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 (55 yrs old)
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 15
Career Best: 7th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$13,150.00
Ragni Hestad
Norway
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 5, 1968 (56 yrs old)
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 15
Career Best: 7th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$13,150.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172535Money
FIVB1500000324501 US$26,300.00
Previous Atlanta Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Berntsen/Hestad trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Fontana/Hanley, United States 0-1
7/23/96FIVBAtlanta 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
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta 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
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 2 Berntsen/Hestad 13 Solazzi/Turetta 12 15-11 0:42