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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 24, 2004

(20) Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria

Lina Yanchulova
Bulgaria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 12, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sofia-Bulgaria

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Maoming 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$159,617.50

Petia Yanchulova
Bulgaria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 3, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sofia

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Maoming 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$160,342.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	11	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	1	10	23	19	8	1	1	1	US$303,835.00
FIVB C&S	6	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$15,400.00
Overall	96	3	0	1	1	1	2	24	1	10	23	19	8	1	1	1	US$319,235.00

Previous Athens Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	27, Q5	9th	216	US$8,250.00
FIVB C&S	7/24-25/2004	Italy Challenger	2	7th	30	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	25	17th	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	27, Q6	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	24	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	30	17th	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	22	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	23	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	19	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	26	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	23	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	30	9th	320	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	25, Q6	25th	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	25, Q3	9th	120	US$4,000.00

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/14/2004

Pool E

Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (5)

Lost 16-21, 12-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Lina Yanchulova	Total	28	11	0	0.393	0	3	0	2
	1	28	11	0	0.393	0	3	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Petia Yanchulova	Total	17	6	0	0.353	2	6	1	2
	1	17	6	0	0.353	2	6	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/16/2004

Pool E

Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (8)

Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-13

1:08

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Lina Yanchulova	Total	46	18	0	0.391	1	11	0	3
	1	46	18	0	0.391	1	11	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Petia Yanchulova	Total	27	13	0	0.481	4	16	1	2
	1	27	13	0	0.481	4	16	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/18/2004

Pool E

Lu Wang / Wenhui You, China (17)

Won 21-19, 21-17

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Lina Yanchulova	Total	20	11	0	0.550	0	3	1	0
	1	20	11	0	0.550	0	3	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Petia Yanchulova	Total	18	10	0	0.556	3	7	2	0
	1	18	10	0	0.556	3	7	2	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/21/2004

Winner 1

Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2)

Lost 21-18, 16-21, 11-15

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Lina Yanchulova	Total	54	26	0	0.481	1	18	1	1
	1	54	26	0	0.481	1	18	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Petia Yanchulova	Total	18	7	0	0.389	1	8	2	1
	1	18	7	0	0.389	1	8	2	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Lina Yanchulova	148	66	0	0.446	2	35	2	6
Petia Yanchulova	80	36	0	0.450	10	37	6	5
Total	228	102	0	0.447	12	72	8	11
Opponents	228	124	0	0.544	6	84	4	26

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Stefka Anguelova - 41st	Did not play
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Petia Yanchulova - 25th	Lina Yanchulova - 25th
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	Petia Yanchulova - 17th	Lina Yanchulova - 17th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Petia Yanchulova - 17th	Lina Yanchulova - 17th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Petia Yanchulova - 9th	Lina Yanchulova - 9th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Petia Yanchulova - 33rd	Lina Yanchulova - 33rd

Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 26-45 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	24-22, 21-16	0:42
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	21-16, 21-16	0:34
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool F	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27	22-20, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-8
8/21/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:59
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	21-13, 21-11	0:33
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	21-16, 21-10	0:33
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	21-14, 21-17	0:42
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	18	19-21, 22-20, 15-5	0:51
4/7/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:49
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	15-3	0:25
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bede/Behar	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	32	15-4	0:30
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Connelly/Pires	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	21-12, 21-15	0:36
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-15, 21-11	0:38
Trail the series against # 4 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-3
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	McPeak/Youngs	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	21-13, 22-20	0:42
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	McPeak/Youngs	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	19	21-17, 21-15	0:36
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	McPeak/Youngs	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	21-14, 23-25, 15-7	0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
8/14/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Cook/Sanderson	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20	21-16, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 4-0
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	21-13, 15-21, 22-20	0:57
9/2/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	29-27, 21-17	0:46
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Tian/Wang, China 2-3
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Tian/Wang	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	11-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:51
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Tian/Wang	6	21-14, 11-21, 15-13	0:56
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	15	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	21-19, 21-13	0:41
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Contender 3	Tian/Wang	14	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	11	21-18, 21-14	0:41
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Tian/Wang	12	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-1
8/16/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20	Pohl/Rau	8	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:08
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	Pohl/Rau	7	22-20, 25-27, 17-15	1:20
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	26-24, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 9 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 4-2
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	22-20, 21-18	0:40
10/10/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	21-12, 21-16	0:35
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	21-13, 19-21, 15-8	0:53
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	29-27, 21-19	0:51
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	29	23-21, 21-18	0:47
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	19	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	30	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-3
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q5	Lahme/Musch	6	17-21, 21-15, 20-18	0:51
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	7	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	21-16, 21-16	0:35
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Lahme/Musch	9	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	21-17, 15-21, 16-14	0:55
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Lahme/Musch	48	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	22-20, 15-21, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	0:56
9/18/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	15-3	0:23
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q6	21-18, 21-17	0:44
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-2
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q6	Kadijk/Leenstra	12	21-23, 21-17, 15-12	0:53
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	Kadijk/Leenstra	7	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	21-17, 21-19	0:34
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool D	Kadijk/Leenstra	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	22-20, 27-25	0:49
Trail the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-4
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	22-20, 21-14	0:44
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	15-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:56
11/1/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	21-15, 21-14	0:31
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	21-17, 24-22	0:42
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	23-21, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-0
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q6	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	6	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:53
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	10	21-13, 23-21	0:37
Series tied with # 16 Dumont/Martin, Canada 1-1
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	19	Dumont/Martin	14	21-18, 21-19	0:39
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Dumont/Martin	30, Q21	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	Q5	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 17 Wang/You, China 3-1
8/18/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20	Wang/You	17	21-19, 21-17	0:38
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 1	Wang/You	7	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	21-18, 21-12	0:34
5/22/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	Wang/You	15	21-18, 21-18	0:44
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	Wang/You	8	21-19, 21-19	0:45
Trail the series against # 18 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Lochowicz/Pottharst	10, Q6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	26-24, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # 19 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Garcia/Gaxiola	29, Q3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:35
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:48
8/24/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	22	22-20, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 21 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	9	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	24	21-12, 21-17	0:36
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	29, Q8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	1:14
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	26, Q2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:47
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	Glesnes/Maaseide	9	21-16, 21-23, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 22 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	Hakedal/Torlen	26	21-12, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Naidoo/Willand, South Africa 1-0
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q5	Naidoo/Willand	Q12	21-15, 18-21, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 24 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 0-2
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Tokuno	26	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	24	23-21, 21-18	0:38
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Tokuno	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	21-19, 22-24, 18-16	0:59