Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Portugal Open
August 8 - 10, 1997
(7) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Mark Heese - 17th John Child - 17th
1996 Mark Heese - 2nd John Child - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-3/1997 Austria Open 9 4th 210 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/25-27/1997 French Open 11 5th 165 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/4-6/1997 German Open 12 7th 150 US$4,700.00
FIVB 2/20-23/1997 Brazil Open 9 13th 90 US$2,700.00
FIVB 12/13-15/1996 South Africa Open 5 9th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/24-27/1996 Brazil Open 3 17th 60 US$1,500.00
FIVB 10/18-20/1996 Puerto Rico Open 3 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/4-6/1996 Indonesia Open 2 5th 180 US$9,000.00
FIVB 9/5-8/1996 Spain Open 3 2nd 270 US$23,000.00
FIVB 8/23-25/1996 Italian Open 3 25th 30 US$1,000.00
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
Head to Head Results
Child/Heese lead the series against the field 3-0 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 17 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 # 24 Englen/Petersson, Sweden 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 1 Child/Heese 8 Englen/Petersson 23 15-2 0:28