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

(8) Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany

Stephanie Pohl
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Finsterwalde

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

111

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Marseille 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$314,995.00

Okka Rau
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 5, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Leer

Height:

179 cm (5'11")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Marseille 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$293,395.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	91	1	0	2	3	13	9	20	10	27	5	1	US$586,790.00

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	20	9th	216	US$8,250.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	11	17th	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	7	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	16	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	9	17th	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	13	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	5	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	8	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	8	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	9	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	14	9th	320	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	14	5th	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	14	9th	120	US$4,000.00

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/14/2004

Pool E

Lu Wang / Wenhui You, China (17)

Won 21-17, 21-18

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephanie Pohl	Total	11	7	0	0.636	3	7	0	0
	1	11	7	0	0.636	3	7	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Okka Rau	Total	39	22	0	0.564	1	10	2	2
	1	39	22	0	0.564	1	10	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/16/2004

Pool E

Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (20)

Lost 21-18, 19-21, 13-15

1:08

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephanie Pohl	Total	26	12	0	0.462	3	15	1	4
	1	26	12	0	0.462	3	15	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Okka Rau	Total	47	19	0	0.404	2	13	0	4
	1	47	19	0	0.404	2	13	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/18/2004

Pool E

Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (5)

Won 21-10, 22-20

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephanie Pohl	Total	19	11	0	0.579	4	4	1	3
	1	19	11	0	0.579	4	4	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Okka Rau	Total	27	18	0	0.667	0	10	0	3
	1	27	18	0	0.667	0	10	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/21/2004

Winner 1

Vasiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece (15)

Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-11

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephanie Pohl	Total	29	14	0	0.483	2	18	1	2
	1	29	14	0	0.483	2	18	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Okka Rau	Total	32	23	0	0.719	1	7	1	1
	1	32	23	0	0.719	1	7	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sun, 8/22/2004

Winner 2

Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (4)

Lost 17-21, 17-21

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephanie Pohl	Total	13	8	0	0.615	0	4	1	4
	1	13	8	0	0.615	0	4	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Okka Rau	Total	32	13	0	0.406	1	7	1	3
	1	32	13	0	0.406	1	7	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephanie Pohl	98	52	0	0.531	12	48	4	13
Okka Rau	177	95	0	0.537	5	47	4	13
Total	275	147	0	0.535	17	95	8	26
Opponents	275	122	0	0.444	12	71	5	19

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Ines Pianka - 41st	Did not play
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Okka Rau - 17th	Stephanie Pohl - 17th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Okka Rau - 9th	Stephanie Pohl - 9th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Okka Rau - 9th	Stephanie Pohl - 9th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Okka Rau - 5th	Stephanie Pohl - 5th
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Okka Rau - 9th	Stephanie Pohl - 9th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Okka Rau - 17th	Stephanie Pohl - 17th

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau trail the series against the field 38-51 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 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 0-8
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Pohl/Rau	9	21-17, 21-13	0:37
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool B	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Pohl/Rau	18	21-19, 21-13	0:32
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Pohl/Rau	24	17-21, 21-18, 15-4	0:47
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Pohl/Rau	9	21-18, 21-17	0:37
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Pohl/Rau	15	21-19, 21-14	0:34
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Pohl/Rau	16	21-13, 24-22	0:34
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Pohl/Rau	15	21-14, 21-15	0:39
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	21-11, 21-13	0:30
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-5
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Pohl/Rau	14	21-15, 20-22, 15-8	0:50
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Bede/Behar	4	Pohl/Rau	13	21-12, 21-10	0:30
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Pohl/Rau	16	21-15, 21-14	0:37
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Bede/Behar	1	Pohl/Rau	16	21-18, 21-19	0:45
8/10/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	1	Pohl/Rau	16	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-3
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 4	Connelly/Pires	7	Pohl/Rau	20	21-14, 21-19	0:37
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	2	Pohl/Rau	14	21-11, 21-16	0:34
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Connelly/Pires	5	Pohl/Rau	12	21-15, 17-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 4 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-6
8/22/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 2	McPeak/Youngs	4	Pohl/Rau	8	21-17, 21-17	0:43
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	McPeak/Youngs	1	Pohl/Rau	16	22-20, 21-19	0:42
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	McPeak/Youngs	4	Pohl/Rau	13	21-18, 21-16	0:40
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	McPeak/Youngs	1	Pohl/Rau	16	21-14, 21-8	0:33
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool B	McPeak/Youngs	2	Pohl/Rau	15	21-18, 21-16	0:40
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	McPeak/Youngs	4	Pohl/Rau	20	21-19, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 2-1
8/18/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Pohl/Rau	8	Cook/Sanderson	5	21-10, 22-20	0:41
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Cook/Sanderson	3	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:53
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Cook/Sanderson	17	Pohl/Rau	16	21-15, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-3
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	Pohl/Rau	8	23-21, 21-12	0:39
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Pohl/Rau	10	21-15, 21-15	0:35
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:57
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Pohl/Rau	11	21-15, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 7 Tian/Wang, China 2-1
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	4	Pohl/Rau	3	21-15, 21-13	0:36
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	9	Tian/Wang	8	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	0:54
8/10/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	16	Tian/Wang	17	16-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:19
Lead the series against # 9 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-1
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	8	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	22-20, 16-21, 15-12	0:55
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	24	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	25	21-16, 21-17	0:40
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20	Pohl/Rau	13	14-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 2-3
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Lahme/Musch	2	Pohl/Rau	7	21-19, 21-12	0:27
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lahme/Musch	8	Pohl/Rau	9	19-21, 23-21, 15-7	0:54
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	9	Lahme/Musch	8	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:52
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	14	Lahme/Musch	10	21-14, 21-19	0:45
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	Pohl/Rau	13	21-23, 22-20, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-4
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	15	Pohl/Rau	8	21-14, 21-17	0:40
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool L	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	11	Pohl/Rau	14	21-18, 8-21, 15-9	0:49
8/30/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Winner 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	6	Pohl/Rau	11	21-13, 21-11	0:29
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	7	Pohl/Rau	23	19-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-2
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	20	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	17-21, 21-17, 20-18	0:53
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	10	Pohl/Rau	15	21-18, 21-18	0:29
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 7-2
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	16	Kadijk/Leenstra	17	21-23, 21-15, 17-15	0:56
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	5	Kadijk/Leenstra	12	23-25, 22-20, 15-12	1:00
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	Pohl/Rau	24	21-13, 21-9	0:31
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Pohl/Rau	13	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Pohl/Rau	20	Kadijk/Leenstra	13	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:53
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	10	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	21-10, 21-11	0:29
8/31/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	11	Kadijk/Leenstra	14	21-19, 18-21, 15-9	0:52
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	19	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	22-20, 21-12	0:34
6/19/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 4	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	Kadijk/Leenstra	26, Q7	21-13, 25-23	0:47
Trail the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-4
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	12	Pohl/Rau	11	21-14, 19-21, 15-13	0:50
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 5	Gattelli/Perrotta	17, Q1	Pohl/Rau	7	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:48
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	8	Gattelli/Perrotta	25	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:53
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Gattelli/Perrotta	19	21-15, 21-19	0:39
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	Pohl/Rau	14	21-19, 26-28, 15-10	1:02
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	Pohl/Rau	25, Q2	24-26, 21-19, 15-13	1:01
Lead the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 3-1
8/21/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	8	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	15	21-12, 19-21, 15-11	1:02
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	23	Pohl/Rau	9	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:04
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	13	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	20	By Forfeit
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	9	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	25, Q11	21-15, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # 16 Dumont/Martin, Canada 2-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Dumont/Martin	11	Pohl/Rau	5	21-14, 21-16	0:33
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool L	Pohl/Rau	14	Dumont/Martin	35	21-19, 9-21, 15-10	0:48
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool E	Pohl/Rau	12	Dumont/Martin	28	21-15, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Wang/You, China 2-1
8/14/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Pohl/Rau	8	Wang/You	17	21-17, 21-18	0:46
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Wang/You	9	Pohl/Rau	8	21-19, 21-17	0:46
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	9	Wang/You	24, Q5	29-27, 21-7	0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 4-1
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	7	Garcia/Gaxiola	23, Q5	21-19, 21-15	0:37
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Garcia/Gaxiola	28	Pohl/Rau	5	15-21, 21-19, 19-17	0:52
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	8	Garcia/Gaxiola	26	19-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:57
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool B	Pohl/Rau	15	Garcia/Gaxiola	18	21-16, 21-19	0:30
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	Garcia/Gaxiola	22	24-22, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-2
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 # 21 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	16	Glesnes/Maaseide	9	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	1:03
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	13	Glesnes/Maaseide	30, Q7	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 22 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Pohl/Rau	16	18-21, 21-15, 22-20	1:02
Lead the series against # 24 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 5-1
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	9	Kusuhara/Tokuno	24	21-17, 21-16	0:39
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	3	Kusuhara/Tokuno	19	21-16, 21-15	0:34
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	9	Kusuhara/Tokuno	26	21-12, 21-12	0:34
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Kusuhara/Tokuno	17	Pohl/Rau	16	21-18, 21-19	0:37
9/2/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	11	Kusuhara/Tokuno	16	21-17, 21-19	0:36
8/11/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	16	Kusuhara/Tokuno	10	25-23, 21-19	0:45