Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Inaugural men's beach volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
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The men's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was the inaugural event, held at Atlanta Beach from July 23 to July 28 in a 10,000-seat stadium.
Background
The gold medal match was won by Kiraly/Steffes (USA) over Dodd/Whitmarsh (USA) with scores of 12-5, 12-8. The bronze medal match was won by Child/Heese (Canada) over Maia/Brenha (Portugal) with scores of 12-5, 12-8.
Did You Know?
- The bronze medal match between Child/Heese and Maia/Brenha lasted 77 minutes.
- The gold medal match between Kiraly/Steffes and Dodd/Whitmarsh lasted 62 minutes.
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- Wikipedia: Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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