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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVII Olympic Games
September 16 - 25, 2000

(16) Vasso Karadassiou/Efi Sfyri, Greece

Vasiliki "Vasso" Karantasiou
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 6, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Athens

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

119

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Stavanger 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$359,980.00

Efi Sfyri
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 8, 1971 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Piraeus

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2000)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Rhodes 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$123,805.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	12	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	64	0	0	1	1	8	0	11	1	6	21	11	2	1	1	US$241,810.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,800.00
Overall	66	0	1	2	1	8	0	11	1	6	21	11	2	1	1	US$247,610.00

Previous Sydney Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	7/5-9/2000	Greece Challenger	1	2nd	54	US$3,200.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	15	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Swiss Open	17	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/13-18/2000	Canada Open	19	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2000	Italy Open	15	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	21	13th	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	2/1-6/2000	Brazil Open	19	5th	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/2-7/1999	Brazil Open	17	25th	34	US$2,000.00

Sydney XXVII Olympic Games Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 9/16/2000	Winner 1	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (9)	Lost 2-15	0:34
Mon, 9/18/2000	Contender 1	Martina Hudcova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (21)	Won 15-6	0:29
Mon, 9/18/2000	Contender 2	Maike Friedrichsen / Danja Musch, Germany (10)	Lost 7-15	0:36

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Efi Sfyri - 33rd	Vasso Karadassiou - 33rd
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Efi Sfyri - 13th	Vasso Karadassiou - 13th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Efi Sfyri - 9th	Vasso Karadassiou - 9th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Efi Sfyri - 17th	Vasso Karadassiou - 17th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	Efi Sfyri - 9th	Vasso Karadassiou - 9th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th	Did not play
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th	Did not play
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Vasiliki Arvaniti - 19th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	15-10	0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	15-2	0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Friedrichsen/Musch, Germany 0-1
9/18/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 2	Friedrichsen/Musch	10	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	15-7	0:36
Lead the series against # 15 Prawerman/Rigaux, France 1-0
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	Prawerman/Rigaux	9	15-6	0:27
Lead the series against # 21 Hudcova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 2-0
9/18/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	Hudcova/Tobiasova	21	15-6	0:29
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	Hudcova/Tobiasova	23	15-10	0:38