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(25) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

166

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Berlin 1996)

Career Winnings:

US$518,387.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	Money
FIVB	114	1	5	8	8	20	1	12	21	13	15	8	1	1	US$789,200.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,600.00
Overall	115	1	5	9	8	20	1	12	21	13	15	8	1	1	US$791,800.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Mark Heese - 13th	John Child - 13th
1996	Mark Heese - 1st	John Child - 1st
1997	Mark Heese - 7th	John Child - 7th
1998	Mark Heese - 7th	John Child - 7th
1999	Mark Heese - 4th	John Child - 4th
2001	Mark Heese - 5th	John Child - 5th
2002	Mark Heese - 4th	John Child - 4th
2003	Mark Heese - 25th	John Child - 25th
2004	Mark Heese - 17th	John Child - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	19	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/14-25/2004	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	20	5th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	24	25th	54	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	18	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	21	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	27	17th	120	US$5,000.00

Berlin World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/22/2005	Winner 1	Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (40)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:45
Thu, 6/23/2005	Contender 1	Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (38)	Lost 10-6 Retired	0:16

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Mark Heese - 9th	John Child - 9th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Mark Heese - 9th	John Child - 9th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Mark Heese - 17th	John Child - 17th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Mark Heese - 37th	John Child - 37th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Did not play	Ahren Cadieux - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	11	9th	210	US$6,200.00
FIVB	7/20-25/1999	Marseille World Championships	4	9th	240	US$7,500.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	8	17th	100	US$2,750.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	34	37th	80	US$1,875.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	25	33rd	50	US$3,750.00

Head to Head Results
Child/Heese trail the series against the field 18-22 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/5/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Child/Heese	29, Q2	21-14, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 3 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-0
6/5/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Child/Heese	29, Q2	Neto/Ramos	5	34-32, 21-16	0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	2	Child/Heese	18	By Forfeit	0:27
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool G	Dieckmann/Reckermann	10	Child/Heese	7	By Forfeit
6/16/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Bronze Medal	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Child/Heese	15	21-12, 18-21, 15-13	1:04
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Child/Heese	5	Dieckmann/Reckermann	21	21-12, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-2
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	4	Child/Heese	19	21-14, 21-17	0:38
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	12	Child/Heese	21	21-19, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-4
8/14/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Child/Heese	20	28-26, 21-18	1:01
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Child/Heese	27	23-21, 21-7	0:43
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool D	Child/Heese	4	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-15, 21-17	0:36
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Child/Heese	11	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:58
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Child/Heese	5	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-3
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	6	Child/Heese	21	21-13, 21-18	0:41
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	11	Child/Heese	27	21-17, 21-17	0:47
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Schacht/Slack	12	25-23, 21-14	0:47
8/10/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Child/Heese	5	Schacht/Slack	11	21-13, 21-18	0:46
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Schacht/Slack	39	Child/Heese	15	21-15, 21-14	0:46
Trail the series against # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	14	Child/Heese	19	24-22, 28-26	0:50
Lead the series against # 17 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	25, Q2	Child/Heese	24	21-19, 10-21, 15-13	0:51
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Child/Heese	18	Kais/Vesik	15	25-23, 21-17	0:48
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Kais/Vesik	28, Q17	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Series tied with # 19 Berger/Doppler, Austria 2-2
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool F	Berger/Doppler	11	Child/Heese	27	21-18, 23-21	0:50
6/8/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Bronze Medal	Berger/Doppler	14	Child/Heese	5	21-17, 18-21, 18-16	1:01
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Berger/Doppler	12	21-17, 24-26, 16-14	1:17
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Child/Heese	11	Berger/Doppler	13	24-22, 21-12	0:45
Trail the series against # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	9	Child/Heese	24	21-11, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 28 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 3	Child/Heese	28, Q4	Leinemann/VanHuizen	Q13	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:58
Lead the series against # 29 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Child/Heese	18	Hernandez/Papaleo	16	21-18, 22-20	0:44
Trail the series against # 38 Gibb/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Gibb/Metzger	38	Child/Heese	25	10-6 Retired	0:16
Trail the series against # 40 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Berg/Svensson	40	Child/Heese	25	21-19, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 42 Canet/Hamel, France 3-0
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Canet/Hamel	21	21-15, 21-15	0:43
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Child/Heese	5	Canet/Hamel	27	21-17, 30-28	0:59
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool B	Child/Heese	15	Canet/Hamel	18	22-24, 21-13, 15-11	1:06
Lead the series against # 46 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Child/Heese	19	Gosch/Strauss	30, Q12	21-18, 13-21, 16-14	0:55
Lead the series against # 48 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 3-2
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Child/Heese	15	Brenha/Maia	16	21-12, 21-18	0:36
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	27	Child/Heese	8	21-17, 11-21, 15-13	0:51
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Brenha/Maia	19	Child/Heese	3	27-25, 21-11	0:50
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Child/Heese	8	Brenha/Maia	10	21-19, 21-13	0:37
7/28/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Bronze Medal	Child/Heese	8	Brenha/Maia	18	12-5, 12-8	1:17