Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997
(22) 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 Los Angeles Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-17/1997 Belgium Open 11 7th 150 US$4,700.00
FIVB 8/8-10/1997 Portugal Open 15 13th 180 US$5,400.00
FIVB 8/1-3/1997 Austria Open 15 7th 150 US$4,700.00
FIVB 7/25-27/1997 French Open 14 17th 45 US$1,700.00
FIVB 7/18-20/1997 Italian Open 11 9th 120 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/4-6/1997 German Open 8 17th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/24-27/1996 Brazil Open 8 17th 60 US$1,500.00
FIVB 10/18-20/1996 Puerto Rico Open 7 7th 150 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/4-6/1996 Indonesia Open 7 2nd 270 US$23,000.00
Los Angeles World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/11/1997 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (11) Lost 12-4, 9-12, 11-13 1:28
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Sinjin Smith - 7th Carl Henkel - 7th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Sinjin Smith - 17th Carl Henkel - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 22 17th 90 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 16 7th 300 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 25 17th 100 US$2,750.00
Head to Head Results
Henkel/Smith trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 11 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Child/Heese 11 Henkel/Smith 22 4-12, 12-9, 13-11 1:28
Series tied with # 28 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