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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 22, 2008

(7) Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States

Jake Gibb
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 6, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bountiful, UT

Height:

201 cm (6'7")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

149

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$825,687.50

Sean Rosenthal
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 19, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

191 cm (6'4")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

109

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$630,300.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	63	4	5	3	3	14	2	15	2	13	2	US$731,300.00

Previous Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	11	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	11	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	8	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	6	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	7	7th	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	7	9th	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	13	1st	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	18	4th	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	11	13th	180	US$4,500.00

Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/10/2008

Pool F

Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (18)

Won 21-16, 21-15

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Gibb	Total	24	15	4	0.458	3	4	0	0
	1	24	15	4	0.458	3	4	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sean Rosenthal	Total	21	12	2	0.476	0	10	0	0
	1	21	12	2	0.476	0	10	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/12/2008

Pool F

Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (6)

Won 21-15, 21-13

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Gibb	Total	14	11	1	0.714	5	0	1	3
	1	14	11	1	0.714	5	0	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sean Rosenthal	Total	20	13	2	0.550	0	3	2	2
	1	20	13	2	0.550	0	3	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/14/2008

Pool F

Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (19)

Won 21-15, 19-21, 18-16

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Gibb	Total	31	17	4	0.419	5	3	1	1
	1	31	17	4	0.419	5	3	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sean Rosenthal	Total	40	18	7	0.275	0	11	1	2
	1	40	18	7	0.275	0	11	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/16/2008

Winner 1

Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (12)

Won 26-24, 21-17

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Gibb	Total	34	19	5	0.412	4	1	1	0
	1	34	19	5	0.412	4	1	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sean Rosenthal	Total	34	16	5	0.324	0	9	0	0
	1	34	16	5	0.324	0	9	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/18/2008

Winner 2

Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3)

Lost 18-21, 16-21

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Gibb	Total	24	10	3	0.292	2	1	0	0
	1	24	10	3	0.292	2	1	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sean Rosenthal	Total	39	14	8	0.154	1	5	0	1
	1	39	14	8	0.154	1	5	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Gibb	127	72	17	0.433	19	9	3	4
Sean Rosenthal	154	73	24	0.318	1	38	3	5
Total	281	145	41	0.370	20	47	6	9
Opponents	287	136	41	0.331	21	31	1	25

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Stein Metzger - 13th	Did not play
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Sean Rosenthal - 5th	Jake Gibb - 5th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Sean Rosenthal - 9th	Jake Gibb - 9th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Sean Rosenthal - 17th	Jake Gibb - 17th
2012	Olympic Games	London	Sean Rosenthal - 5th	Jake Gibb - 5th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Casey Patterson - 17th	Phil Dalhausser - 9th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Casey Patterson - 5th	Did not play
2015	World Tour Finals	Fort Lauderdale	Casey Patterson - 7th	Did not play
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	Casey Patterson - 19th	Did not play
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Taylor Crabb - 17th	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Taylor Crabb - 9th	Did not play
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Taylor Crabb - 4th	Did not play
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Tri Bourne - 9th	Did not play
2021	World Tour Finals	Cagliari	Taylor Crabb - 7th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Gibb/Rosenthal lead the series against the field 38-24 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Wu/Xu, China 3-2
5/24/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 5	Wu/Xu	3	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	21-17, 21-17	0:42
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Semi-Finals	Wu/Xu	7	Gibb/Rosenthal	18	21-19, 21-15	0:41
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	18	Wu/Xu	7	21-15, 21-14	0:39
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Wu/Xu	6	21-16, 21-17	0:39
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	28	Wu/Xu	21, Q9	21-16, 21-14	0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 2-3
3/30/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Bronze Medal	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	18	21-18, 14-21, 15-11	0:50
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	18	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	24-22, 21-18	0:48
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	9	Dalhausser/Rogers	8	21-18, 21-13	0:44
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	17	Gibb/Rosenthal	12	21-18, 23-21	0:48
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Rogers	13	Gibb/Rosenthal	20	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 4-3
8/18/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	3	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	21-18, 21-16	0:48
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	21-18, 17-21, 15-11	0:53
5/10/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	13	Rego/Santos	2	21-17, 17-21, 18-16	1:10
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	13	21-16, 18-21, 18-16	1:02
10/28/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Gold Medal	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Rego/Santos	2	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:13
9/30/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	9	Rego/Santos	2	21-17, 21-17	0:44
7/29/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	Rego/Santos	1	21-19, 22-20	0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-3
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Gibb/Rosenthal	13	21-17, 21-17	0:44
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	15-21, 23-21, 20-18	1:16
7/30/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	21-11, 21-17	0:44
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	21-18, 23-21	0:47
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool X	Nummerdor/Schuil	11	Gibb/Rosenthal	14	30-28, 21-19	0:54
Lead the series against # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 4-3
8/12/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool F	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	Brink/Dieckmann	6	21-15, 21-13	0:38
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	11	21-19, 21-17	0:44
5/11/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Gold Medal	Gibb/Rosenthal	13	Brink/Dieckmann	11	21-13, 23-21	0:47
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	18	Brink/Dieckmann	14	21-18, 19-21, 17-15	1:04
10/1/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Gold Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Gibb/Rosenthal	9	21-17, 21-19	0:43
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	9	Brink/Dieckmann	4	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	1:06
6/24/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	28	21-19, 21-19	0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-1
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Gibb/Rosenthal	6	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	11	17-21, 21-14, 15-11	1:00
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	13	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	21-19, 22-20	0:45
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 3	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	Gibb/Rosenthal	14	21-19, 21-17	0:45
Lead the series against # 10 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Schacht/Slack	18	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 12 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-1
8/16/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	Herrera/Mesa	12	26-24, 21-17	0:53
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	17	Gibb/Rosenthal	6	13-21, 21-17, 20-18	1:03
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Herrera/Mesa	13	17-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:54
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	13	Kais/Vesik	20	23-21, 21-14	0:39
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	1	Kais/Vesik	13	21-19, 21-13	0:41
6/24/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 5	Gibb/Rosenthal	28	Kais/Vesik	10	21-13, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-0
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Gibb/Rosenthal	12	Baracetti/Conde	5	19-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:55
7/28/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	Baracetti/Conde	5	21-18, 21-17	0:46
Series tied with # 15 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	24, Q1	Gibb/Rosenthal	8	21-17, 14-21, 15-13	0:57
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	26	21-17, 21-15	0:42
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	15, Q2	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	22-20, 21-18	0:48
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool A	Gibb/Rosenthal	1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	17	21-16, 21-12	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-1
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Gibb/Rosenthal	8	Doppler/Gartmayer	25	21-18, 21-18	0:33
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	13	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	24-22, 21-18	0:51
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Doppler/Gartmayer	20	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	19-21, 23-21, 18-16	1:04
Lead the series against # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-0
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	Kjemperud/Skarlund	23	21-15, 21-10	0:36
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool A	Gibb/Rosenthal	1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	16	By Forfeit
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	9	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	27-25, 21-15	0:45
7/28/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	21-17, 21-14	0:43
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	28	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	21-16, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 18 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-3
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool F	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	Boersma/Ronnes	18	21-16, 21-15	0:37
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	13	Boersma/Ronnes	16	21-18, 21-15	0:41
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Boersma/Ronnes	14	Gibb/Rosenthal	11	11-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:56
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Boersma/Ronnes	20, Q5	Gibb/Rosenthal	13	22-24, 21-18, 15-8	1:01
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Boersma/Ronnes	26, Q14	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	21-16, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool F	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	Asahi/Shiratori	19	21-15, 19-21, 18-16	0:55
Lead the series against # 20 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	18	Laciga/Schnider	15	17-21, 25-23, 15-12	1:02
Trail the series against # 23 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	25, Q6	Gibb/Rosenthal	11	27-25, 21-14	0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Gibb/Rosenthal	11	Gosch/Horst	27, Q3	21-14, 21-11	0:34