Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 28, 1996
(1) Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, Brazil
 
Roberto Lopes da Costa
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 6, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Bacabal
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$636,285.00
Franco José Vieira Neto
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 11, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 172
Career Wins: 16
Career Winnings: US$971,885.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB82137117105102539 US$838,970.00
Previous Atlanta Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-30/1996 French Open 3 1st 300 US$31,000.00
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 2 2nd 270 US$23,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/2/1996 Turkey Open 2 4th 210 US$12,000.00
FIVB 5/9-12/1996 Brazil Open 1 7th 150 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/5-7/1996 Spain Open 1 2nd 270 US$23,000.00
FIVB 2/8-11/1996 Brazil Open 1st 50 US$40,000.00
FIVB 11/10-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 7th 20 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/22-24/1995 Indonesia Open 2nd 42 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/15-17/1995 Brazil Open 1st 50 US$20,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/3/1995 Spain Open 3rd 36 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/24-26/1995 French Open 1st 50 US$40,000.00
FIVB 8/17-19/1995 Belgium Open 5th 24 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/11-13/1995 Portugal Open 1st 50 US$20,000.00
FIVB 8/4-6/1995 Italian Open 3rd 36 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/29-31/1995 Japan Open 1st 50 US$20,000.00
Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/24/1996 Winner 2 Marek Pakosta / Michal Palinek, Czech Republic (16) Won 15-5 0:34
Thu, 7/25/1996 Winner 3 Javier Bosma / Sixto Jimenez, Spain (9) Lost 9-15 1:11
Thu, 7/25/1996 Contender 3 Jan Kvalheim / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (6) Lost 10-15 0:51
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Franco Neto - 9th Roberto Lopes - 9th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Franco Neto - 33rd Roberto Lopes - 33rd
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Did not play Harley Marques - 9th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Tande Ramos - 13th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Pedro Cunha - 9th
Head to Head Results
Lopes/Neto trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 Lopes/Neto 1 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 9 Bosma/Jimenez, Spain 0-1
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 3 Bosma/Jimenez 9 Lopes/Neto 1 15-9 1:11
Lead the series against # 16 Pakosta/Palinek, Czech Republic 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Lopes/Neto 1 Pakosta/Palinek 16 15-5 0:34