Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 28, 1996
(2) Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith, United States
 
Carl Henkel
United States
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 199 cm (6'7")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 107
Career Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$277,195.00
Christopher 'Sinjin' Smith
United States
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 7, 1957 (67 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Monica, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 105
Career Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$435,937.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB7205147101311165 US$389,150.00
Previous Atlanta Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-7/1996 German Open 3 25th 30 US$1,000.00
FIVB 6/27-30/1996 French Open 10 2nd 270 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 7 7th 150 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/2/1996 Turkey Open 6 9th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/9-12/1996 Brazil Open 6 9th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/5-7/1996 Spain Open 4 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 2/8-11/1996 Brazil Open 9th 16 US$4,000.00
FIVB 12/21-23/1995 South Africa Open 17th 12 US$1,000.00
FIVB 11/10-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 3rd 36 US$11,000.00
FIVB 9/22-24/1995 Indonesia Open 4th 30 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/15-17/1995 Brazil Open 9th 16 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/3/1995 Spain Open 9th 16 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-26/1995 French Open 4th 30 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/17-19/1995 Belgium Open 13th 14 US$1,500.00
FIVB 8/11-13/1995 Portugal Open 13th 14 US$1,500.00
FIVB 8/4-6/1995 Italian Open 5th 24 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/29-31/1995 Japan Open 2nd 42 US$15,000.00
Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/24/1996 Winner 2 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (18) Won 15-7 0:36
Thu, 7/25/1996 Winner 3 Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (10) Won 15-13 0:52
Fri, 7/26/1996 Winner 4 Karch Kiraly / Kent Steffes, United States (3) Lost 15-17 0:54
Fri, 7/26/1996 Contender 5 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (18) Lost 13-15 1:10
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Sinjin Smith - 17th Carl Henkel - 17th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Sinjin Smith - 7th Carl Henkel - 7th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Sinjin Smith - 17th Carl Henkel - 17th
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Kiraly/Steffes, United States 0-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 4 Kiraly/Steffes 3 Henkel/Smith 2 17-15 0:54
Lead the series against # 10 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 3 Henkel/Smith 2 Alvarez/Rossell 10 15-13 0:52
Series tied with # 18 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 5 Brenha/Maia 18 Henkel/Smith 2 15-13 1:10
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Henkel/Smith 2 Brenha/Maia 18 15-7 0:36