Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002
(15) John Child/Mark Heese, Canada
 
John Child
Canada
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 4, 1967 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto, ON
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 128
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Berlin 1996)
Career Winnings: US$467,137.50
Mark Heese
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 15, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Aurora, ON
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 166
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Berlin 1996)
Career Winnings: US$518,387.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123456791317253337Money
FIVB114158820112211315811 US$789,200.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$2,600.00
Overall115159820112211315811 US$791,800.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Eddie Drakich - 24th Did not play
1995 Mark Heese - 7th John Child - 7th
1996 Mark Heese - 9th John Child - 9th
1997 Mark Heese - 5th John Child - 5th
1999 Mark Heese - 9th John Child - 9th
2000 Mark Heese - 17th John Child - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 11 2nd 270 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 14 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 16 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 15 4th 210 US$9,300.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 13 13th 0 US$1,500.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open 12 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 8 17th 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 5 9th 144 US$5,500.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool K Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (39) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:46
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool K Christophe Le Berre / Gregory Znatchkowsky, France (10) Won 21-12, 17-21, 20-18 1:05
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool K Max Backer / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (34) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:44
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 27-27 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-4
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Ramos/Rego 1 Child/Heese 16 21-13, 21-17 0:44
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 4 Ramos/Rego 1 Child/Heese 4 21-19, 21-17 0:39
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 4 Ramos/Rego 1 Child/Heese 5 21-12, 21-10 0:30
6/17/01FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Ramos/Rego 1 Child/Heese 7 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-4
7/14/02FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Child/Heese 11 Baracetti/Conde 2 25-23, 21-14 0:53
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Child/Heese 14 21-19, 25-27, 26-24 1:18
6/16/02FIVBGermany Open Semi-Finals Baracetti/Conde 3 Child/Heese 15 21-19, 27-25 0:59
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 5 Baracetti/Conde 13 23-21, 23-21 0:46
6/17/01FIVBSpain Open Bronze Medal Baracetti/Conde 22 Child/Heese 7 21-15, 25-23 0:44
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 4 Baracetti/Conde 22 Child/Heese 7 22-24, 21-16, 17-15 1:05
Trail the series against # 4 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 2-3
7/14/02FIVBCanada Open Gold Medal Loiola/Santos 3 Child/Heese 11 21-18, 24-22 0:52
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 4 Child/Heese 14 21-12, 21-17 0:44
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 16 Loiola/Santos 2 21-17, 21-18 0:49
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 13 Child/Heese 5 24-22, 21-15 0:47
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 7 Loiola/Santos 2 13-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Lopes/Neto 7 Child/Heese 16 21-19, 24-22 0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Child/Heese 15 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
7/8/01FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Child/Heese 4 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Child/Heese 8 Alvarez/Rossell 10 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 9 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Child/Heese 15 Canet/Hamel 18 22-24, 21-13, 15-11 1:06
Lead the series against # 10 Le Berre/Znatchkowsky, France 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool K Child/Heese 15 Le Berre/Znatchkowsky 10 21-12, 17-21, 20-18 1:05
Trail the series against # 11 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-3
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 4 Child/Heese 13 By Forfeit 0:13
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 2 Metzger/Wong 6 Child/Heese 12 21-17, 29-31, 15-12 1:12
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 6 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Child/Heese 8 21-14, 21-16 0:36
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Child/Heese 7 Metzger/Wong 8 18-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:48
Series tied with # 12 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
6/16/02FIVBGermany Open Bronze Medal Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 Child/Heese 15 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 1:04
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann 21 21-12, 21-15 0:38
Series tied with # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 15 Prosser/Zahner 10 21-17, 21-18 0:39
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Child/Heese 4 15-9 0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Child/Heese 11 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Child/Heese 5 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 11 Berger/Doppler 13 24-22, 21-12 0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 6 Child/Heese 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 23 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-2
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Bosma/Cotrino 12 Child/Heese 13 By Forfeit  
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 1 Bosma/Cotrino 21, Q2 Child/Heese 12 21-15, 23-25, 15-12 0:56
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 7 Bosma/Cotrino 10 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 24 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 3-2
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 15 Brenha/Maia 16 21-12, 21-18 0:36
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 27 Child/Heese 8 21-17, 11-21, 15-13 0:51
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 19 Child/Heese 3 27-25, 21-11 0:50
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Child/Heese 8 Brenha/Maia 10 21-19, 21-13 0:37
7/28/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Bronze Medal Child/Heese 8 Brenha/Maia 18 12-5, 12-8 1:17
Lead the series against # 25 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 11 Holden/Leinemann 12 21-17, 16-21, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # 27 Blanton/Henkel, United States 1-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Child/Heese 16 Blanton/Henkel 17 21-18, 22-20 0:47
Lead the series against # 28 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Child/Heese 14 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:54
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 5 Egger/Heyer 28, Q3 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:47
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Child/Heese 3 22-20, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 32 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Child/Heese 8 Ahmann/Hager 11 15-7 0:42
Lead the series against # 33 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 4 Goranson/Goranson 29 21-12, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 34 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool K Child/Heese 15 Backer/Ronnes 34 21-18, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 36 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 2-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Child/Heese 11 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 21-15, 21-19 0:56
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Child/Heese 14 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 21-15, 27-25 0:50
Lead the series against # 38 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Child/Heese 15 Pedrosa/Teixeira 31, Q6 21-16, 21-10 0:34
Trail the series against # 39 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool K Schacht/Slack 39 Child/Heese 15 21-15, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 46 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Child/Heese 11 Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 21-10, 21-16 0:39