Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 22, 2008
(21) Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Lione, Italy
 
Eugenio Amore
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 17, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Vergato (Bologna)
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 83
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Shanghai 2006)
Career Winnings: US$93,135.00
Riccardo "Riccardino" Lione
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 13, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Rome
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 97 kg (213 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 109
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$165,645.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB2300000011715215 US$40,470.00
Previous Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 20 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 16 17th 120 US$2,500.00
Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 8/10/2008 Pool D Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (4) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:52
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Eugenio AmoreTotal13520.2310303
 113520.2310303
 20000000
Riccardo LioneTotal311560.2902121
 1311560.2902121
 20000000
Tue, 8/12/2008 Pool D Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (9) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Eugenio AmoreTotal17640.1181105
 117640.1181105
 20000000
Riccardo LioneTotal22960.1363213
 122960.1363213
 20000000
Thu, 8/14/2008 Pool D Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (16) Lost 19-21, 22-24 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Eugenio AmoreTotal291860.4140321
 1291860.4140321
 20000000
Riccardo LioneTotal251340.3603202
 1251340.3603202
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Eugenio Amore5929120.2881729
Riccardo Lione7837160.2698536
Total13766280.277912515
Opponents13081220.4541129610
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Riccardo Lione - 17th Eugenio Amore - 17th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Matteo Varnier - 33rd
Head to Head Results
Amore/Lione trail the series against the field 1-10 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Amore/Lione 8 By Forfeit  
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Amore/Lione 32, Q4 21-10, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
8/10/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool D Araujo/Magalhaes 4 Amore/Lione 21 21-18, 21-18 0:52
Trail the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
8/12/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool D Barsuk/Kolodinsky 9 Amore/Lione 21 21-17, 21-13 0:37
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Amore/Lione 20 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:56
Trail the series against # 14 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Amore/Lione 29 21-12, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool D Doppler/Gartmayer 16 Amore/Lione 21 21-19, 24-22 0:43
Trail the series against # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 Amore/Lione 8 21-11, 21-11 0:30
Trail the series against # 19 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Amore/Lione 16 21-18, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Amore/Lione 20 Plavins/Samoilovs 13 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # 24 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 17 Amore/Lione 16 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 1:02