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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$170,000 Brazil Open
February 26 - March 1, 1998

(Q2) Krista Blomquist/Christine Podraza, United States

Krista Blomquist
United States

Photo: John Bartelt

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 27, 1965 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

Branford, CT

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Vasto 1998)

Career Winnings:

US$21,075.00

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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	US$6,200.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Did not play	Karolyn Kirby - 9th
1997	Did not play	Danalee Bragado-Corso - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	14	9th	210	US$6,200.00

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Krista Blomquist												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	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,100.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,875.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
18	0	0	0	0	1	7	1	2	0	$16,100.00	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
21	0	0	0	0	1	9	1	2	0	$21,075.00	Total	16	0	0	1	1	4	7	1	1	0	$24,350.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,200.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,200.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Krista Blomquist													Christine Podraza
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00	1995	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	$3,750.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$3,675.00	1996	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	$10,650.00
											1996	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$5,900.00	1997	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$8,300.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1998	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	3	$9,575.00	Total	Total	16	0	0	1	1	4	7	1	1	1	$24,350.00

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%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%
1997-1998	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0		0	0	0-1	0.0%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Head to Head Results
Blomquist/Podraza trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Pires/Silva, Brazil 0-1
9/12/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Pires/Silva	3	Blomquist/Podraza	14	12-2, 12-4	0:53