BEACH VOLLEYBALL AT OLYMPIC GAMES MEN’S PARTICIPANTS MEN’S OLYMPIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL PARTICIPANTS BRAZIL 14 PARTICIPANTS − Emanuel Rego, 1996 (9), 2000 (9), 2004 (1), 2008 (3), 2012 (2) (player, year participated, placement) − Ricardo Santos, 2000 (2), 2004 (1), 2008 (3), 2012 (5) − Marcio Araujo, 2004 (9), 2008 (2) ANGOLA 2 PARTICIPANTS − Alison Cerutti, 2012 (2), 2016 (1) − Morais Abreu, 2008 (19) − Zé Marco de Melo, 1996 (9), 2000 (2) − Emanuel Fernandes, 2008 (19) − Pedro Cunha, 2012 (5) − Evandro Goncalves, 2016 (9) ARGENTINA 4 PARTICIPANTS − Benjamin Insfran, 2004 (9) − Martin Conde, 1996 (13), 2000 (9), 2004 (9), 2008 (19) − José Loiola, 2000 (9) − Mariano Baracetti, 2000 (17), 2004 (9), 2008 (19) − Roberto Lopes, 1996 (9) − Eduardo Martinez, 1996 (13), 2000 (9) − Fabio Magalhaes, 2008 (1) − José Salema, 2000 (17) − Franco Neto, 1996 (9) − Bruno Oscar Schmidt, 2016 (1) AUSTRALIA 6 PARTICIPANTS − Pedro Solberg, 2016 (9) − Julien Prosser, 1996 (9), 2000 (9), 2004 (4) − Josh Slack, 2000 (17), 2004 (9), 2008 (9) CANADA 11 PARTICIPANTS − Lee Zahner, 1996 (9), 2000 (9) − John Child, 1996 (3), 2000 (5), 2004 (5) − Andrew Schacht, 2004 (9), 2008 (9) − Mark Heese, 1996 (3), 2000 (5), 2004 (5) − Matthew Grinlaubs, 2000 (17) − Josh Binstock, 2012 (17), 2016 (19) − Mark Williams, 2004 (4) − Eddie Drakich, 1996 (17) − Marc Dunn, 1996 (17) AUSTRIA 9 PARTICIPANTS − Jody Holden, 2000 (9) − Clemens Doppler, 2008 (9), 2012 (19), 2016 (9) − Conrad Leinemann, 2000 (9) − Alexander Horst, 2008 (5), 2012 (19), 2016 (9) − Martin Reader, 2012 (17) − Nikolas Berger, 2000 (9), 2004 (9) − Ben Saxton, 2016 (9) − Peter Gartmayer, 2004 (19), 2008 (9) − Sam Schachter, 2016 (19) − Florian Gosch, 2004 (9), 2008 (5) − Chaim Schalk, 2016 (9) − Alexander Huber, 2016 (9) − Robert Nowotny, 2004 (19) CHILE 2 PARTICIPANTS − Robin Seidl, 2016 (9) − Esteban Grimalt, 2016 (19) − Oliver Stamm, 2000 (9) − Marco Grimalt, 2016 (19) BEACH VOLLEYBALL AT OLYMPIC GAMES MEN’S PARTICIPANTS CHINA 2 PARTICIPANTS INDONESIA 2 PARTICIPANTS − Penggen Wu, 2008 (9), 2012 (19) − Markoji Markoji, 1996 (17) − Linyin Xu, 2008 (9), 2012 (19) − Muchammad Nurmufid, 1996 (17) CUBA 4 PARTICIPANTS ITALY 10 PARTICIPANTS − Francisco Alvarez, 1996 (7), 2004 (17) − Daniele Lupo, 2012 (5), 2016 (2) − Juan Rosell, 1996 (7), 2004 (17) − Paolo Nicolai, 2012 (5), 2016 (2) − Nivaldo Diaz, 2016 (5) − Eugenio Amore, 2008 (19) − Sergio Gonzalez, 2016 (5) − Adrian Carambula, 2016 (9) − Andrea Ghiurghi, 1996 (13) CZECH REPUBLIC 5 PARTICIPANTS − Nicola Grigolo, 1996 (13) − Michal Palinek, 1996 (13), 2000 (9) − Riccardo Lione, 2008 (19) − Petr Benes, 2012 (17) − Maurizio Pimponi, 2000 (19) − Premysl Kubala, 2012 (17) − Andrea Raffaelli, 2000 (19) − Martin Lebl, 2000 (9) − Alex Ranghieri, 2016 (9) − Marek Pakosta, 1996 (13) JAPAN 4 PARTICIPANTS ESTONIA 4 PARTICIPANTS − Kentaro Asahi, 2008 (9), 2012 (19) − Kristjan Kais, 2008 (19) − Katsuhiro Shiratori, 2008 (9), 2012 (19) − Avo Keel, 1996 (17) − Shoji Setoyama, 1996 (17) − Kaido Kreen, 1996 (17) − Kazuyuki Takao, 1996 (17) − Rivo Vesik, 2008 (19) LATVIA 4 PARTICIPANTS FRANCE 4 PARTICIPANTS − Aleksandrs Samoilovs, 2008 (9), 2012 (9), 2016 (19) − Jean-Philippe Jodard, 1996 (13), 2000 (19) − Martins Plavins, 2008 (9), 2012 (3) − Christian Penigaud, 1996 (13), 2000 (19) − Janis Smedins, 2012 (3), 2016 (19) − Stephane Canet, 2004 (19) − Ruslans Sorokins, 2012 (9) − Mathieu Hamel, 2004 (19) MEXICO 4 PARTICIPANTS GEORGIA 2 PARTICIPANTS − Lombardo Ontiveros, 2016 (9) − Renato “Geor” Gomes, 2008 (4) − Juan Rodriguez Ibarra, 2000 (9) − Jorge “Gia” Terceiro, 2008 (4) − Joel Sotelo, 2000 (9) − Juan Virgen, 2016 (9) GERMANY 14 PARTICIPANTS − Jorg Ahmann, 1996 (9), 2000 (3) − Julius Brink, 2008 (19), 2012 (1) − Christoph Dieckmann, 2004 (5), 2008 (19) − Axel Hager, 1996 (9), 2000 (3) − Jonas Reckermann, 2004 (9), 2012 (1) − Andreas Scheuerpflug, 2000 (19), 2004 (5) − Markus Bockermann, 2016 (19) − Markus Dieckmann, 2004 (9) − Jonathan Erdmann, 2012 (9) − Lars Fluggen, 2016 (19) − David Klemperer, 2008 (5) − Eric Koreng, 2008 (5) − Kay Matysik, 2012 (9) − Oliver Oetke, 2000 (19) GREECE 2 PARTICIPANTS − Pavlos Beligratis, 2004 (17) − Thanassis Michalopoulos, 2004 (17) GREAT BRITAIN 2 PARTICIPANTS − John Garcia-Thompson, 2012 (19) − Steve Grotowski, 2012 (19) BEACH VOLLEYBALL AT OLYMPIC GAMES MEN’S PARTICIPANTS THE NETHERLANDS 9 PARTICIPANTS SPAIN 9 PARTICIPANTS − Reinder Nummerdor, 2008 (5), 2012 (4), 2016 (5) − Fabio Bosma, 1996 (5), 2000 (5), 2004 (2) − Richard Schuil, 2008 (5), 2012 (4) − Pablo Herrera, 2004 (2), 2008 (9), 2012 (9) − Emiel Boersma, 2008 (17) − Adrian Gavira, 2012 (9), 2016 (9) − Alexander Brouwer, 2016 (3) − Fabio Diez, 2000 (5) − Michel Everaert, 1996 (17) − Pablo Herrera, 2016 (9) − Robert Meeuwsen, 2016 (3) − Sixto Jimenez, 1996 (5) − Sander Mulder, 1996 (17) − Raul Mesa, 2008 (9) − Bram Ronnes, 2008 (17) − Miguel Prieto, 1996 (17) − Christiaan Varenhorst, 2016 (5) − José Yuste, 1996 (17) NORWAY 7 PARTICIPANTS SWITZERLAND 8 PARTICIPANTS − Jorre Kjemperud, 2000 (9), 2004 (9), 2008 (19) − Patrick Heuscher, 2004 (3), 2008 (17), 2012 (9) − Bjorn Maaseide, 1996 (7), 2000 (19), 2004 (19) − Martin Laciga, 2000 (5), 2004 (5), 2008 (9) − Vegard Hoidalen, 2000 (9), 2004 (9) − Sascha Heyer, 2008 (17), 2012 (9) − Jan Kvalheim, 1996 (7), 2000 (19) − Paul Laciga, 2000 (5), 2004 (5) − Tarjei Skarlund, 2008 (19), 2012 (9) − Jefferson Bellaguarda, 2012 (9) − Iver Horrem, 2004 (19) − Sebastian Chevallier, 2012 (9) − Martin Spinnangr, 2012 (9) − Stefan Kobel, 2004 (3) − Jan Schnider, 2008 (9) NEW ZEALAND 2 PARTICIPANTS − Glenn Hamilton, 1996 (17) SWEDEN 4 PARTICIPANTS − Reid Hamilton, 1996 (17) − Bjorn Berg, 2000 (19), 2004 (9) − Simon Dahl, 2000 (19), 2004 (9) POLAND 4 PARTICIPANTS − Tom Englen, 1996 (17) − Grzegorz Fijalek, 2012 (5), 2016 (17) − Fredrik Petersson, 1996 (17) − Mariusz Prudel, 2012 (5), 2016 (17) − Piotr Kantor, 2016 (17) TUNISIA 2 PARTICIPANTS − Bartosz Losiak, 2016 (17) − Choaib Belhaj, 2016 (19) − Mohamed Naceur, 2016 (19) PORTUGAL 2 PARTICIPANTS − Miguel Brenha, 1996 (4), 2000 (4), 2004 (9) UNITED STATES 19 PARTICIPANTS − Luis Maia, 1996 (4), 2000 (4), 2004 (9) − Dain Blanton, 2000 (1), 2004 (19) − Phil Dalhausser, 2008 (1), 2012 (9), 2016 (5) PUERTO RICO 2 PARTICIPANTS − Jake Gibb, 2008 (5), 2012 (5), 2016 (19) − Ramon Hernandez, 2004 (19) − Todd Rogers, 2008 (1), 2012 (9) − Raul Papaleo, 2004 (19) − Sean Rosenthal, 2008 (5), 2012 (5) − Mike Dodd, 1996 (2) QATAR 2 PARTICIPANTS − Eric Fonoimoana, 2000 (1) − Jefferson Santos Pereira, 2016 (9) − Rob Heidger, 2000 (5) − Cherif Younousse, 2016 (9) − Carl Henkel, 1996 (5) − Dax Holdren, 2004 (5) RUSSIA 8 PARTICIPANTS − Karch Kiraly, 1996 (1) − Dmitri Barsouk, 2008 (9), 2016 (5) − Nick Lucena, 2016 (5) − Konstantin Semenov, 2012 (9), 2016 (4) − Stein Metzger, 2004 (5) − Sergey Ermishin, 2000 (9) − Jeff Nygaard, 2004 (19) − Igor Kolodinsky, 2008 (9) − Casey Patterson, 2016 (19) − Mikhail Kouchnerev, 2000 (9) − Sinjin Smith, 1996 (5) − Viacheslav Krasilnikov, 2016 (4) − Kent Steffes, 1996 (1) − Nikita Liamin, 2016 (5) − Mike Whitmarsh, 1996 (2) − Serguey Prokopyev, 2012 (9) − Kevin Wong, 2000 (5) SOUTH AFRICA 4 PARTICIPANTS VENEZUELA 2 PARTICIPANTS − Freedom Chiya, 2012 (19) − Igor Hernandez, 2012 (19) − Grant Goldschmidt, 2012 (19) − Jesus Villafane, 2012 (19) − Colin Pocock, 2004 (9) − Gershon Rorich, 2004 (9) BEACH VOLLEYBALL AT OLYMPIC GAMES MEN’S ENTRIES, MATCHES & WINS MEN’S OLYMPIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL ENTRIES, MATCHES & WINS Country Olympics Entries Matches Wins Pct. Angola 1 1 3 0 0.0% Argentina 4 5 14 6 42.9% Australia 4 6 27 13 48.1% Austria 5 8 31 13 41.9% Brazil 6 12 61 44 72.1% Canada 5 8 32 14 43.8% Chile 1 1 3 0 0.0% China 2 2 7 3 42.9% Cuba 3 3 13 8 61.5% Czech Republic 3 3 11 4 36.4% England 1 1 3 0 0.0% Estonia 2 2 5 0 0.0% France 3 3 9 3 33.3% Georgia 1 1 7 3 42.9% Germany 6 10 44 24 54.5% Greece 1 1 3 0 0.0% Indonesia 1 1 2 0 0.0% Italy 5 6 27 12 44.4% Japan 3 3 9 1 11.1% Latvia 3 4 18 11 61.1% Mexico 2 2 6 3 50.0% The Netherlands 4 6 30 18 60.0% New Zealand 1 1 2 0 0.0% Norway 5 7 23 9 39.1% Poland 2 3 13 5 38.5% Portugal 3 3 18 10 55.6% Puerto Rico 1 1 3 0 0.0% Qatar 1 1 4 2 50.0% Russia 4 5 22 11 50.0% South Africa 2 2 7 2 28.6% Spain 6 7 31 18 58.1% Sweden 3 3 8 2 25.0% Switzerland 4 7 31 17 54.8% Tunisia 1 1 3 0 0.0% United States 6 13 61 41 67.2% Venezuela 1 1 3 0 0.0% Totals 6 144 594 297 50.0% BEACH VOLLEYBALL AT OLYMPIC GAMES MEN’S PARTICIPATIONS TEAM - 3-TIME OLYMPIC PARTICIPATION INDIVIDUAL - THREE-TIME OLYMPIC PARTICIPATION (OTHER THAN TEAM) − Child/Heese, Canada, 1996, 2000, 2004 − Baracetti, Argentina, 2000, 2004, 2008 − Brenha/Maia, Portugal, 1996, 2000, 2004 − Bosma, Spain, 1996, 2000, 2004 − Kjemperud, Norway, 2000, 2004, 2008 TEAM - 2-TIME OLYMPIC PARTICIPATION − M. Laciga, Switzerland, 2000, 2004, 2008 − Ahmannn/Hager, Germany, 1996, 2000 − Maaseide, Norway, 1996, 2000, 2004 − Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba, 1996, 2004 − Prosser, Australia, 1996, 2000, 2004 − Baracetti/Conde, Argentina, 2004, 2008 − Slack, Australia, 2000, 2004, 2008 − Berg/Dahl, Sweden, 2000, 2004 − Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland, 2004, 2008, 2012 − Conde/Martinez, Argentina, 1996, 2000 − Doppler, Austria, 2008, 2012, 2016 − Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, 2004, 2008 − Horst, Austria, 2008, 2012, 2016 − Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway, 2000, 2004 − Samoilovs, Latvia, 2008, 2012, 2016 − Jodard/Penigaud, France, 1996, 2004 − Nummerdor, the Netherlands 2008, 2012, 2016 − Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway, 1996, 2000 − Dalhausser, United States 2008, 2012, 2016 − Martin and Paul Laciga, Switzerland, 2000, 2004 − Gibb, United States 2008, 2012, 2016 − Prosser/Zahner, Australia, 1996, 2000 − Schacht/Slack, Australia, 2004, 2008 INDIVIDUAL - TWO-TIME OLYMPIC PARTICIPATION (OTHER THAN TEAM) − Wu/Xu, China, 2008, 2012 − Zé Marco, Brazil, 1996, 2000 − Asahi/Shiratori, Japan, 2008, 2012 − Palinek, Czech Republic, 1996, 2000 − Nummerdor/Schuil, the Netherlands, 2008, 2012 − Berger, Austria, 2000, 2004 − Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, 2008, 2012 − Scheuerpflug, Germany, 2000, 2004 − Gibb/Rosenthal, United States, 2008, 2012 − Blanton, United States, 2000, 2004 − Doppler/Horst, Austria 2012, 2016 − Marcio Araujo, Brazil, 2004, 2008 − Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2012, 2016 − C.