Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
July 20 - 25, 1999
(16) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Did not play Bruk Vandeweghe - 7th
1995 Sinjin Smith - 5th Carl Henkel - 5th
1996 Sinjin Smith - 2nd Carl Henkel - 2nd
1997 Sinjin Smith - 17th Carl Henkel - 17th
1998 Kevin Wong - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open 18 9th 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/7-11/1999 Norway Open 13 17th 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/1999 German Open 10 17th 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/23-27/1999 Russian Open 17 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Toronto Open 14 17th 68 US$2,500.00
Marseille World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/22/1999 Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (17) Won 15-12 0:30
Thu, 7/22/1999 Ricardo Santos / Ze Marco de Melo, Brazil (1) Won 16-14 0:50
Fri, 7/23/1999 Javier Bosma / Fabio Diez, Spain (8) Lost 13-15 1:00
Sat, 7/24/1999 Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana, United States (19) Won 15-1 0:20
Sat, 7/24/1999 Julien Prosser / Lee Zahner, Australia (15) Lost 3-15 0:30
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Sinjin Smith - 17th Carl Henkel - 17th
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
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 de Melo/Santos, Brazil 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Santos/de Melo 1 16-14 0:50
Trail the series against # 4 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
Trail the series against # 8 Bosma/Diez, Spain 0-1
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bosma/Diez 8 Henkel/Smith 16 15-13 1:00
Series tied with # 11 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
Trail the series against # 15 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Henkel/Smith 16 15-3 0:30
Lead the series against # 17 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Holden/Leinemann 17 15-12 0:30
Lead the series against # 19 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 1-0
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 15-1 0:20