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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 24, 2004

(7) Jia Tian/Fei Wang, China

Jia Tian
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 9, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tian Jin

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

115

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$574,775.00

Fei Wang
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 6, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Henan

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$207,825.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	48	2	1	4	3	11	2	10	4	8	3	US$406,750.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$900.00
Overall	49	2	1	4	3	11	2	11	4	8	3	US$407,650.00

Previous Athens Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	15	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	13	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	4	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	5	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	3	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	4	4th	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	4	17th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	4	4th	420	US$18,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	4	1st	300	US$22,000.00
FIVB	8/22-24/2003	Bali Open	2	1st	300	US$22,000.00

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/14/2004

Pool F

Summer Lochowicz / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (18)

Lost 18-21, 18-21

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jia Tian	Total	15	8	0	0.533	0	6	1	3
	1	15	8	0	0.533	0	6	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Fei Wang	Total	31	11	0	0.355	0	5	4	11
	1	31	11	0	0.355	0	5	4	11
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/16/2004

Pool F

Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (19)

Won 21-19, 21-15

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jia Tian	Total	11	3	0	0.273	0	9	0	2
	1	11	3	0	0.273	0	9	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Fei Wang	Total	45	27	0	0.600	1	14	1	4
	1	45	27	0	0.600	1	14	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/18/2004

Pool F

Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (6)

Lost 14-21, 17-21

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jia Tian	Total	13	4	0	0.308	1	11	3	6
	1	13	4	0	0.308	1	11	3	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Fei Wang	Total	37	20	0	0.541	1	4	3	4
	1	37	20	0	0.541	1	4	3	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/21/2004

Winner 1

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1)

Lost 11-21, 18-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jia Tian	Total	22	7	0	0.318	0	11	0	2
	1	22	7	0	0.318	0	11	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Fei Wang	Total	33	16	0	0.485	1	5	2	5
	1	33	16	0	0.485	1	5	2	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jia Tian	61	22	0	0.361	1	37	4	13
Fei Wang	146	74	0	0.507	3	28	10	24
Total	207	96	0	0.464	4	65	14	37
Opponents	176	89	0	0.506	6	80	6	10

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Bo Han - 41st	Did not play
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	Jingkun Zhang - 19th	Did not play
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Fei Wang - 17th	Jia Tian - 17th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Fei Wang - 17th	Jia Tian - 17th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Fei Wang - 3rd	Jia Tian - 3rd
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Jie Wang - 2nd	Did not play
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Jie Wang - 2nd	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Tian/Wang lead the series against the field 45-41 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-6
8/21/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Tian/Wang	7	21-11, 21-18	0:36
3/13/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Tian/Wang	4	21-19, 21-19	0:43
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Tian/Wang	8	21-13, 17-21, 15-12	0:45
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Tian/Wang	7	17-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:53
8/24/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	3	Tian/Wang	14	21-17, 21-16	0:37
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	Tian/Wang	11	21-17, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-4
9/7/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Gold Medal	Tian/Wang	4	Bede/Behar	2	17-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:59
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	2	Tian/Wang	8	23-21, 21-9	0:41
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	2	Tian/Wang	15	21-17, 21-14	0:37
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Bede/Behar	1	Tian/Wang	16	21-16, 17-21, 15-12	0:56
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	1	Tian/Wang	9	21-9, 21-18	0:39
Series tied with # 3 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 1-1
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Tian/Wang	4	Connelly/Pires	3	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:00
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Pires	2	Tian/Wang	4	21-8, 22-20	0:42
Lead the series against # 4 McPeak/Youngs, United States 2-1
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	4	McPeak/Youngs	6	22-20, 21-17	0:44
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool D	McPeak/Youngs	4	Tian/Wang	13	21-14, 21-19	0:39
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool C	Tian/Wang	14	McPeak/Youngs	3	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
9/21/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Cook/Sanderson	5	Tian/Wang	4	23-21, 21-18	0:43
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cook/Sanderson	11	Tian/Wang	14	21-23, 23-21, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-4
8/18/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	Tian/Wang	7	21-14, 21-17	0:47
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Tian/Wang	5	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:58
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Tian/Wang	4	21-16, 15-21, 15-11	0:51
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Contender 4	Tian/Wang	14	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-18, 21-18	0:43
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Tian/Wang	12	21-15, 21-15	0:39
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	Tian/Wang	7	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
Trail the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-2
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	4	Pohl/Rau	3	21-15, 21-13	0:36
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	9	Tian/Wang	8	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	0:54
8/10/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	16	Tian/Wang	17	16-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:19
Series tied with # 9 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-2
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	Tian/Wang	4	21-15, 24-22	0:45
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	15	Tian/Wang	6	21-9, 21-16	0:34
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Tian/Wang	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	21-19, 22-24, 15-11	0:58
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Tian/Wang	12	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	28, Q11	14-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:45
Lead the series against # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 2-1
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Lahme/Musch	2	Tian/Wang	15	21-15, 21-18	0:36
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	4	Lahme/Musch	7	21-10, 22-20	0:34
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	14	Lahme/Musch	29, Q14	21-19, 22-20	0:47
Trail the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-2
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	15	Tian/Wang	5	24-22, 21-15	0:38
8/24/03	FIVB	Bali Open	Gold Medal	Tian/Wang	2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	5	21-17, 21-19	0:45
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	4	Tian/Wang	9	19-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-3
5/22/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Tian/Wang	3	21-13, 21-19	0:34
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Tian/Wang	19	21-18, 21-16	0:40
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	Tian/Wang	7	21-19, 21-18	0:34
Series tied with # 13 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-2
9/7/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Tian/Wang	4	Kadijk/Leenstra	13	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:54
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool D	Tian/Wang	4	Kadijk/Leenstra	13	21-18, 21-17	0:38
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 2	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Tian/Wang	4	24-22, 21-14	0:37
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool M	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	Tian/Wang	13	21-15, 18-21, 15-8	0:47
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-2
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	13	Gattelli/Perrotta	20, Q3	21-17, 15-21, 15-12	0:52
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	8	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	21-13, 21-13	0:30
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool G	Tian/Wang	23	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	21-19, 23-21	0:49
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	Tian/Wang	9	21-15, 20-22, 15-11	1:07
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	18	Tian/Wang	13	22-20, 11-21, 15-13	0:50
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	7	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	21-14, 15-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-2
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	13	Tian/Wang	4	By Forfeit
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	21	Tian/Wang	5	21-19, 21-19	0:41
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool H	Tian/Wang	8	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	25, Q11	21-16, 27-29, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 16 Dumont/Martin, Canada 1-0
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Tian/Wang	5	Dumont/Martin	14	25-23, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # 17 Wang/You, China 3-2
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Wang/You	14	Tian/Wang	13	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	0:46
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	4	Wang/You	13	17-21, 21-19, 15-7	0:53
8/24/03	FIVB	Bali Open	Semi-Finals	Tian/Wang	2	Wang/You	3	21-18, 21-16	0:36
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool F	Tian/Wang	6	Wang/You	11	21-16, 21-16	0:38
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool H	Wang/You	24, Q5	Tian/Wang	8	22-20, 22-20	0:44
Series tied with # 18 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 1-1
8/14/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool F	Lochowicz/Pottharst	18	Tian/Wang	7	21-18, 21-18	0:45
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Tian/Wang	4	Lochowicz/Pottharst	10, Q6	21-15, 15-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 19 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 6-0
8/16/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool F	Tian/Wang	7	Garcia/Gaxiola	19	21-19, 21-15	0:44
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Tian/Wang	4	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	21-17, 21-10	0:35
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	4	Garcia/Gaxiola	15	19-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:50
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	8	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	21-14, 21-16	0:31
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Tian/Wang	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q3	21-18, 21-16	0:43
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	22	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-2
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Tian/Wang	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	11-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:51
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Tian/Wang	6	21-14, 11-21, 15-13	0:56
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	15	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	21-19, 21-13	0:41
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Contender 3	Tian/Wang	14	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	11	21-18, 21-14	0:41
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Tian/Wang	12	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 21 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 4-0
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Tian/Wang	15	Glesnes/Maaseide	16, Q4	21-14, 21-14	0:38
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Tian/Wang	8	Glesnes/Maaseide	9	21-14, 15-21, 15-9	0:47
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool H	Tian/Wang	9	Glesnes/Maaseide	24	21-18, 21-15	0:39
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Tian/Wang	9	Glesnes/Maaseide	14	23-25, 21-12, 15-9	1:08
Lead the series against # 22 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-2
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	15	Hakedal/Torlen	18, Q2	21-17, 21-16	0:39
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	29, Q3	Tian/Wang	4	12-21, 21-3, 15-0 Retired	0:34
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool D	Tian/Wang	4	Hakedal/Torlen	20, Q1	21-15, 21-13	0:38
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool D	Hakedal/Torlen	29, Q17	Tian/Wang	13	21-12, 21-16	0:33
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool G	Tian/Wang	23	Hakedal/Torlen	26, Q26	22-20, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Naidoo/Willand, South Africa 1-0
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Tian/Wang	3	Naidoo/Willand	19	21-14, 21-13	0:30
Lead the series against # 24 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 4-0
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool D	Tian/Wang	4	Kusuhara/Tokuno	28	21-15, 21-18	0:39
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Tian/Wang	4	Kusuhara/Tokuno	29, Q2	21-19, 15-21, 15-10	0:52
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool D	Tian/Wang	13	Kusuhara/Tokuno	20	21-19, 21-14	0:42
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool G	Tian/Wang	7	Kusuhara/Tokuno	10	17-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:50