Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Portugal Grand Slam
August 7 - 9, 1998
(9) 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
1997 Mark Heese - 3rd John Child - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/2/1998 Austria Open 16 9th 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/22-26/1998 Goodwill Games 6th 188 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/3-5/1998 German Open 11 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/19-21/1998 Canada Open 9 9th 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 2/12-15/1998 Brazil Open 14 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 2/6-8/1998 Chile Challenger 3 3rd 48 US$2,600.00
FIVB 1/16-18/1998 Argentina Open 8 13th 102 US$3,200.00
FIVB 12/4-7/1997 Brazil Open 4 17th 40 US$1,500.00
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 11 9th 210 US$6,200.00
FIVB 9/4-7/1997 Spain Open 3 13th 90 US$2,700.00
FIVB 8/29-31/1997 Turkey Open 5 5th 180 US$7,300.00
FIVB 8/8-10/1997 Portugal Open 7 3rd 480 US$26,000.00
Head to Head Results
Child/Heese lead the series against the field 1-0 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 10 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