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Beach Volleyball, Men

Date	14 – 25 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiaki Engatastasi Bits Volei, Olympiako Syngrotima Papaliakis Zonis Falirou, Faliro
Participants	48 from 17 countries
Format	Top 16 teams from round-robin pools advance to single-elimination tournament.

The #1 ranked team was the Brazilian pair of Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos. Santos had won a silver medal in Sydney, partnered by Zé Marco, but in 2002 began competing with Rego, who had stumbled at the 2000 Olympics after entering the tournament world ranked #1 with partner José Loiola. Together Rego and Ricardo had won the 2003 World Championships. They also won the gold medal in Athina, though it was not without some difficulty. In the semi-finals they were pushed to three sets by the Swiss pair of Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel. But the final was a showcase for their talents, defeating the Spaniards Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera, 21-16, 21-15. The Spanish team had been seeded only 15th, and this surprising finish was the best yet in beach volleyball by any Europeans.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Ricardo / Emanuel	BRA	Gold
	Ricardo
	Emanuel
2	Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera	ESP	Silver
	Javier Bosma
	Pablo Herrera
3	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel	SUI	Bronze
	Patrick Heuscher
	Stefan Kobel
4	Julien Prosser / Mark Williams	AUS
	Julien Prosser
	Mark Williams
=5	John Child / Mark Heese	CAN
	John Child
	Mark Heese
=5	Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug	GER
	Christoph Dieckmann
	Andreas Scheuerpflug
=5	Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga	SUI
	Martin Laciga
	Paul Laciga
=5	Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger	USA
	Dax Holdren
	Stein Metzger
=9	Mariano Baracetti / Martín Conde	ARG
	Mariano Baracetti
	Martín Conde
=9	Andrew Schacht / Josh Slack	AUS
	Andrew Schacht
	Josh Slack
=9	Márcio / Benjamin	BRA
	Márcio
	Benjamin
=9	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann	GER
	Markus Dieckmann
	Jonas Reckermann
=9	Vegard Høidalen / Jørre Kjemperud	NOR
	Vegard Høidalen
	Jørre Kjemperud
=9	João Brenha / Miguel Maia	POR
	João Brenha
	Miguel Maia
=9	Colin Pocock / Gershon Rorich	RSA
	Colin Pocock
	Gershon Rorich
=9	Björn Berg / Simon Dahl	SWE
	Björn Berg
	Simon Dahl
=17	Nik Berger / Florian Gosch	AUT
	Nik Berger
	Florian Gosch
=17	Francisco Álvarez / Juan Miguel Rossell	CUB
	Francisco Álvarez
	Juan Miguel Rossell
=19	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny	AUT
	Peter Gartmayer
	Robert Nowotny
=19	Stéphane Canet / Mathieu Hamel	FRA
	Stéphane Canet
	Mathieu Hamel
=19	Pavlos Beligratis / Thanasis Michalopoulos	GRE
	Pavlos Beligratis
	Thanasis Michalopoulos
=19	Iver Horrem / Bjørn Maaseide	NOR
	Iver Horrem
	Bjørn Maaseide
=19	Ramón Hernández / Raúl Papaleo	PUR
	Ramón Hernández
	Raúl Papaleo
=19	Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard	USA
	Dain Blanton
	Jeff Nygaard

Preliminary Round

Date	14 – 19 August 2004

Group A

Date	15 – 19 August 2004

Pos	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Sets	Points
1	BRA	3	0	6	6-1	139-107
2	USA	1	2	4	3-5	138-152
3	AUS	1	2	4	3-4	135-138
4	NOR	1	2	4	3-5	132-147

Match	Date/Time	Pair	NOC	Result	Pair	NOC
Match #1	15 Aug 16:30	Holdren / Metzger	USA	2 – 1	Schacht / Slack	AUS
Match #2	15 Aug 23:00	Ricardo / Emanuel	BRA	2 – 1	Horrem / Maaseide	NOR
Match #3	17 Aug 9:00	Horrem / Maaseide	NOR	2 – 1	Holdren / Metzger	USA
Match #4	17 Aug 15:30	Ricardo / Emanuel	BRA	2 – 0	Schacht / Slack	AUS
Match #5	19 Aug 9:00	Schacht / Slack	AUS	2 – 0	Horrem / Maaseide	NOR
Match #6	19 Aug 20:00	Ricardo / Emanuel	BRA	2 – 0	Holdren / Metzger	USA

Group B

Date	15 – 19 August 2004

Pos	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Sets	Points
1	GER	2	1	5	5-3	147-140
2	BRA	2	1	5	4-2	124-111
3	CUB	1	2	4	3-4	133-137
4	FRA	1	2	4	2-5	117-133

Match	Date/Time	Pair	NOC	Result	Pair	NOC
Match #1	15 Aug 10:00	Dieckmann / Scheuerpflug	GER	2 – 1	Álvarez / Rossell	CUB
Match #2	15 Aug 14:30	Márcio / Benjamin	BRA	2 – 0	Canet / Hamel	FRA
Match #3	17 Aug 11:00	Canet / Hamel	FRA	2 – 1	Dieckmann / Scheuerpflug	GER
Match #4	17 Aug 14:30	Márcio / Benjamin	BRA	2 – 0	Álvarez / Rossell	CUB
Match #5	19 Aug 16:30	Álvarez / Rossell	CUB	2 – 0	Canet / Hamel	FRA
Match #6	19 Aug 22:00	Dieckmann / Scheuerpflug	GER	2 – 0	Márcio / Benjamin	BRA

Group C

Date	15 – 19 August 2004

Pos	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Sets	Points
1	ESP	3	0	6	6-2	150-124
2	SUI	2	1	5	5-2	133-117
3	AUT	1	2	4	2-4	105-118
4	AUT	0	3	3	1-6	110-139

Match	Date/Time	Pair	NOC	Result	Pair	NOC
Match #1	15 Aug 9:00	Laciga / Laciga	SUI	2 – 0	Gartmayer / Nowotny	AUT
Match #2	15 Aug 12:00	Bosma / Herrera	ESP	2 – 1	Berger / Gosch	AUT
Match #3	17 Aug 20:00	Bosma / Herrera	ESP	2 – 1	Laciga / Laciga	SUI
Match #4	17 Aug 22:00	Berger / Gosch	AUT	2 – 0	Gartmayer / Nowotny	AUT
Match #5	19 Aug 10:00	Bosma / Herrera	ESP	2 – 1	Gartmayer / Nowotny	AUT
Match #6	19 Aug 14:20	Laciga / Laciga	SUI	2 – 0	Berger / Gosch	AUT

Group D

Date	14 – 18 August 2004

Pos	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Sets	Points
1	GER	2	1	5	5-2	145-121
2	SWE	2	1	5	4-3	131-126
3	NOR	2	1	5	4-4	148-153
4	PUR	0	3	3	2-6	130-154

Match	Date/Time	Pair	NOC	Result	Pair	NOC
Match #1	14 Aug 9:00	Berg / Dahl	SWE	2 – 0	Høidalen / Kjemperud	NOR
Match #2	14 Aug 11:00	Dieckmann / Reckermann	GER	2 – 0	Hernández / Papaleo	PUR
Match #3	16 Aug 10:00	Høidalen / Kjemperud	NOR	2 – 1	Hernández / Papaleo	PUR
Match #4	16 Aug 20:00	Dieckmann / Reckermann	GER	2 – 0	Berg / Dahl	SWE
Match #5	18 Aug 16:30	Berg / Dahl	SWE	2 – 1	Hernández / Papaleo	PUR
Match #6	18 Aug 17:30	Høidalen / Kjemperud	NOR	2 – 1	Dieckmann / Reckermann	GER

Group E

Date	14 – 18 August 2004

Pos	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Sets	Points
1	SUI	3	0	6	6-2	151-144
2	AUS	2	1	5	5-3	143-129
3	CAN	1	2	4	3-4	132-126
4	USA	0	3	3	1-6	106-133

Match	Date/Time	Pair	NOC	Result	Pair	NOC
Match #1	14 Aug 15:30	Heuscher / Kobel	SUI	2 – 0	Child / Heese	CAN
Match #2	14 Aug 23:00	Prosser / Williams	AUS	2 – 0	Blanton / Nygaard	USA
Match #3	16 Aug 9:00	Heuscher / Kobel	SUI	2 – 1	Prosser / Williams	AUS
Match #4	16 Aug 16:30	Child / Heese	CAN	2 – 0	Blanton / Nygaard	USA
Match #5	18 Aug 12:00	Heuscher / Kobel	SUI	2 – 1	Blanton / Nygaard	USA
Match #6	18 Aug 14:30	Prosser / Williams	AUS	2 – 1	Child / Heese	CAN

Group F

Date	14 – 18 August 2004

Pos	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Sets	Points
1	ARG	3	0	6	6-1	133-70
2	RSA	2	1	5	4-3	132-134
3	POR	1	2	4	3-4	124-126
4	GRE	0	3	2	1-6	85-144

Match	Date/Time	Pair	NOC	Result	Pair	NOC
Match #1	14 Aug 17:30	Baracetti / Conde	ARG	2 – 1	Brenha / Maia	POR
Match #2	14 Aug 21:00	Pocock / Rorich	RSA	2 – 1	Beligratis / Michalopoulos	GRE
Match #3	16 Aug 14:30	Baracetti / Conde	ARG	2 – 0	Pocock / Rorich	RSA
Match #4	16 Aug 21:00	Brenha / Maia	POR	2 – 0	Beligratis / Michalopoulos	GRE
Match #5	18 Aug 11:00	Pocock / Rorich	RSA	2 – 0	Brenha / Maia	POR
Match #6	18 Aug 21:00	Baracetti / Conde	ARG	2 – 0	Beligratis / Michalopoulos	GRE	walkover

Round One

Date	20 – 21 August 2004
Format	Winners of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	20 Aug 23:00	Ricardo / Emanuel	BRA	2 – 1	Høidalen / Kjemperud	NOR
Match #2	21 Aug 15:30	Laciga / Laciga	SUI	2 – 1	Márcio / Benjamin	BRA
Match #3	20 Aug 20:00	Heuscher / Kobel	SUI	2 – 0	Brenha / Maia	POR
Match #4	20 Aug 17:30	Holdren / Metzger	USA	2 – 1	Dieckmann / Reckermann	GER
Match #5	20 Aug 16:30	Bosma / Herrera	ESP	2 – 0	Berg / Dahl	SWE
Match #6	21 Aug 21:00	Child / Heese	CAN	2 – 0	Baracetti / Conde	ARG
Match #7	21 Aug 16:30	Prosser / Williams	AUS	2 – 0	Pocock / Rorich	RSA
Match #8	21 Aug 14:30	Dieckmann / Scheuerpflug	GER	2 – 0	Schacht / Slack	AUS

Quarter-Finals

Date	22 August 2004
Format	Winners of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	22 Aug 21:00	Ricardo / Emanuel	BRA	2 – 0	Laciga / Laciga	SUI
Match #2	22 Aug 14:30	Heuscher / Kobel	SUI	2 – 0	Holdren / Metzger	USA
Match #3	22 Aug 23:00	Bosma / Herrera	ESP	2 – 1	Child / Heese	CAN
Match #4	22 Aug 16:30	Prosser / Williams	AUS	2 – 1	Dieckmann / Scheuerpflug	GER

Semi-Finals

Date	23 August 2004
Format	Winners of each match advanced to the final match.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	23 Aug 21:00	Ricardo / Emanuel	BRA	2 – 1	Heuscher / Kobel	SUI
Match #2	23 Aug 22:00	Bosma / Herrera	ESP	2 – 0	Prosser / Williams	AUS

Final Round

Date	25 August 2004

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match 1/2	25 Aug 21:00	Ricardo / Emanuel	BRA	2 – 0	Bosma / Herrera	ESP
Match 3/4	25 Aug 19:30	Heuscher / Kobel	SUI	2 – 1	Prosser / Williams	AUS