Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 27, 1996
(4) Barbra Fontana/Linda Hanley, United States
 
Barbra Fontana
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1965 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 168 cm (5'6")
Weight: 62 kg (136 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 81
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$374,510.00
Linda Robertson Hanley
United States
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 8, 1960 (64 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 61 kg (134 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 33
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$151,130.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB172104441100 US$167,900.00
Previous Atlanta Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 7th 140 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 5 13th 84 US$1,600.00
FIVB 2/28-3/3/1996 Brazil Open 7th 20 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/16-19/1995 Brazil Open 1st 50 US$10,000.00
Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/23/1996 Winner 2 Merita Berntsen / Ragni Hestad, Norway (13) Won 15-4 0:41
Wed, 7/24/1996 Winner 3 Monica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel, Brazil (5) Lost 10-15 0:55
Wed, 7/24/1996 Contender 3 Yuki Ishizaka / Peko Nakano, Japan (10) Won 15-6 0:32
Thu, 7/25/1996 Contender 4 Liane Fenwick / Anita Spring, Australia (9) Won 15-6 0:37
Fri, 7/26/1996 Contender 5 Holly McPeak / Nancy Reno, United States (2) Won 15-10 0:49
Fri, 7/26/1996 Semi-Finals Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva, Brazil (1) Lost 8-15 0:39
Sat, 7/27/1996 Bronze Medal Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (6) Lost 11-12, 7-12 1:51
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Linda Hanley - 5th Barbra Fontana - 5th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Lisa Arce - 17th Nancy Reno - 13th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Elaine Youngs - 4th Did not play
Head to Head Results
Fontana/Hanley lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Pires/Silva, Brazil 0-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Semi-Finals Pires/Silva 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-8 0:39
Lead the series against # 2 McPeak/Reno, United States 1-0
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 5 Fontana/Hanley 4 McPeak/Reno 2 15-10 0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Rodrigues/Samuel, Brazil 0-1
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 3 Rodrigues/Samuel 5 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 6 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
7/27/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Bronze Medal Cook/Pottharst 6 Fontana/Hanley 4 12-11, 12-7 1:51
Lead the series against # 9 Fenwick/Spring, Australia 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Fontana/Hanley 4 Fenwick/Spring 9 15-6 0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Ishizaka/Nakano, Japan 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Ishizaka/Nakano 10 15-6 0:32
Lead the series against # 13 Berntsen/Hestad, Norway 1-0
7/23/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 Berntsen/Hestad 13 15-4 0:41