris / Hanley	USA	15-6	Nakano / Ishizaka	JPN
Match #2	25 Jul	Fenwick / Spring	AUS	15-12	Cooper / Glover	GBR
Match #3	25 Jul	Bühler / Müsch	GER	15-9	Berntsen / Hestad	NOR
Match #4	25 Jul	Fujita / Takahashi	JPN	15-11	Castro / Richardson	USA

Round Three

Date	24 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	24 Jul	Pires / Silva	BRA	15-13	Fenwick / Spring	AUS
Match #2	24 Jul	Rodrigues / Samuel	BRA	15-10	Fontana Harris / Hanley	USA
Match #3	24 Jul	Cook / Pottharst	AUS	15-7	Castro / Richardson	USA
Match #4	24 Jul	McPeak / Reno	USA	15-6	Bühler / Müsch	GER

Quarter-Finals

Date	25 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	25 Jul	Pires / Silva	BRA	15-4	Rodrigues / Samuel	BRA
Match #2	25 Jul	Cook / Pottharst	AUS	15-13	McPeak / Reno	USA

Classification Final 1

Date	25 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	25 Jul	Fontana Harris / Hanley	USA	15-6	Fenwick / Spring	AUS
Match #2	25 Jul	Fujita / Takahashi	JPN	15-4	Bühler / Müsch	GER

Classification Final 2

Date	26 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	26 Jul	Fontana Harris / Hanley	USA	15-10	McPeak / Reno	USA
Match #2	26 Jul	Rodrigues / Samuel	BRA	15-6	Fujita / Takahashi	JPN

Semi-Finals

Date	26 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	26 Jul	Pires / Silva	BRA	15-8	Fontana Harris / Hanley	USA
Match #2	26 Jul	Rodrigues / Samuel	BRA	15-3	Cook / Pottharst	AUS

Final Round

Date	27 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match 1/2	27 Jul	Pires / Silva	BRA	12-11, 12-6	Rodrigues / Samuel	BRA
Match 3/4	27 Jul	Cook / Pottharst	AUS	12-11, 12-7	Fontana Harris / Hanley	USA