Beach volleyball and the olympics
Beach volleyball was introduced into the summer olympics games in 1996 in Atlanta,Georgia USA.
1996 results:
Men's results:
Gold medal Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes USA
Silver medal Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh USA
Bronze medal John Child & Mark Heese CAN
Women's results:
Gold medal Sandra Pires& Jackie Silva BRA
Silver medal Monica Rodrigues & Adriana Samuel Ramos BRA
Bronze medal Natalie Cook & Kerri-Ann Pottharst AUS
2000 Results in Sydney Australia:
Men's results:
Gold medal Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana, USA
Silver medal Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos, BRA
Bronze medal Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager, GER
Women's results:
Gold medal Natalie Cook & Kerri-Ann Pottharst, AUS
Silver medal Adriana Behar & Shelda Bede, BRA
Bronze medal Adriana Samuel Ramos & Sandra Pires, BRA
2004 Results in Athens Greece
Men's results:
Gold medal Ricardo Alex Santos & Emanuel Rego, BRA
Silver medal Javier Bosma & Pablo Herrera, ESP
Bronze medal Julien Prosser & Mark Williams, AUS
Women's results:
Gold medal Kerri Walsh & Misty May, USA
Silver medal Adriana Behar & Shelda Bede, BRA
Bronze medal Holly McPeak & Elaine Youngs, USA
Qualification for the Olympics in 2008 which will be hosted in Beijing China, will begin in 2007. The FIVB governs the points accumulation and only the teams that accumulate enough points throughout 2007-2008 will qualify. There will be a total of 24 men's and women's teams competing with no more than 2 teams from any country. Brazil, China and America look to be front runners for qualification.
