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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 21, 2008

(12) Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide, Norway

Susanne Glesnes
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 1, 1974 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nyborg

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

103

Career Best:

5th (6 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$177,390.00

Kathrine Maaseide
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 18, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Villeneuve-Loubet, France

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

139

Career Best:

5th (6 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$222,340.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	32	33	37	41	49	Money
FIVB	100	0	0	0	0	5	4	15	9	32	15	1	6	5	7	1	US$352,180.00
FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,600.00
Overall	103	0	0	0	0	6	4	16	10	32	15	1	6	5	7	1	US$354,780.00

Previous Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-26/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	15	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	22	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	9	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	25, Q2	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	27, Q2	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	24, Q1	9th	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	31, Q2	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Osaka Open	29, Q1	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	4/29-5/4/2008	China Shanghai Open	24	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	18	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	17	13th	180	US$4,500.00

Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/9/2008

Pool A

Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (13)

Won 24-22, 21-18

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Susanne Glesnes	Total	46	19	14	0.109	2	0	4	3
	1	46	19	14	0.109	2	0	4	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kathrine Maaseide	Total	21	8	4	0.190	0	5	0	1
	1	21	8	4	0.190	0	5	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/11/2008

Pool A

Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (24)

Won 21-11, 21-17

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Susanne Glesnes	Total	17	13	2	0.647	2	1	1	1
	1	17	13	2	0.647	2	1	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kathrine Maaseide	Total	17	12	0	0.706	0	5	2	2
	1	17	12	0	0.706	0	5	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/13/2008

Pool A

Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (1)

Lost 21-17, 14-21, 8-15

1:04

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Susanne Glesnes	Total	26	15	4	0.423	0	2	1	3
	1	26	15	4	0.423	0	2	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kathrine Maaseide	Total	38	12	8	0.105	1	2	2	2
	1	38	12	8	0.105	1	2	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/15/2008

Winner 1

Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (6)

Lost 21-12, 19-21, 13-15

0:50

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Susanne Glesnes	Total	43	25	9	0.372	2	1	1	2
	1	43	25	9	0.372	2	1	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kathrine Maaseide	Total	20	14	1	0.650	0	5	1	6
	1	20	14	1	0.650	0	5	1	6
	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
Susanne Glesnes	132	72	29	0.326	6	4	7	9
Kathrine Maaseide	96	46	13	0.344	1	17	5	11
Total	228	118	42	0.333	7	21	12	20
Opponents	216	106	34	0.333	12	26	10	21

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Kathrine Maaseide - 41st	Susanne Glesnes - 41st
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Kathrine Maaseide - 17th	Susanne Glesnes - 17th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Kathrine Maaseide - 37th	Susanne Glesnes - 37th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	Kathrine Maaseide - 17th	Susanne Glesnes - 17th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Did not play	Kristine Wiig - 33rd
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Kathrine Maaseide - 9th	Susanne Glesnes - 9th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Did not play	Janne Kongshavn - 17th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Did not play	Ingrid Torlen - 33rd

Head to Head Results
Glesnes/Maaseide trail the series against the field 30-60 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 11 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-7
8/13/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Tian/Wang	1	Glesnes/Maaseide	12	17-21, 21-14, 15-8	1:04
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool C	Tian/Wang	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	1:10
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-11, 21-12	0:39
9/1/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 3	Tian/Wang	2	Glesnes/Maaseide	23	17-21, 21-11, 15-9	0:49
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	4	Glesnes/Maaseide	29, Q12	21-17, 21-16	0:41
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	30, Q6	27-25, 21-17	0:44
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	2	Glesnes/Maaseide	31, Q11	21-15, 21-11	0:33
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-8
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	21-18, 21-13	0:39
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-14, 21-13	0:34
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Glesnes/Maaseide	32	21-19, 21-15	0:34
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Glesnes/Maaseide	16	21-15, 21-9	0:29
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool B	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Glesnes/Maaseide	15	21-17, 21-14	0:31
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Glesnes/Maaseide	15	23-21, 21-14	0:34
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	21-13, 21-13	0:34
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	7	Glesnes/Maaseide	23	21-13, 21-13	0:29
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-6
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	4	Glesnes/Maaseide	15	21-19, 21-16	0:42
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Xue/Zhang	6	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	21-15, 21-15	0:32
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Xue/Zhang	6	Glesnes/Maaseide	27, Q2	17-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:50
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Xue/Zhang	4	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	21-16, 21-19	0:48
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	4	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	21-17, 21-14	0:40
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	2	Glesnes/Maaseide	15	19-21, 21-11, 15-9	0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-2
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	21-11, 21-13	0:38
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Glesnes/Maaseide	31, Q2	21-15, 19-21, 15-11	0:56
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-18, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-4
8/15/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	6	Glesnes/Maaseide	12	12-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:50
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Antunes/Ribeiro	8	Glesnes/Maaseide	25, Q2	21-15, 23-21	0:40
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Antunes/Ribeiro	1	Glesnes/Maaseide	24, Q1	21-15, 21-15	0:36
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 4	Glesnes/Maaseide	14	Antunes/Ribeiro	8	19-21, 34-32, 15-9	1:02
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 3	Antunes/Ribeiro	5	Glesnes/Maaseide	30, Q6	21-15, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-6
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	12	Glesnes/Maaseide	9	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:03
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Glesnes/Maaseide	27, Q2	21-14, 21-15	0:37
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	9	Glesnes/Maaseide	24	16-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Glesnes/Maaseide	22, Q1	21-16, 21-14	0:40
6/7/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	22	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	21-17, 24-22	0:46
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-17, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-4
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	Pohl/Rau	11	21-14, 21-18	0:39
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	24, Q1	Pohl/Rau	8	23-25, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	7	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	27-25, 18-21, 15-10	0:58
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	31, Q11	Pohl/Rau	17	21-18, 20-22, 15-13	0:54
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	23	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-14, 21-19	0:40
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
Lead the series against # 9 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-1
6/1/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	Ludwig/Niedrig	12	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:49
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-19, 21-17	0:39
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 5	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	21-19, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-4
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cook/Hinchley	12	Glesnes/Maaseide	25, Q2	21-16, 17-21, 15-9	0:50
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 2	Cook/Hinchley	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	14	21-13, 18-21, 22-20	1:02
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	Cook/Hinchley	7	21-16, 22-20	0:45
5/25/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 3	Cook/Hinchley	17	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-15, 21-15	0:38
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Cook/Hinchley	23	Glesnes/Maaseide	6	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-3
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	16	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	21-17, 21-19	0:43
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Hakedal/Torlen	27	Glesnes/Maaseide	22, Q1	21-18, 21-18	0:42
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	Hakedal/Torlen	6	By Forfeit
9/22/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Hakedal/Torlen	14	Glesnes/Maaseide	13	21-17, 15-21, 15-12	0:48
Series tied with # 13 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-2
8/9/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Glesnes/Maaseide	12	Mouha/Van Breedam	13	24-22, 21-18	0:49
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Mouha/Van Breedam	16	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	22-20, 21-15	0:36
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool C	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	Mouha/Van Breedam	46	21-16, 21-16	0:37
9/13/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	29, Q20	Glesnes/Maaseide	17, Q4	21-19, 16-21, 15-3	0:43
Series tied with # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 3-3
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	31, Q2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	16	21-18, 21-17	0:40
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	12	30-28, 21-16	0:50
11/2/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Contender 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	10	Glesnes/Maaseide	7	21-9, 6-1 Retired	0:22
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	21	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	12	21-18, 21-18	0:38
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool B	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	2	Glesnes/Maaseide	18	21-12, 21-19	0:33
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	6	Glesnes/Maaseide	22, Q1	21-17, 21-12	0:31
Series tied with # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-2
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Glesnes/Maaseide	9	Moiseeva/Uryadova	25	21-19, 21-17	0:37
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Moiseeva/Uryadova	24	Glesnes/Maaseide	25, Q2	21-14, 21-17	0:37
7/4/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 3	Glesnes/Maaseide	31, Q11	Moiseeva/Uryadova	Q6	21-10, 21-17	0:37
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	17, Q6	Glesnes/Maaseide	32	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 5-1
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Glesnes/Maaseide	27, Q2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22	17-21, 21-13, 27-25	1:08
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	31, Q2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	18	21-18, 20-22, 15-9	0:55
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Glesnes/Maaseide	29, Q1	21-18, 20-22, 15-12	0:56
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23, Q1	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	1:02
9/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	17, Q4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15	21-16, 19-21, 17-15	0:51
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	30, Q6	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 4-3
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	13	Glesnes/Maaseide	27, Q2	21-16, 21-18	0:40
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15	21-17, 8-21, 20-18	0:54
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	16-21, 24-22, 15-12	0:58
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	23	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	21-14, 21-13	0:31
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool G	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	26, Q2	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-15, 21-9	0:37
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	16	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15	21-13, 21-17	0:33
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool B	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15	Glesnes/Maaseide	18	16-21, 21-19, 15-7	0:48
Lead the series against # 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-0
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	14	21-15, 21-15	0:36
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 3	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	20	21-13, 21-18	0:42
9/2/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 5	Glesnes/Maaseide	23	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:52
Trail the series against # 20 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-2
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	Kadijk/Mooren	21	11-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:50
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 1	Kadijk/Mooren	13	Glesnes/Maaseide	29, Q12	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:46
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool G	Kadijk/Mooren	7	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 0-1
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	23	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-18, 21-18	0:45
Series tied with # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-1
8/11/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Glesnes/Maaseide	12	Kuhn/Schwer	24	21-11, 21-17	0:35
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	27, Q3	Glesnes/Maaseide	6	21-17, 21-19	0:42