Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVII Olympic Games
September 16 - 25, 2000
(1) Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia
 
Natalie Cook
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 19, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Brisbane
Height: 181 cm (5'11")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 165
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$652,908.75
Kerri Pottharst
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 25, 1965 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Adelaïde
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 92
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$437,315.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB623610121669000 US$580,095.00
Previous Sydney Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Japan Open 4 3rd 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2000 Portugal Open 3 3rd 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2000 France Open 3 4th 238 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Germany Open 6 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 6 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Swiss Open 5 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/13-18/2000 Canada Open 5 3rd 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 5 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 2/1-6/2000 Brazil Open 5 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/2-7/1999 Brazil Open 3 9th 136 US$4,500.00
Sydney XXVII Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/16/2000 Winner 1 Teresa Galindo / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (24) Won 15-11 0:41
Thu, 9/21/2000 Winner 2 Rong Chi / Zi Xiong, China (12) Won 15-2 0:30
Sat, 9/23/2000 Winner 3 Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (9) Won 15-11 0:39
Sat, 9/23/2000 Semi-Finals Sandra Pires / Adriana Samuel, Brazil (5) Won 15-6 0:36
Mon, 9/25/2000 Gold Medal Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Won 12-11, 12-10 1:15
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta Kerri Pottharst - 3rd Natalie Cook - 3rd
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Kerri Pottharst - 9th Natalie Cook - 9th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Angela Clarke - 9th Pauline Manser - 7th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Kerri Pottharst - 9th Natalie Cook - 9th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Nicole Sanderson - 3rd Did not play
2004Olympic GamesAthens Nicole Sanderson - 4th Summer Lochowicz - 9th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Summer Lochowicz - 25th Did not play
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Tamsin Hinchley - 9th Did not play
2008Olympic GamesBeijing Tamsin Hinchley - 5th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Tara West - 37th Did not play
2012Olympic GamesLondon Tamsin Hinchley - 19th Did not play
Head to Head Results
Cook/Pottharst lead the series against the field 5-0 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-0
9/25/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Gold Medal Cook/Pottharst 1 Bede/Behar 2 12-11, 12-10 1:15
Lead the series against # 5 Pires/Samuel, Brazil 1-0
9/23/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Semi-Finals Cook/Pottharst 1 Pires/Samuel 5 15-6 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
9/23/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 15-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Chi/Xiong, China 1-0
9/21/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 1 Chi/Xiong 12 15-2 0:30
Lead the series against # 24 Galindo/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 1 Galindo/Gaxiola 24 15-11 0:41