Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 27, 1996
(6) 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 Atlanta Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 4th 196 US$12,000.00
FIVB 4/17-21/1996 Brazil Open 3 4th 196 US$12,000.00
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 4 5th 168 US$9,000.00
FIVB 2/28-3/3/1996 Brazil Open 2nd 42 US$21,000.00
FIVB 11/16-19/1995 Brazil Open 4th 30 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/9-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 5th 24 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/6-8/1995 Australian Open 5th 24 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/15-17/1995 Indonesia Open 5th 24 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/25-27/1995 Portugal Open 4th 30 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/27-29/1995 Japan Open 9th 16 US$1,500.00
Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/23/1996 Winner 2 Audrey Cooper / Amanda Glover, England (11) Won 15-4 0:38
Wed, 7/24/1996 Winner 3 Gail Castro Kehl / Deb Richardson, United States (3) Won 15-7 0:38
Thu, 7/25/1996 Winner 4 Holly McPeak / Nancy Reno, United States (2) Won 15-13 1:05
Fri, 7/26/1996 Semi-Finals Monica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel, Brazil (5) Lost 3-15 0:27
Sat, 7/27/1996 Bronze Medal Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley, United States (4) Won 12-11, 12-7 1:51
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Kerri Pottharst - 9th Natalie Cook - 9th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Angela Clarke - 9th Pauline Manser - 7th
2000Olympic GamesSydney Kerri Pottharst - 1st Natalie Cook - 1st
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 4-1 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 McPeak/Reno, United States 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 4 Cook/Pottharst 6 McPeak/Reno 2 15-13 1:05
Lead the series against # 3 Castro Kehl/Richardson, United States 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 6 Castro Kehl/Richardson 3 15-7 0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Fontana/Hanley, United States 1-0
7/27/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Bronze Medal Cook/Pottharst 6 Fontana/Hanley 4 12-11, 12-7 1:51
Trail the series against # 5 Rodrigues/Samuel, Brazil 0-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Semi-Finals Rodrigues/Samuel 5 Cook/Pottharst 6 15-3 0:27
Lead the series against # 11 Cooper/Glover, England 1-0
7/23/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 6 Cooper/Glover 11 15-4 0:38