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Beach Volleyball History |
In 1972
Matt Gage and Buzz Swartz won the Parks & Rec Rosecrans Open.
It was the 8th win for Matt Gage, the 5th win for Buzz Swartz, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 1978
Nancy Cohen and Susie Jones won the Parks & Rec Lake Tahoe Open.
It was the 6th win for Nancy Cohen, the 2nd win for Susie Jones, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1989
Rita Crockett Royster and Jackie Silva won the WPVA World Championships.
It was the 1st win for Rita Crockett Royster, the 29th win for Jackie Silva, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1989
Mike Dodd and Tim Hovland won the AVP Miller Lite U.S. Championships.
It was the 54th win for Mike Dodd, the 51st win for Tim Hovland, and the 50th win for the team.
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In 1995
Adam Johnson and Jose Loiola won the AVP/Miller Lite Championships.
It was the 20th win for Adam Johnson, the 5th win for Jose Loiola, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 1995
Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno won the FIVB Portugal Open.
It was the 27th win for Holly McPeak, the 24th win for Nancy Reno, and the 12th win for the team.
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In 1998
Martin Laciga and Paul Laciga won the CEV Rhodes Open.
It was the 3rd win for Martin Laciga, the 3rd win for Paul Laciga, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2000
Martin Laciga and Paul Laciga won the CEV European Championships.
It was the 7th win for Martin Laciga, the 7th win for Paul Laciga, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 2000
Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan won the BVA Kyocera U.S. Championships.
It was the 6th win for Annett Davis, the 6th win for Jenny Johnson Jordan, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 2000
Jose Loiola and Emanuel Rego won the Sunkist AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Paul Mitchell.
It was the 50th win for Jose Loiola, the 37th win for Emanuel Rego, and the 20th win for the team.
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In 2006
Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger won the AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Boulder Open.
It was the 12th win for Mike Lambert, the 13th win for Stein Metzger, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2006
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Boulder Open.
It was the 66th win for Misty May-Treanor, the 62nd win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 60th win for the team.
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In 2006
Bruno Schmidt and Pedro Solberg won the FIVB Jr/Youth Under 21 World Championships.
It was the 1st win for Bruno Schmidt, the 3rd win for Pedro Solberg, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2006
Carolina Aragao and Barbara Seixas won the FIVB Jr/Youth Under 21 World Championships.
It was the 2nd win for Carolina Aragao, the 2nd win for Barbara Seixas, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2014
Oleg Stoyanovskiy and Artem Yarzutkin won the FIVB Jr/Youth Nanjing Youth Olympic Games.
It was the 2nd win for Oleg Stoyanovskiy, the 2nd win for Artem Yarzutkin, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2017
Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena won the SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals presented by Vodaphone.
It was the 92nd win for Phil Dalhausser, the 21st win for Nick Lucena, and the 18th win for the team.
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In 2017
Alexey Gusev and Pavel Shustrov won the U18 Beach Volleyball European Championship.
It was the 1st win for Alexey Gusev, the 1st win for Pavel Shustrov, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2017
Mariia Bocharova and Maria Voronina won the U18 Beach Volleyball European Championship.
It was the 1st win for Mariia Bocharova, the 1st win for Maria Voronina, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2019
Morten Overgaard and Daniel Thomsen won the FIVB Salalah One Star.
It was the 1st win for Morten Overgaard, the 1st win for Daniel Thomsen, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2022
Inna Makhno and Iryna Makhno won the FIVB 2022 VM Beach Pro Tour Futures - Baden.
It was the 2nd win for Inna Makhno, the 2nd win for Iryna Makhno, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2023
Andreas Brinck and Villads Napier won the Euro Beach Volley U18.
It was the 1st win for Andreas Brinck, the 1st win for Villads Napier, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2023
Marta Carro and Sofia Izuzquiza won the Euro Beach Volley U18.
It was the 1st win for Marta Carro, the 1st win for Sofia Izuzquiza, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2023
Martin Ermacora and Philipp Waller won the FIVB BPT Futures Baden.
It was the 1st win for Martin Ermacora, the 3rd win for Philipp Waller, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2023
Markus Mol and Jo Gladsoy Sunde won the FIVB BPT Futures Brno.
It was the 4th win for Markus Mol, the 4th win for Jo Gladsoy Sunde, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2023
Barbora Hermannova and Marie-Sara Stochlova won the FIVB BPT Futures Brno.
It was the 8th win for Barbora Hermannova, the 4th win for Marie-Sara Stochlova, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2023
Lexy Denaburg and Carly Kan won the FIVB BPT Futures Seoul.
It was the 1st win for Lexy Denaburg, the 4th win for Carly Kan, and the 1st win for the team.
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| 8/24/2026 |
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Norway’s Kjemperuds and Slovenia’s Kotnik & Lovsin win Bujumbura Futures
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Norway’s Jonah Kjemperud & Sebastian Kjemperud and Slovenia’s Tjasa Kotnik & Tajda Lovsin topped the men’s and the women’s podiums, respectively, at the Bujumbura Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Benjamin Vaught & Wesley Jensen of the United States and Jiri Dostal & Filip Rydval of Czechia earned silver and bronze in the men’s tournament, while two Japanese teams... |
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Thâmela and Victoria end the season with Montréal Elite gold
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Brazilians Thâmela Coradello and Victoria Lopes had to wait until the last Elite event of the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season to celebrate, but they are set to end the year with gold medals around their necks after triumphing in Montréal on Sunday. The South Americans have now won Beach Pro Tour Elite events in each of their three seasons as partners and have four golds in 25 events... |
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| 8/23/2026 |
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Mol says goodbye to the sand with Montréal three-peat alongside Sørum
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Playing what would be his last tournament on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in many months, Norwegian superstar Anders Mol said his brief goodbye to the sand by doing something he got very accustomed to in the last eight years - winning! Set to make a move to indoor volleyball to play for Rana Verona in the 2026-2027 Italian League, the Olympic and world champion triumphed... |
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Estonians celebrate home-sand success at Tallinn Futures
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Estonian teams claimed three medals, including both golds, at the Tallinn Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Mart Tiisaar & Dimitriy Korotkov triumphed in the men’s tournament, while Eva Liisa Kuivonen & Liisa-Lotta Jurgenson and Heleene Hollas & Liisa Remmelg finished first and third on the women’s side. Both silver medals went to Austrian pairs... |
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| 8/22/2026 |
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Nigeria and Morocco qualify for LA28!
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Nigeria’s Esther Onyinye Mbah & Pamela Miyoum Bawa and Morocco’s Zouheir Elgraoui & Soufiane El Gharouti emerge African champions and earn qualification to the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028: Morocco’s Zouheir Elgraoui & Soufiane El Gharouti and Esther Onyinye Mbah & Pamela Miyoum Bawa of Nigeria are the 2026 CAVB African Beach Volleyball champions. |
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| 8/20/2026 |
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2026 History on the Pier
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The Granddaddy of them all delivered. Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz won their third consecutive Manhattan Beach Open title, and Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh went through the entire men’s draw without losing a set. One team cemented a dynasty. The other started a new chapter in a family tradition that now spans nine straight finals. |
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| 8/18/2026 |
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Melissa and Brandie go for home three-peat at Montréal Elite
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The top Canadian team competing on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and one of the very best in the entire world, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson will try to make their country proud another time this week when they compete at home in the Montréal Elite. The Paris 2024 Olympic silver medalists enter the event, which will be held from Wednesday to Sunday at Parc Jean-Drapeau... |
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New European champs Hölting Nilsson and Andersson try to keep momentum at Montréal Elite
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Fresh from their victory at the European Championship, which earned their country a spot at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, Swedish stars Jacob Hölting Nilsson and Elmer Andersson return to action on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour this week, trying to keep their momentum. Sitting at the top of the FIVB World Rankings, the Europeans are one of the main attractions of this week's Elite event... |
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| 8/16/2026 |
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Netherlands and Sweden qualify for LA28!
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Sweden’s Hölting Nilsson Jacob & Andersson Elmer and Katja Stam & Raïsa Schoon of The Netherlands are the 2026 CEV EuroBeachVolley champions. By winning the tournament, Sweden and The Netherlands have also secured a spot at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. The winners of the 2026 continental championships will earn their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) a quota spot for... |
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Filipino duos triumph with gold and silver at Busan Futures
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Two Filipino duos wrote a golden page for their country’s beach volleyball by reaching Sunday’s final of the women’s Busan Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. The gold medal went to Khylem Harl Progella & Sofiah Shanine Pagara, while their compatriots Cherry Ann Rondina & Bernadeth Pons brought home bronze. Australia’s Jana Milutinovic & Jasmine Rayner completed the podium in Korea. |
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Young Swedes claim EuroBeachVolley title, book ticket to LA28
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Jacob Hölting Nilsson/Elmer Andersson of Sweden are the newly-crowned men’s Beach Volleyball European champions following a final day where the youngsters from Sweden first edged their compatriots David Ahman/Jonatan Hellvig in the semis and subsequently prevented Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sørum from securing their sixth continental crown. With this result, the Swedes have also secured... |
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Stam/Schoon crowned European champions in Stare Jablonki as Netherlands secure LA28 spot
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On Sunday, under a cloudy sky in Stare Jablonki, Raïsa Schoon and Katja Stam of the Netherlands could celebrate two major achievements – their very first EuroBeachVolley title and securing a spot for their National Olympic Committee to compete at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The final match with Spain’s sensation Tania Moreno Matveeva and Sofia Izuzquiza was truly one-sided... |
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| 8/15/2026 |
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Three Scandinavian teams plus France reach EuroBeachVolley men’s semis
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Two teams from Sweden – Åhman/Hellvig and Hölting Nilsson/Andersson, the gold and silver medal winners from last year’s World Championships in Adelaide – will lock horns in one of the men’s semi-finals at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki on Sunday. In the other semi-final, last year’s World Championships bronze medallists Téo Rotar and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat of France will challenge... |
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Spain and the Netherlands to fight for EuroBeachVolley women’s crown and ticket to LA28
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Whoever emerges victorious from Sunday’s gold medal match in the women’s competition at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 will crown themselves European champions for the very first time in their careers. Spain’s Tania Moreno Matveeva and Sofia Izuzquiza caused a real sensation with their come-from-behind semi-final victory over World champions Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia. |
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Stare Jablonki cements Beach Volleyball Mecca status with EuroBeachVolley added to track record
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There is no major sporting event that can go ahead without volunteers at its core and the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki is just a confirmation of that. The organisers have recruited some 65 volunteers across a variety of areas to support the smooth delivery of the continental championship – including ball kids, rakers, and other personnel supporting media and TV operations... |
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Fresh from establishing partnership, Spain’s Moreno/Izuzquiza reach EuroBeachVolley semis
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Sofia Izuzquiza and Tania Moreno Matveeva teamed up earlier this year and while they compete at EuroBeachVolley for the very first time as a combo, they have already left their mark on the competition. On Friday, the two Spaniards reached the semis in Stare Jablonki after a truly impressive 2-0 victory (21-16, 21-14) in their quarterfinal game with Paris 2024 Olympians... |
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| 8/14/2026 |
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Fun through sports with Volleyball stars – PGE Kids Camps at CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026
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The CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 tournament at Hotel Anders is not only a showcase of Europe’s elite Beach Volleyball players, but also an energetic celebration for families. As one of Poland’s top family-friendly destinations, Hotel Anders is once again combining top-tier sporting events with active recreation for children through the so-called PGE Kids Camps. |
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| 8/13/2026 |
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EuroBeachVolley to resume on Friday with mouth-watering Round of 16 fixtures
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The men’s and women’s competitions at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki have reached the Round of 16 – with the medal contenders and top seeds still chasing continental glory in this small, yet truly idyllic village in the Warmia Mazury Region. The tournament will resume on Friday morning with a few matches that already feature some of the top teams in Europe locking horns for... |
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Elazar and Cuzmiciov on a mission to make history for Israeli sport
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Eylon Elazar and Kevin Cuzmiciov are currently pursuing a very ambitious goal – and what is usually regarded as any athlete’s ultimate dream. Their objective is not only to represent Israel to the best of their ability on the international circuit, but to eventually do so at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in less than two years. Such an endeavour is supported, even with the provision of a... |
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