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Olympic Games Paris 2024
July 27 - August 10, 2024

(12) Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai, Italy

Samuele Cottafava
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 1, 1998 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Modena

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$164,392.41

Paolo Nicolai
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 6, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ortona

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

153

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$701,287.50

Awards

Most Improved Player 2012
Best Offensive Player 2014
Best Blocker 2016

How They Qualified

9th ranked team in Olympic Rankings with 9240 points

Olympic Games Experience

Olympics	Finish
2012 (London)	5th	Paolo played with Daniele Lupo in 2012 (London), losing two of three pool play matches, then winning the lucky loser match and the first elimination round match before losing the next and finishing 5th.
2016 (Rio de Janeiro)	Silver	Paolo played with Daniele Lupo in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro), losing two of three pool play matches before winning the lucky loser match, then winning the first three elimination round matches before losing the gold medal match to win the silver medal.
2021 (Tokyo)	5th	Paolo played with Daniele Lupo in 2021 (Tokyo) winning all three pool play matches, then winning the first elimination round match and losing the next to finish 5th.

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	33	1	3	3	2	8	0	10	3	3	0	US$312,250.00

Previous Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Paolo Nicolai - 3rd	Samuele Cottafava - 3rd
2023	Paolo Nicolai - 5th	Samuele Cottafava - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/10-14/2024	Elite16 Vienna	8	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad	9	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	8	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	7	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	6	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	4	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	8	5th	0	US$20,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	5	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	8	9th	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	6	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	13, Q3	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 7/27/2024

Pool A

Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (13)

Lost 19-21, 18-21

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Samuele Cottafava	Total	18	6	2	0.222	0	6	1	2
	1	6	3	1	0.333	0	1	1	1
	2	12	3	1	0.167	0	5	0	1
Paolo Nicolai	Total	29	14	11	0.103	4	0	0	2
	1	13	4	6	-0.154	3	0	0	2
	2	16	10	5	0.313	1	0	0	0

Mon, 7/29/2024

Pool A

Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (24)

Won 21-19, 21-18

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Samuele Cottafava	Total	15	7	4	0.200	0	3	2	5
	1	8	3	2	0.125	0	3	0	2
	2	7	4	2	0.286	0	0	2	3
Paolo Nicolai	Total	30	22	1	0.700	3	1	1	4
	1	16	12	1	0.688	1	1	0	3
	2	14	10	0	0.714	2	0	1	1

Thu, 8/1/2024

Pool A

David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (1)

Won 24-22, 21-17

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Samuele Cottafava	Total	19	9	4	0.263	0	10	1	2
	1	8	5	2	0.375	0	6	1	1
	2	11	4	2	0.182	0	4	0	1
Paolo Nicolai	Total	35	20	4	0.457	3	2	3	10
	1	19	10	3	0.368	2	0	0	5
	2	16	10	1	0.563	1	2	3	5

Mon, 8/5/2024

Winner 1

Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (9)

Lost 17-21, 18-21

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Samuele Cottafava	Total	20	9	7	0.100	0	2	1	5
	1	12	5	4	0.083	0	2	0	2
	2	8	4	3	0.125	0	0	1	3
Paolo Nicolai	Total	20	14	2	0.600	0	1	1	3
	1	11	8	1	0.636	0	1	0	2
	2	9	6	1	0.556	0	0	1	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Samuele Cottafava	72	31	17	0.194	0	21	5	14
Paolo Nicolai	114	70	18	0.456	10	4	5	19
Total	186	101	35	0.355	10	25	10	33
Opponents	149	79	30	0.329	17	25	8	12

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Did not play	Matteo Varnier - 17th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Did not play	Matteo Martino - 9th
2012	Olympic Games	London	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 5th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 9th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 17th
2015	World Tour Finals	Fort Lauderdale	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 5th
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 2nd
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 17th
2017	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 3rd
2018	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 5th
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 5th
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Jakob Windisch - 25th	Daniele Lupo - 17th
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 5th
2021	World Tour Finals	Cagliari	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 4th
2022	World Championships	Rome	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Samuele Cottafava - 9th
2022	World Tour Finals	Doha	Paolo Nicolai - 3rd	Samuele Cottafava - 3rd
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Samuele Cottafava - 9th
2023	World Tour Finals	Doha	Paolo Nicolai - 5th	Samuele Cottafava - 5th

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$22,000.00
World Tour Finals	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$70,000.00
Elite 16/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	1	2	1	2	6	0	4	3	3	0	0	$194,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$26,250.00
Total	33	1	3	3	2	8	0	10	3	3	0	0	$312,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Samuele Cottafava												Paolo Nicolai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$11,000.00	World Championships	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	$41,500.00
3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	$37,000.00	World Tour Finals	7	0	0	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	$95,500.00
22	1	2	1	2	6	7	3	0	0	$97,000.00	Elite 16/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	77	2	6	6	4	10	27	16	4	0	$423,700.00
12	0	1	1	0	1	3	2	0	0	$16,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	50	2	4	4	1	15	10	8	5	0	$134,337.50
10	3	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	$2,225.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,250.00
											U21 World Championships	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
50	4	3	4	2	10	15	7	1	0	$163,350.00	Total	153	6	13	13	6	31	42	29	9	0	$701,287.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2022	FIVB	12	1	1	2	0	3	0	3	1	1	0	0	$149,250.00	38	22	63.3 %
2023	FIVB	13	0	2	1	0	3	0	5	0	2	0	0	$111,000.00	34	25	57.6 %
2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	$42,000.00	13	16	44.8 %
Total	FIVB	32	1	3	3	1	8	0	10	3	3	0	0	$302,250.00	85	63	57.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Samuele Cottafava													Paolo Nicolai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2008	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	$7,550.00
											2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	$16,725.00
											2010	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	$13,450.00
											2011	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	3	$31,750.00
											2012	FIVB	9	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	$45,550.00
											2013	FIVB	12	0	1	3	0	0	7	1	0	0	$56,600.00
											2014	FIVB	9	2	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	$93,500.00
											2015	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	3	5	1	1	0	$58,000.00
											2016	FIVB	10	1	3	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	$35,287.50
											2017	FIVB	9	0	2	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	$64,750.00
											2018	FIVB	8	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	$47,500.00
6	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	$2,675.00	2019	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	6	1	1	0	0	$39,000.00
3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$800.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
8	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	$3,750.00	2021	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	$30,500.00
12	1	1	2	0	3	4	1	0	0	$74,625.00	2022	FIVB	12	1	1	2	0	3	4	1	0	0	$74,625.00
13	0	2	1	0	3	5	2	0	0	$55,500.00	2023	FIVB	13	0	2	1	0	3	5	2	0	0	$55,500.00
7	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	$21,000.00	2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	$21,000.00
49	4	3	4	1	10	15	7	1	4	$158,350.00	Total	Total	152	6	13	13	5	31	42	29	9	4	$696,287.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								3 Set Matches		All Matches		By Forfeit
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		By Forfeit
Overall	60	66.7%	14	15.6%	16	17.8%	74-16	82.2%	12	20.7%	12	20.7%	34	58.6%	12-46	20.7%	26-28	48.1%	89-65	57.8%	3	3
2023-2024	33	66.0%	10	20.0%	7	14.0%	43-7	86.0%	7	17.5%	9	22.5%	24	60.0%	7-33	17.5%	17-16	51.5%	51-43	54.3%	1	3
Against the Field	23	56.1%	7	17.1%	11	26.8%	30-11	73.2%	10	22.2%	9	20.0%	26	57.8%	10-35	22.2%	34-40	45.9%	40-46	46.5%	0	2

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	6
Elite 16/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	10	2	32	27	0	0	10	10	3	3	1	2	1	2	57	46
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	17	8
Total	0	0	10	2	53	35	0	0	18	18	4	5	3	2	1	3	89	65

Italy Olympic Match Records and Finishes

			Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Contender's Bracket		Winner's Bracket		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Olympics	Seed	Team	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Finish
1996	14	Andrea Ghiurghi/Nicola Grigolo	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	13th
2000	20	Maurizio Pimponi/Andrea Raffaelli	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	19th
2008	21	Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Lione	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19th
2012	13	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	5th
2016	12	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9th
2016	10	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	Silver
2021	15	Adrian Carambula/Enrico Rossi	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19th
2021	18	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	5th
2024	14	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	19th
2024	12	Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9th
Total			10	14	2	0	1	2	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	23

#Italy Olympic Match Results
18 Wins and 22 Losses and Both Teams 1 Times

Country	Seed	Round	Location	Season	Team	Country	Seed	Team	Result	Time
Italy	20	Winner 1	Sydney	2000	Maurizio Pimponi/Andrea Raffaelli	Argentina	5	Martin Conde/Eduardo Martinez	Lost 7-15	0:35
Italy	12	Pool A	Paris	2024	Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai	Australia	24	Izac Carracher/Mark Nicolaidis	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:39
Italy	20	Contender 1	Sydney	2000	Maurizio Pimponi/Andrea Raffaelli	Austria	17	Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm	Lost 9-15	0:41
Italy	21	Pool D	Beijing	2008	Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Lione	Austria	16	Clemens Doppler/Peter Gartmayer	Lost 19-21, 22-24	0:43
Italy	13	Pool A	London	2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Austria	24	Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:41
Italy	12	Pool A	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	Austria	13	Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:37
Italy	21	Pool D	Beijing	2008	Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Lione	Brazil	4	Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhaes	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:52
Italy	13	Pool A	London	2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Brazil	1	Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego	Lost 24-26, 18-21	0:43
Italy	12	Pool A	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	Brazil	1	Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:45
Italy	10	Gold Medal	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Brazil	1	Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:44
Italy	14	Contender 1	Atlanta	1996	Andrea Ghiurghi/Nicola Grigolo	Canada	20	Eddie Drakich/Marc Dunn	Won 15-8	0:45
Italy	13	Lucky Loser	London	2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Canada	19	Josh Binstock/Martin Reader	Won 21-16, 22-20	0:38
Italy	12	Pool A	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	Canada	24	Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter	Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-11	0:56
Italy	14	Pool B	Paris	2024	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	Chile	23	Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt	Lost 15-21, 21-23	0:39
Italy	18	Pool F	Tokyo	2021	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Germany	7	Julius Thole/Clemens Wickler	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:59
Italy	12	Winner 1	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	Italy	10	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Lost 12-21, 21-23	0:40
Italy	18	Pool F	Tokyo	2021	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Japan	6	Gottsu Ishijima/Katsuhiro Shiratori	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:36
Italy	10	Pool C	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Mexico	15	Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen	Lost 21-14, 14-21, 11-15	0:48
Italy	13	Winner 2	London	2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Netherlands	5	Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:37
Italy	14	Pool B	Paris	2024	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	Netherlands	11	Matthew Immers/Steven van de Velde	Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-13	0:57
Italy	14	Winner 1	Atlanta	1996	Andrea Ghiurghi/Nicola Grigolo	New Zealand	19	Glenn Hamilton/Reid Hamilton	Won 15-8	0:39
Italy	14	Contender 2	Atlanta	1996	Andrea Ghiurghi/Nicola Grigolo	Norway	6	Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide	Lost 11-15	0:43
Italy	14	Pool B	Paris	2024	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	Norway	2	Anders Mol/Christian Sorum	Lost 12-21, 15-21	0:36
Italy	10	Lucky Loser	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Poland	11	Piotr Kantor/Bartosz Losiak	Won 21-12, 15-21, 15-13	0:41
Italy	18	Pool F	Tokyo	2021	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Poland	19	Piotr Kantor/Bartosz Losiak	Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-10	0:54
Italy	18	Winner 1	Tokyo	2021	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Poland	5	Michal Bryl/Grzegorz Fijalek	Won 22-20, 21-18	0:45
Italy	15	Pool C	Tokyo	2021	Adrian Carambula/Enrico Rossi	Qatar	3	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Lost 22-24, 13-21	0:39
Italy	18	Winner 2	Tokyo	2021	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Qatar	3	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Lost 17-21, 21-23	0:40
Italy	12	Pool A	Paris	2024	Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai	Qatar	13	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:43
Italy	21	Pool D	Beijing	2008	Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Lione	Russia	9	Dmitri Barsuk/Igor Kolodinsky	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:37
Italy	10	Winner 2	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Russia	23	Dmitri Barsuk/Nikita Liamin	Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-11	0:50
Italy	10	Semi-Finals	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Russia	8	Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov	Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:52
Italy	12	Pool A	Paris	2024	Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai	Sweden	1	David Ahman/Jonatan Hellvig	Won 24-22, 21-17	0:45
Italy	13	Pool A	London	2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Switzerland	12	Jefferson Bellaguarda/Patrick Heuscher	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:38
Italy	15	Pool C	Tokyo	2021	Adrian Carambula/Enrico Rossi	Switzerland	22	Mirco Gerson/Adrian Heidrich	Lost 14-21, 26-24, 13-15	1:01
Italy	10	Pool C	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Tunisia	22	Choaib Belhaj/Mohamed Naceur	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:35
Italy	14	Winner 2	Atlanta	1996	Andrea Ghiurghi/Nicola Grigolo	United States	3	Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes	Lost 7-15	0:36
Italy	13	Winner 1	London	2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	United States	2	Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:40
Italy	10	Pool C	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	United States	3	Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena	Lost 13-21, 21-17, 22-24	0:55
Italy	15	Pool C	Tokyo	2021	Adrian Carambula/Enrico Rossi	United States	10	Tri Bourne/Jake Gibb	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:40
Italy	12	Winner 1	Paris	2024	Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai	United States	9	Andy Benesh/Miles Partain	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:38

#12 Seed Match Records and Finishes

		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Contender's Bracket		Winner's Bracket		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Olympics	Team	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Finish
1996	Jean-Philippe Jodard/Christian Penigaud, France	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	13th
2000	Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	4th
2004	Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger, United States	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	5th
2008	Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9th
2012	Jefferson Bellaguarda/Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	9th
2016	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri, Italy	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9th
2021	Ilya Leshukov/Konstantin Semenov, Russian Olympic Committee	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	5th
2024	Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai, Italy	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9th
Total		11	7	0	0	1	1	6	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	18	17

#12 Seed Head to Head Results
18 Wins and 17 Losses

Seed	Round	Location	Season	Team	Country	Seed	Team	Country	Result	Time
12	Pool A	Athens	2004	Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger	United States	1	Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos	Brazil	Lost 17-21, 10-21	0:40
12	Pool A	Beijing	2008	Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa	Spain	1	Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu	China	Lost 13-21, 15-21	0:40
12	Pool A	London	2012	Jefferson Bellaguarda/Patrick Heuscher	Switzerland	1	Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego	Brazil	Lost 17-21, 12-21	0:34
12	Pool A	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	Italy	1	Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt	Brazil	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:45
12	Pool A	Tokyo	2021	Ilya Leshukov/Konstantin Semenov	Russian Olympic Committee	1	Anders Mol/Christian Sorum	Norway	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:44
12	Winner 2	Tokyo	2021	Ilya Leshukov/Konstantin Semenov	Russian Olympic Committee	1	Anders Mol/Christian Sorum	Norway	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:44
12	Pool A	Paris	2024	Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	1	David Ahman/Jonatan Hellvig	Sweden	Won 24-22, 21-17	0:45
12	Winner 3	Sydney	2000	Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia	Portugal	4	Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga	Switzerland	Won 15-11	0:43
12	Winner 1	Athens	2004	Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger	United States	4	Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann	Germany	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-13	1:05
12	Winner 2	Atlanta	1996	Jean-Philippe Jodard/Christian Penigaud	France	5	Ze Marco de Melo/Emanuel Rego	Brazil	Lost 1-15	0:27
12	Winner 2	Sydney	2000	Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia	Portugal	5	Martin Conde/Eduardo Martinez	Argentina	Won 15-3	0:43
12	Winner 2	Athens	2004	Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger	United States	5	Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel	Switzerland	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:43
12	Winner 1	London	2012	Jefferson Bellaguarda/Patrick Heuscher	Switzerland	5	Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil	Netherlands	Lost 20-22, 15-21	0:40
12	Winner 1	Beijing	2008	Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa	Spain	7	Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal	United States	Lost 24-26, 17-21	0:53
12	Semi-Finals	Sydney	2000	Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia	Portugal	9	Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana	United States	Lost 12-15	1:11
12	Winner 1	Paris	2024	Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	9	Andy Benesh/Miles Partain	United States	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:38
12	Winner 1	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	Italy	10	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	Lost 12-21, 21-23	0:40
12	Contender 2	Atlanta	1996	Jean-Philippe Jodard/Christian Penigaud	France	13	Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner	Australia	Lost 13-15	0:52
12	Winner 1	Sydney	2000	Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia	Portugal	13	Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide	Norway	Won 15-10	0:41
12	Pool A	Athens	2004	Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger	United States	13	Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack	Australia	Won 22-24, 24-22, 15-13	1:20
12	Pool A	Beijing	2008	Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa	Spain	13	Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik	Estonia	Won 21-18, 23-21	0:44
12	Pool A	London	2012	Jefferson Bellaguarda/Patrick Heuscher	Switzerland	13	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:38
12	Pool A	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	Italy	13	Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst	Austria	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:37
12	Pool A	Tokyo	2021	Ilya Leshukov/Konstantin Semenov	Russian Olympic Committee	13	Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera	Spain	Won 21-19, 22-20	0:50
12	Pool A	Paris	2024	Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	13	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Qatar	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:43
12	Bronze Medal	Sydney	2000	Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia	Portugal	15	Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager	Germany	Lost 9-12, 6-12	1:10
12	Winner 1	Tokyo	2021	Ilya Leshukov/Konstantin Semenov	Russian Olympic Committee	17	Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt	Chile	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:42
12	Winner 1	Atlanta	1996	Jean-Philippe Jodard/Christian Penigaud	France	21	Avo Keel/Kaido Kreen	Estonia	Won 15-8	0:48
12	Contender 1	Atlanta	1996	Jean-Philippe Jodard/Christian Penigaud	France	22	Shoji Setoyama/Kazuyuki Takao	Japan	Won 15-12	0:47
12	Pool A	Athens	2004	Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger	United States	24	Iver Horrem/Bjorn Maaseide	Norway	Lost 21-14, 15-21, 14-16	1:01
12	Pool A	Beijing	2008	Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa	Spain	24	Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst	Austria	Won 21-14, 21-12	0:42
12	Pool A	London	2012	Jefferson Bellaguarda/Patrick Heuscher	Switzerland	24	Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst	Austria	Won 24-22, 21-12	0:43
12	Pool A	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	Italy	24	Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter	Canada	Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-11	0:56
12	Pool A	Tokyo	2021	Ilya Leshukov/Konstantin Semenov	Russian Olympic Committee	24	Christopher McHugh/Damien Schumann	Australia	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:41
12	Pool A	Paris	2024	Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	24	Izac Carracher/Mark Nicolaidis	Australia	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:39

Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai trail the series against the field 38-44 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 2-5
8/1/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	12	Ahman/Hellvig	1	24-22, 21-17	0:45
7/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:45
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool A	Ahman/Hellvig	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	22-20, 23-25, 15-12	0:54
11/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Gold Medal	Ahman/Hellvig	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	21-11, 21-18	0:32
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Gold Medal	Ahman/Hellvig	5	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	21-16, 22-24, 21-19	1:00
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Ahman/Hellvig	5	21-18, 16-21, 15-13	0:45
2/3/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool A	Ahman/Hellvig	8	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-9	0:28
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-8
7/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	3	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	20-22, 22-20, 28-26	1:09
10/12/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-19, 21-17	0:39
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Mol/Sorum	1	25-23, 19-21, 15-13	0:57
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-15	0:33
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-13	0:31
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:47
1/29/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	21-15, 14-21, 15-10	0:58
1/28/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	23-25, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
3/25/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	15, Q7	20-22, 27-25, 15-7	0:54
Trail the series against # 3 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 1-2
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 2	Ehlers/Wickler	8	Cottafava/Nicolai	4	21-18, 21-19	0:36
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Ehlers/Wickler	4	27-25, 21-19	0:42
4/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Winner 1	Ehlers/Wickler	6	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	24-22, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-7
7/12/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool A	Loyola/Wanderley	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	By Forfeit
12/8/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Winner 1	Loyola/Wanderley	9	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-18, 21-19	0:36
9/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool C	Loyola/Wanderley	3	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	21-19, 15-21, 15-10	0:49
8/11/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool B	Loyola/Wanderley	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	22-20, 21-16	0:40
6/4/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Loyola/Wanderley	3	21-19, 22-20	0:40
5/27/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool D	Loyola/Wanderley	4	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:35
4/16/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Winner 2	Loyola/Wanderley	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	21-19, 23-21	0:44
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool A	Loyola/Wanderley	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	29-31, 21-18, 15-13	1:05
Lead the series against # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 4-3
6/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	Perusic/Schweiner	1	14-21, 21-13, 15-7	0:43
5/23/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	Perusic/Schweiner	2	21-11, 12-21, 15-13	0:45
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	Perusic/Schweiner	4	21-18, 22-20	0:40
11/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	Perusic/Schweiner	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:53
9/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Winner 2	Perusic/Schweiner	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	21-19, 21-15	0:38
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Perusic/Schweiner	8	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	19-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:49
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Perusic/Schweiner	7	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	29-31, 21-18, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 6 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 2-0
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool C	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	14, Q2	21-12, 21-15	0:29
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	17, Q3	30-32, 21-16, 15-9	0:56
Series tied with # 7 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 2-2
4/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Boermans/de Groot	3	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	21-16, 21-11	0:32
11/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Semi-Finals	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	Boermans/de Groot	8	21-15, 21-15	0:32
3/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 2	Boermans/de Groot	13, Q5	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	19-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:46
5/8/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Semi-Finals	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Boermans/de Groot	3	16-21, 21-9, 15-11	0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 0-2
11/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Goncalves/Mariano	4	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	23-21, 24-22	0:44
5/31/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Qualifier 2	Goncalves/Mariano	15, Q10	Cottafava/Nicolai	Q2	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:49
Series tied with # 9 Benesh/Partain, United States 2-2
8/5/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 1	Benesh/Partain	9	Cottafava/Nicolai	12	21-17, 21-18	0:38
6/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 2	Benesh/Partain	10	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:47
12/8/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	Benesh/Partain	5	21-17, 21-14	0:33
9/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	Benesh/Partain	1	21-17, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 3-5
7/11/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool A	Bryl/Losiak	9	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	By Forfeit
7/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Bryl/Losiak	13, Q1	21-16, 18-21, 15-10	0:47
5/25/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Winner 1	Bryl/Losiak	11	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	22-20, 21-15	0:40
3/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	4	Bryl/Losiak	5	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
12/7/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Bryl/Losiak	10	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	12-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
8/11/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	Bryl/Losiak	15, Q3	24-22, 21-18	0:38
5/26/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool D	Bryl/Losiak	5	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	21-13, 18-21, 23-21	0:56
5/8/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Gold Medal	Bryl/Losiak	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-18, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 0-1
6/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Immers/van de Velde	9	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Series tied with # 13 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 4-4
7/27/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	13	Cottafava/Nicolai	12	21-19, 21-18	0:43
5/24/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
3/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	4	Tijan/Younousse	12	17-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:48
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-19, 21-19	0:38
11/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	13, Q1	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:52
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Tijan/Younousse	8	21-18, 21-12	0:31
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	6	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	21-18, 26-24	0:42
6/5/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Gold Medal	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Tijan/Younousse	1	16-21, 27-25, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 14 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
1/28/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	Carambula/Ranghieri	10	21-18, 21-11	0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 0-1
5/23/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool B	Hodges/Schubert	15, Q11	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	21-16, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Alayo/Diaz, Cuba 1-0
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	14	Alayo/Diaz	39	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Horl/Horst, Austria 3-0
11/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	Horl/Horst	10	21-14, 21-14	0:33
9/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool C	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	Horl/Horst	14, Q5	25-23, 21-19	0:40
5/31/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Qualifier 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	Q2	Horl/Horst	Q15	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Series tied with # 18 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
4/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Gavira/Herrera	14, Q2	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:49
10/9/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool H	Gavira/Herrera	17	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-15, 21-18	0:38
8/19/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Gavira/Herrera	15, Q9	16-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:43
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Gavira/Herrera	12	25-23, 19-21, 16-14	1:01
Lead the series against # 19 Budinger/Evans, United States 3-0
7/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Budinger/Evans	7	21-14, 21-12	0:31
3/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	4	Budinger/Evans	13, Q3	21-19, 21-19	0:38
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool C	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	Budinger/Evans	10	17-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:46
Lead the series against # 22 Bassereau/Lyneel, France 2-0
9/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool C	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	Bassereau/Lyneel	11	21-13, 21-18	0:31
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Bassereau/Lyneel	16, Q8	21-17, 23-21	0:37
Lead the series against # 23 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-0
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:49
10/2/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Bronze Medal	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-16, 21-16	0:38
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q2	21-14, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 24 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-0
7/29/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	12	Carracher/Nicolaidis	24	21-19, 21-18	0:39