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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 28, 1996

(8) 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 Atlanta Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-7/1996	German Open	4	1st	300	US$31,000.00
FIVB	6/27-30/1996	French Open	5	9th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/21-23/1996	United States Open	5	7th	150	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/2/1996	Turkey Open	4	5th	180	US$9,000.00
FIVB	5/9-12/1996	Brazil Open	3	13th	90	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/5-7/1996	Spain Open	5	4th	210	US$12,000.00
FIVB	2/8-11/1996	Brazil Open		3rd	36	US$22,000.00
FIVB	12/21-23/1995	South Africa Open		3rd	36	US$11,000.00
FIVB	11/10-12/1995	Puerto Rico Open		5th	24	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/22-24/1995	Indonesia Open		7th	20	US$4,000.00
FIVB	9/15-17/1995	Brazil Open		5th	24	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/31-9/3/1995	Spain Open		13th	14	US$1,500.00
FIVB	8/24-26/1995	French Open		3rd	36	US$22,000.00
FIVB	8/17-19/1995	Belgium Open		3rd	36	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/11-13/1995	Portugal Open		17th	12	US$1,000.00
FIVB	8/4-6/1995	Italian Open		7th	20	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/29-31/1995	Japan Open		5th	24	US$6,000.00

Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/24/1996	Winner 2	Javier Bosma / Sixto Jimenez, Spain (9)	Lost 1-15	0:31
Wed, 7/24/1996	Contender 1	Tom Englen / Fredrik Petersson, Sweden (23)	Won 15-2	0:28
Thu, 7/25/1996	Contender 2	Marek Pakosta / Michal Palinek, Czech Republic (16)	Won 15-9	0:46
Thu, 7/25/1996	Contender 3	Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (11)	Won 15-7	0:42
Fri, 7/26/1996	Contender 4	Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (10)	Won 15-4	0:30
Fri, 7/26/1996	Contender 5	Javier Bosma / Sixto Jimenez, Spain (9)	Won 15-4	0:32
Sat, 7/27/1996	Semi-Finals	Karch Kiraly / Kent Steffes, United States (3)	Lost 11-15	0:40
Sun, 7/28/1996	Bronze Medal	Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (18)	Won 12-5, 12-8	1:17

Olympic Games, 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
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	Mark Heese - 5th	John Child - 5th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Mark Heese - 17th	John Child - 17th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Mark Heese - 37th	John Child - 37th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	Mark Heese - 5th	John Child - 5th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Mark Heese - 33rd	John Child - 33rd
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Did not play	Ahren Cadieux - 17th

Head to Head Results
Child/Heese lead the series against the field 6-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Kiraly/Steffes, United States 0-1
7/27/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Kiraly/Steffes	3	Child/Heese	8	15-11	0:40
Series tied with # 9 Bosma/Jimenez, Spain 1-1
7/26/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 5	Child/Heese	8	Bosma/Jimenez	9	15-4	0:32
7/24/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 2	Bosma/Jimenez	9	Child/Heese	8	15-1	0:31
Lead the series against # 10 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/26/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 4	Child/Heese	8	Alvarez/Rossell	10	15-4	0:30
Lead the series against # 11 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 3	Child/Heese	8	Ahmann/Hager	11	15-7	0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Pakosta/Palinek, Czech Republic 1-0
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 2	Child/Heese	8	Pakosta/Palinek	16	15-9	0:46
Lead the series against # 18 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
7/28/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Bronze Medal	Child/Heese	8	Brenha/Maia	18	12-5, 12-8	1:17
Lead the series against # 23 Englen/Petersson, Sweden 1-0
7/24/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 1	Child/Heese	8	Englen/Petersson	23	15-2	0:28