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 (56 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
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 7, 1957 (68 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
Awards
  • Tour Champion 1989 (with Randy Stoklos), 1990 (with Randy Stoklos), 1991 (with Randy Stoklos), 1992 (with Randy Stoklos)
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$1,500.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100001000000 $0.00
World Championships300000100200 $15,150.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam700010112110 $52,900.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open610513681291340 $321,100.00
Total72051471013111650 $389,150.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Carl Henkel Sinjin Smith
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000010000 $0.00
3000010200 $7,575.00 World Championships3000010200 $7,575.00
14000115420 $39,900.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam10100113220 $63,050.00
89051318302180 $204,720.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open88962518271650 $262,212.50
           Challenger1010000000 $1,600.00
           Goodwill Games2001010000 $10,000.00
1070514213527100 $252,195.00 Total1051073622302070 $344,437.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1996FIVB901001132010 $45,000.00 2250.0 %
TotalFIVB901001132010 $45,000.00 2250.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Carl Henkel  Sinjin Smith
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1987FIVB1100000000 $2,500.00
           1988FIVB1000100000 $1,750.00
           1989FIVB2200000000 $13,500.00
           1990FIVB1100000000 $6,000.00
           1991FIVB3300000000 $18,000.00
           1992FIVB3300000000 $53,000.00
           1993FIVB1001000000 $4,500.00
           1994FIVB5011111000 $23,062.50
16011346100 $46,750.00 1995FIVB17011346110 $47,250.00
9010025010 $22,500.00 1996FIVB9010025010 $22,500.00
250213611110 $69,250.00 TotalTotal4310335712120 $192,062.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall8 57.1% 1 7.1% 5 35.7% 9-5 64.3% 3 17.6% 4 23.5% 10 58.8% 3-14 17.6% 8-10 44.4% 4-9 30.8% 00 17-23 42.5%
1995-19960 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 2-2 50.0%
Against the Field1 16.7% 0 0.0% 5 83.3% 1-5 16.7% 1 14.3% 0 0.0% 6 85.7% 1-6 14.3% 2-8 20.0% 2-4 33.3% 00 5-8 38.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000000002100000022
World Championships000011000100000045
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000000000100000002
Challenge/Four Star/Open00000000270000001114
Total000011004100000001723
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