Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Italian Open
August 23 - 25, 1996
(3) 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 Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1992 Eddie Drakich - 8th Did not play
1995 Mark Heese - 7th John Child - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-18/1996 Portugal Open 4 2nd 720 US$66,000.00
FIVB 8/9-11/1996 French Open 4 5th 480 US$27,000.00
FIVB 7/23-28/1996 Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games 8 3rd 0 US$0.00
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
Head to Head Results
Child/Heese lead the series against the field 4-0 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 Pakosta/Palinek, Czech Republic 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 2 Child/Heese 8 Pakosta/Palinek 16 15-9 0:46
Lead the series against # 12 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
7/28/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Bronze Medal Child/Heese 8 Brenha/Maia 18 12-5, 12-8 1:17
Lead the series against # 16 Englen/Petersson, Sweden 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 1 Child/Heese 8 Englen/Petersson 23 15-2 0:28