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

(9) Simone Kuhn/Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland

Simone Kuhn
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 2, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Emmenbrücke

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

137

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$417,185.00

Nicole Schnyder-Benoît
Switzerland

Photo: Carl Schneider

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 13, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Magglingen

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1998)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Osaka 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$105,485.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	39	0	0	1	2	5	2	13	0	5	1	7	1	2	US$201,320.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$900.00
Overall	40	0	0	1	2	5	2	14	0	5	1	7	1	2	US$202,220.00

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	11	7th	270	US$10,500.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	5	5th	336	US$13,750.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	6	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	7	9th	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	6	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	3	3rd	288	US$14,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	6	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	5	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	6	5th	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	8	5th	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	13	9th	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	17	5th	180	US$6,000.00

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/14/2004

Pool D

Guylaine Dumont / Annie Martin, Canada (16)

Lost 16-21, 13-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Simone Kuhn	Total	20	9	0	0.450	0	3	0	3
	1	20	9	0	0.450	0	3	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Nicole Schnyder-Benoit	Total	32	15	0	0.469	0	12	2	3
	1	32	15	0	0.469	0	12	2	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/16/2004

Pool D

Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (21)

Lost 18-21, 21-17, 13-15

1:01

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Simone Kuhn	Total	39	19	0	0.487	4	9	1	2
	1	39	19	0	0.487	4	9	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Nicole Schnyder-Benoit	Total	28	13	0	0.464	0	14	0	4
	1	28	13	0	0.464	0	14	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/18/2004

Pool D

Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (4)

Lost 24-22, 17-21, 12-15

1:00

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Simone Kuhn	Total	39	15	0	0.385	4	8	2	2
	1	39	15	0	0.385	4	8	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Nicole Schnyder-Benoit	Total	36	17	0	0.472	0	17	0	3
	1	36	17	0	0.472	0	17	0	3
	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
Simone Kuhn	98	43	0	0.439	8	20	3	7
Nicole Schnyder-Benoit	96	45	0	0.469	0	43	2	10
Total	194	88	0	0.454	8	63	5	17
Opponents	201	99	0	0.493	5	83	8	12

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Did not play	Annalea Hartmann - 41st
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 33rd	Simone Kuhn - 33rd
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 5th	Simone Kuhn - 5th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Lea Schwer - 13th	Did not play
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Lea Schwer - 17th	Did not play
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Lea Schwer - 19th	Did not play
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Nadine Zumkehr - 17th	Did not play
2011	World Championships	Rome	Nadine Zumkehr - 17th	Did not play
2012	Olympic Games	London	Nadine Zumkehr - 9th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit trail the series against the field 34-44 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 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 0-2
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	16	21-15, 21-16	0:29
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	21-15, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-7
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	7	21-13, 21-17	0:49
6/6/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	21-13, 21-11	0:34
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	15	21-19, 21-13	0:37
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	19	23-21, 21-17	0:45
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Bede/Behar	4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20	21-15, 21-16	0:33
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	21-13, 16-21, 15-9	0:41
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	21-12, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-3
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 5	Connelly/Pires	7	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	23-21, 21-15	0:45
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Connelly/Pires	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:58
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 4 McPeak/Youngs, United States 1-2
8/18/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool D	McPeak/Youngs	4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	22-24, 21-17, 15-12	1:00
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	McPeak/Youngs	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	21-13, 21-16	0:36
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	McPeak/Youngs	7	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	1:02
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-4
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 4	Cook/Sanderson	2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	21-17, 23-21	0:44
10/10/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 3	Cook/Sanderson	5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	21-12, 17-21, 15-13	0:57
8/17/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Bronze Medal	Cook/Sanderson	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	17-21, 26-24, 18-16	1:08
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Cook/Sanderson	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	15	21-19, 21-11	0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 6-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	28-26, 22-24, 17-15	1:12
6/6/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Bronze Medal	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	21-13, 21-14	0:36
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-15, 21-14	0:32
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	22	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:52
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-19, 21-14	0:38
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-16, 21-12	0:39
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	43	21-19, 18-21, 23-21	1:05
Series tied with # 7 Tian/Wang, China 2-2
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	Tian/Wang	4	21-15, 24-22	0:45
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	15	Tian/Wang	6	21-9, 21-16	0:34
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Tian/Wang	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	21-19, 22-24, 15-11	0:58
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Tian/Wang	12	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	28, Q11	14-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-2
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
Series tied with # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 2-2
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Lahme/Musch	6	21-19, 21-16	0:38
5/22/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 4	Lahme/Musch	7	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	21-13, 21-11	0:34
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Lahme/Musch	8	21-19, 21-16	0:42
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20	21-19, 21-23, 15-9	0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	5	By Forfeit
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	14	21-15, 21-17	0:36
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	21-18, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 3-2
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-18, 11-21, 15-13	0:47
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-14, 14-21, 15-10	0:49
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-16, 18-21, 23-21	0:55
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:42
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	21-17, 20-22, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-2
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	Kadijk/Leenstra	25	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
8/17/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Semi-Finals	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	23-25, 22-20, 15-10	1:03
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	25	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	22-20, 13-21, 15-13	0:48
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	21	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	21-15, 21-15	0:34
7/16/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Kadijk/Leenstra	24, Q5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	Q12	21-14, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-1
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	Gattelli/Perrotta	14	21-16, 17-21, 15-12	0:56
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	Gattelli/Perrotta	12	17-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:59
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	21-15, 13-21, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	28	34-32, 21-13	0:48
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	21-17, 21-19	0:44
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool G	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	7	21-19, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-2
8/14/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool D	Dumont/Martin	16	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	21-16, 21-13	0:39
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Dumont/Martin	30, Q21	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	19	21-14, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 17 Wang/You, China 1-0
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Wang/You	14	21-19, 23-21	0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 2-0
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	7	Lochowicz/Pottharst	10	21-17, 21-19	0:38
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Lochowicz/Pottharst	8	18-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 19 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-3
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	21-15, 21-16	0:26
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Garcia/Gaxiola	28, Q2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	21-18, 21-19	0:42
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	21-18, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-4
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	22-20, 21-18	0:40
10/10/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	21-12, 21-16	0:35
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	21-13, 19-21, 15-8	0:53
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	29-27, 21-19	0:51
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	29	23-21, 21-18	0:47
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	19	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	30	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:51
Series tied with # 21 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
8/16/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool D	Glesnes/Maaseide	21	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	21-18, 17-21, 15-13	1:01
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 4	Glesnes/Maaseide	29, Q8	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	7	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:59
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	Glesnes/Maaseide	28, Q5	18-21, 21-14, 16-14	0:51
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool B	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	15	Glesnes/Maaseide	18	21-19, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 4	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	22-20, 16-21, 15-13	1:02
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Hakedal/Torlen	27	21-13, 22-20	0:41
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	Hakedal/Torlen	29, Q8	21-15, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # 24 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	Kusuhara/Tokuno	29, Q2	21-15, 24-22	0:45