Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 21, 2008
(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: 12
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: 10
Tournaments: 92
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Marseille 2008)
Career Winnings: US$293,395.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB91102313920102751 US$586,790.00
Previous Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 3 1st 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 19 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 14 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 8 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 11 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 8 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 8 7th 300 US$7,000.00
Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/9/2008 Pool E Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (17) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Stephanie PohlTotal20730.2000300
 120730.2000300
 20000000
Okka RauTotal432560.4420721
 1432560.4420721
 20000000
Mon, 8/11/2008 Pool E Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (5) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Stephanie PohlTotal16720.3132100
 116720.3132100
 20000000
Okka RauTotal301160.1671112
 1301160.1671112
 20000000
Wed, 8/13/2008 Pool E Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (20) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Stephanie PohlTotal10520.3004300
 110520.3004300
 20000000
Okka RauTotal312130.5811410
 1312130.5811410
 20000000
Fri, 8/15/2008 Winner 1 Ana Paula Connelly / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (3) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Stephanie PohlTotal27750.0743111
 127750.0743111
 20000000
Okka RauTotal17740.1760212
 117740.1760212
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Stephanie Pohl7326120.1929811
Okka Rau12164190.37221455
Total19490310.304112266
Opponents219110390.324434921
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Ines Pianka - 41st Did not play
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Okka Rau - 17th Stephanie Pohl - 17th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Okka Rau - 9th Stephanie Pohl - 9th
2004Olympic GamesAthens Okka Rau - 5th Stephanie Pohl - 5th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Okka Rau - 9th Stephanie Pohl - 9th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Okka Rau - 5th Stephanie Pohl - 5th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Okka Rau - 17th Stephanie Pohl - 17th
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau trail the series against the field 44-59 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 3-5
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 19 Tian/Wang 3 28-26, 25-23 0:51
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Tian/Wang 2 Pohl/Rau 8 24-22, 23-21 0:45
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 3 Pohl/Rau 4 21-17, 21-15 0:39
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 13 Tian/Wang 2 21-19, 21-19 0:43
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Pohl/Rau 14 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 2 Pohl/Rau 7 21-16, 21-16 0:42
7/16/06FIVBCanada Open Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 3 Pohl/Rau 12 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:12
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 23 Tian/Wang 2 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-10
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 16 21-19, 21-16 0:40
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 19 Pohl/Rau 6 21-19, 21-17 0:38
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-17, 21-13 0:37
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Pohl/Rau 18 21-19, 21-13 0:32
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Pohl/Rau 24 17-21, 21-18, 15-4 0:47
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-18, 21-17 0:37
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 15 21-19, 21-14 0:34
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 16 21-13, 24-22 0:34
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Pohl/Rau 15 21-14, 21-15 0:39
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 21-11, 21-13 0:30
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/15/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 1 Connelly/Maestrini 3 Pohl/Rau 8 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-6
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Pohl/Rau 11 24-22, 21-16 0:45
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 2 Pohl/Rau 4 21-17, 21-19 0:41
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Pohl/Rau 13 21-18, 21-17 0:40
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 2 Pohl/Rau 11 21-15, 23-25, 15-12 1:02
6/9/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 4 Pohl/Rau 6 21-17, 21-9 0:37
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Pohl/Rau 12 21-14, 15-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-3
8/11/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Pohl/Rau 8 21-17, 21-16 0:46
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Branagh/Youngs 3 21-18, 21-16 0:49
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 4 Pohl/Rau 8 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 6 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 4-2
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Pohl/Rau 11 23-21, 21-18 0:39
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 19 Antunes/Ribeiro 12 21-19, 21-15 0:39
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-16, 23-21 0:42
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Pohl/Rau 13 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:52
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 12 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 21-18, 21-19 0:37
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-4
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 9 Pohl/Rau 8 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 22 Pohl/Rau 6 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:58
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal Pohl/Rau 14 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 21-19, 21-15 0:42
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-11, 21-13 0:32
6/12/05FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Pohl/Rau 4 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:02
Trail the series against # 9 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Pohl/Rau 19 26-24, 17-21, 15-13 1:06
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Pohl/Rau 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:50
Series tied with # 10 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 8 Cook/Hinchley 6 22-20, 21-16 0:44
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 7 Pohl/Rau 13 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:55
Lead the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 4-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Hakedal/Torlen 17 21-13, 21-17 0:34
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 23 Hakedal/Torlen 8 21-17, 21-14 0:43
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 5 Hakedal/Torlen 15 21-10, 21-13 0:32
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 5 Hakedal/Torlen 15 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:44
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Pohl/Rau 16 18-21, 21-15, 22-20 1:02
Lead the series against # 12 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 4-3
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Glesnes/Maaseide 22 Pohl/Rau 11 21-14, 21-18 0:39
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 24, Q1 Pohl/Rau 8 23-25, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 7 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 27-25, 18-21, 15-10 0:58
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 31, Q11 Pohl/Rau 17 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:54
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Pohl/Rau 23 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-14, 21-19 0:40
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 16 Glesnes/Maaseide 9 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 1:03
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 13 Glesnes/Maaseide 30, Q7 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 13 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 4 24-26, 21-19, 15-7 0:57
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 19 Mouha/Van Breedam 21 21-13, 21-10 0:34
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 28, Q5 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-6
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 16-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:46
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 19 Pohl/Rau 15 25-23, 21-16 0:43
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 19 21-17, 23-21 0:45
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Pohl/Rau 6 21-18, 21-16 0:34
5/29/04FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 Pohl/Rau 8 21-14, 21-17 0:40
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool L Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 Pohl/Rau 14 21-18, 8-21, 15-9 0:49
8/30/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-13, 21-11 0:29
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 Pohl/Rau 23 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 3-2
7/19/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Pohl/Rau 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 14 22-20, 27-25 0:48
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 14 Pohl/Rau 3 23-21, 21-16 0:42
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Pohl/Rau 13 Moiseeva/Uryadova 29 26-24, 17-21, 15-13 1:01
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Moiseeva/Uryadova 22 21-16, 21-19 0:36
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 27, Q15 Pohl/Rau Q2 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-5
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 30 Pohl/Rau 19 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 0:57
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Pohl/Rau 9 21-17, 14-21, 20-18 1:00
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-13 0:38
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 5 13-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 5-3
8/9/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Pohl/Rau 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-17, 21-19 0:47
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 21-17, 21-15 0:40
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 11 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 19-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:53
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Pohl/Rau 13 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:51
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Pohl/Rau 13 22-20, 18-21, 15-9 0:57
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Pohl/Rau 7 21-11, 36-34 0:54
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Pohl/Rau 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:31
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 21-19, 22-20 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-1
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Pohl/Rau 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 16-21, 21-8, 15-11 0:44
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 21-11, 22-20 0:37
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 27 Pohl/Rau 6 21-13, 21-16 0:31
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 17 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 20 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-3
8/13/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Pohl/Rau 8 Kadijk/Mooren 20 21-19, 21-18 0:43
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Kadijk/Mooren 31, Q10 Pohl/Rau 15 21-13, 21-16 0:30
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Pohl/Rau 23 Kadijk/Mooren 7 21-15, 21-12 0:33
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 5 Kadijk/Mooren 6 Pohl/Rau 4 23-21, 21-13 0:40
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Pohl/Rau 7 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 22 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 7 Martins/Santanna 26 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Series tied with # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24 21-18, 21-15 0:42
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 22, Q4 Pohl/Rau 11 12-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 6-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 3 Kuhn/Schwer 20 21-15, 21-12 0:32
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Kuhn/Schwer 24 22-20, 21-15 0:42
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-17, 21-14 0:32
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-18, 21-18 0:39
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:58
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 1:01