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

(6) Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, Germany

Julius Brink
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Düsseldorf

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

109

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$671,335.00

Christoph Dieckmann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 7, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bonn

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

112

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$447,060.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	33	3	4	3	6	7	3	4	0	1	1	1	US$476,500.00

Previous Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	1	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	3	4th	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	2	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	2	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	2	4th	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	2	1st	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	11	2nd	540	US$19,500.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	11	2nd	540	US$19,500.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	14	5th	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	8	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/5-9/2007	Stare Jablonki Open	4	5th	360	US$10,000.00

Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/10/2008

Pool F

Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (19)

Won 21-18, 21-18

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Julius Brink	Total	14	8	2	0.429	0	6	0	2
	1	14	8	2	0.429	0	6	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Christoph Dieckmann	Total	31	20	8	0.387	5	6	1	1
	1	31	20	8	0.387	5	6	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/12/2008

Pool F

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (7)

Lost 15-21, 13-21

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Julius Brink	Total	23	13	4	0.391	1	2	0	5
	1	23	13	4	0.391	1	2	0	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Christoph Dieckmann	Total	16	7	3	0.250	1	0	0	1
	1	16	7	3	0.250	1	0	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/14/2008

Pool F

Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (18)

Lost 16-21, 20-22

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Julius Brink	Total	22	9	3	0.273	0	7	0	1
	1	22	9	3	0.273	0	7	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Christoph Dieckmann	Total	31	13	7	0.194	3	3	0	2
	1	31	13	7	0.194	3	3	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Julius Brink	59	30	9	0.356	1	15	0	8
Christoph Dieckmann	78	40	18	0.282	9	9	1	4
Total	137	70	27	0.314	10	24	1	12
Opponents	128	63	16	0.367	16	14	6	15

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Did not play	Markus Dieckmann - 33rd
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Did not play	Markus Dieckmann - 25th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Did not play	Andreas Scheuerpflug - 9th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	Did not play	Andreas Scheuerpflug - 5th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Kjell Schneider - 3rd	Andreas Scheuerpflug - 13th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Christoph Dieckmann - 17th	Julius Brink - 17th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Jonas Reckermann - 1st	Did not play
2011	World Championships	Rome	Jonas Reckermann - 3rd	Did not play
2012	Olympic Games	London	Jonas Reckermann - 1st	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Brink/Dieckmann lead the series against the field 61-38 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Wu/Xu, China 3-1
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Wu/Xu	4	21-19, 21-18	0:48
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	9	Brink/Dieckmann	5	21-13, 21-16	0:42
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	9	Wu/Xu	12	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	1:02
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Wu/Xu	14	21-19, 26-24	0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-4
7/6/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-14, 18-21, 15-11	0:57
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 6	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Brink/Dieckmann	14	21-16, 26-24	0:56
7/15/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Brink/Dieckmann	9	By Forfeit
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	17	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-19, 21-16	0:42
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Dalhausser/Rogers	15	21-16, 18-21, 16-14	1:02
Lead the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 7-6
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Rego/Santos	2	21-15, 25-23	0:51
6/15/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	15-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:58
5/31/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Semi-Finals	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Rego/Santos	1	21-16, 21-19	0:47
5/18/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Semi-Finals	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Rego/Santos	2	21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:59
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 4	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Rego/Santos	2	13-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:04
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	6	21-14, 21-17	0:38
7/30/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-14, 27-29, 16-14	1:10
7/22/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Semi-Finals	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Rego/Santos	1	27-25, 21-19	0:54
7/8/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-11, 21-15	0:38
6/25/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-15, 21-17	0:48
6/18/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Gold Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Rego/Santos	1	21-13, 21-17	0:44
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	4	21-17, 21-16	0:45
5/27/06	FIVB	China Open	Bronze Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Rego/Santos	1	19-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:56
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 4-8
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Araujo/Magalhaes	14	Brink/Dieckmann	3	15-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:00
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Araujo/Magalhaes	6	22-20, 18-21, 18-16	1:10
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	14	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-18, 21-12	0:40
6/16/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 5	Araujo/Magalhaes	7	Brink/Dieckmann	3	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	1:02
5/26/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 5	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	20-22, 21-14, 15-9	1:08
9/30/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	10-21, 24-22, 15-11	1:02
7/29/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-15, 21-15	0:43
7/23/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-18, 21-17	0:52
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-17, 21-15	0:43
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-19, 21-17	0:51
6/24/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-14, 23-25, 15-11	1:12
6/17/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-13, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 4-3
7/26/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Brink/Dieckmann	1	21-14, 18-21, 19-17	1:03
5/17/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:59
5/10/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Semi-Finals	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	21-18, 21-15	0:43
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	16	Brink/Dieckmann	7	21-8, 21-19	0:45
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Brink/Dieckmann	8	21-19, 19-21, 15-9	0:57
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Nummerdor/Schuil	13	21-16, 12-21, 15-11	0:56
7/28/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Nummerdor/Schuil	22, Q23	19-21, 21-17, 15-8	1:03
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 3-4
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
Trail the series against # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-3
7/6/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-18, 21-15	0:47
6/21/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Brink/Dieckmann	2	13-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:51
7/15/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Klemperer/Koreng	24	Brink/Dieckmann	9	21-13, 17-11 Retired	0:48
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Brink/Dieckmann	9	Klemperer/Koreng	24	21-17, 21-15	0:48
Lead the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-1
6/1/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Gold Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	22-20, 13-21, 16-14	1:03
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	3	Brink/Dieckmann	6	21-18, 21-13	0:41
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	15	24-22, 21-17	0:52
Lead the series against # 10 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Schacht/Slack	7	21-18, 16-21, 15-11	1:04
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Schacht/Slack	11	17-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:06
Lead the series against # 11 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 5-1
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Heuscher/Heyer	21	21-8, 21-18	0:37
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Heuscher/Heyer	14	21-15, 21-13	0:39
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Heuscher/Heyer	7	21-19, 23-21	0:43
6/23/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-12, 21-16	0:42
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Heyer	11	Brink/Dieckmann	6	21-19, 21-15	0:44
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Heuscher/Heyer	6	21-18, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 12 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-1
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-16, 21-15	0:40
6/15/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Herrera/Mesa	17	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-19, 21-16	0:49
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Herrera/Mesa	18	14-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:51
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	21-10, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Kais/Vesik	15	21-19, 21-16	0:43
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Kais/Vesik	18	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:05
5/11/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Kais/Vesik	16	20-22, 21-15, 15-11	1:04
Series tied with # 14 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Baracetti/Conde	5	Brink/Dieckmann	4	21-13, 21-18	0:39
7/22/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Baracetti/Conde	8	21-18, 21-19	0:52
Lead the series against # 15 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 4-1
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	11	21-13, 21-17	0:43
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	9	Brink/Dieckmann	8	21-18, 25-23	0:47
9/8/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Brink/Dieckmann	4	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	11	21-18, 21-18	0:49
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18, Q2	17-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:58
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	23, Q3	21-14, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 4-1
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool R	Brink/Dieckmann	5	Doppler/Gartmayer	20	21-19, 21-18	0:51
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	8	Doppler/Gartmayer	20	19-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:57
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Doppler/Gartmayer	20	21-13, 19-21, 15-10	1:02
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	18	Brink/Dieckmann	2	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	1:02
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Doppler/Gartmayer	13	21-15, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-1
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	20	21-19, 21-19	0:43
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Brink/Dieckmann	8	Kjemperud/Skarlund	9	21-15, 17-21, 15-10	0:59
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-13, 21-17	0:42
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-11, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool F	Boersma/Ronnes	18	Brink/Dieckmann	6	21-16, 22-20	0:46
6/29/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Boersma/Ronnes	13	21-16, 21-11	0:42
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Boersma/Ronnes	31, Q15	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 19 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool F	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Asahi/Shiratori	19	21-18, 21-18	0:43
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Asahi/Shiratori	18	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against # 20 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
7/26/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Laciga/Schnider	10	21-13, 21-19	0:49
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Laciga/Schnider	15	21-18, 21-17	0:50
Lead the series against # 23 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 2-1
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	Plavins/Samoilovs	31, Q8	Brink/Dieckmann	2	22-20, 12-21, 18-16	1:05
5/31/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q1	21-13, 21-16	0:43
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Plavins/Samoilovs	22, Q9	21-19, 21-16	0:51
Lead the series against # 24 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-0
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Brink/Dieckmann	7	Gosch/Horst	10	21-18, 21-17	0:53
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Brink/Dieckmann	8	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	22-24, 21-19, 15-13	1:07
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	21-15, 23-21	0:49