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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 27, 1996

(13) Merita Berntsen/Ragni Hestad, Norway

Merita Berntsen
Norway

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 24, 1969 (56 yrs old)

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$13,150.00

Ragni Hestad
Norway

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 5, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$13,150.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	35	Money
FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	5	0	1	US$26,300.00

Previous Atlanta Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/21-23/1996	United States Open		17th	56	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/17-21/1996	Brazil Open	12	9th	112	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/10-14/1996	Brazil Open	12	13th	84	US$1,600.00
FIVB	2/28-3/3/1996	Brazil Open		17th	10	US$2,250.00
FIVB	11/16-19/1995	Brazil Open		13th	12	US$1,000.00
FIVB	11/9-12/1995	Puerto Rico Open		13th	12	US$1,000.00
FIVB	10/6-8/1995	Australian Open		17th	10	US$750.00
FIVB	9/15-17/1995	Indonesia Open		7th	20	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/25-27/1995	Portugal Open		17th	10	US$750.00

Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/23/1996	Winner 2	Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley, United States (4)	Lost 4-15	0:41
Wed, 7/24/1996	Contender 2	Annamaria Solazzi / Consuelo Turetta, Italy (12)	Won 15-11	0:42
Wed, 7/24/1996	Contender 3	Beate Buhler / Danja Musch, Germany (7)	Lost 9-15	0:45

Olympic Games Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta	Ragni Hestad - 9th	Merita Berntsen - 9th

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	13	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	4	0	0	$24,050.00
Total	15	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	5	0	0	$26,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Merita Berntsen												Ragni Hestad
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00
13	0	0	0	0	3	5	4	0	0	$12,025.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	13	0	0	0	0	3	5	4	0	0	$12,025.00
15	0	0	0	0	3	6	5	0	0	$13,150.00	Total	15	0	0	0	0	3	6	5	0	0	$13,150.00

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
1996	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	$7,050.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	$7,050.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Merita Berntsen													Ragni Hestad
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
8	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	1	$3,625.00	1995	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	1	$3,625.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	$3,525.00	1996	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	$3,525.00
13	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	0	1	$7,150.00	Total	Total	13	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	0	1	$7,150.00

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		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
1995-1996	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Head to Head Results
Berntsen/Hestad trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Fontana/Hanley, United States 0-1
7/23/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 2	Fontana/Hanley	4	Berntsen/Hestad	13	15-4	0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Buhler/Musch, Germany 0-1
7/24/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 3	Buhler/Musch	7	Berntsen/Hestad	13	15-9	0:45
Lead the series against # 12 Solazzi/Turetta, Italy 1-0
7/24/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 2	Berntsen/Hestad	13	Solazzi/Turetta	12	15-11	0:42