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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Brazil Open
February 28 - March 3, 1996

Karolyn Kirby/Christine Podraza, United States

Karolyn Kirby
United States

Photo: Matt Barber

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 30, 1961 (64 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brookline, MA

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$193,325.00

Christine Schaefer Podraza
United States

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cincinnati, OH

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Vasto 1996)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (La Serena 1995)

Career Winnings:

US$24,350.00

Awards

Tour Champion 1992 (with Nancy Reno), 1993 (with Liz Masakayan)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$4,500.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1993	Nancy Reno - 1st	Did not play
1995	Deb Richardson - 3rd	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Karolyn Kirby												Christine Podraza
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$13,000.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,100.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$12,375.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
31	5	4	5	0	7	5	1	0	0	$92,700.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	13	0	0	0	1	4	5	1	1	0	$17,350.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00	Goodwill Games
37	6	4	6	0	9	6	1	1	0	$129,075.00	Total	16	0	0	1	1	4	7	1	1	0	$24,350.00

Team Finishes by Season

Results

Matches

Season

Assoc

Played

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Individual Finishes by Season

Karolyn Kirby													Christine Podraza
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,500.00	1992	FIVB
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,500.00	1993	FIVB
5	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,250.00	1994	FIVB
11	1	3	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	$29,125.00	1995	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	$3,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00	1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
20	6	4	5	0	3	1	1	0	0	$78,625.00	Total	Total	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	$6,000.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set				2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Lost 2-0	Overall	Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
1995-1996	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

Team Match Records by Round

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Head to Head Results
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