Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 French Open
August 9 - 11, 1996
(8) 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 Pornichet Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/23-28/1996 Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games 2 5th 0 US$0.00
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
Head to Head Results
Henkel/Smith lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 15 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