Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
July 20 - 25, 1999
(4) John Child/Mark Heese, Canada
 
John Child
Canada
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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Eddie Drakich - 24th Did not play
1995 Mark Heese - 7th John Child - 7th
1996 Mark Heese - 9th John Child - 9th
1997 Mark Heese - 5th John Child - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open 6 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/7-11/1999 Norway Open 6 5th 204 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/1999 German Open 6 4th 238 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/1999 Russian Open 4 9th 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Toronto Open 8 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/7-11/1999 Mexico Open 6 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 1/13-17/1999 Argentina Open 4 5th 204 US$8,000.00
FIVB 12/3-6/1998 Brazil Open 5 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/11-13/1998 Turkey Open 7 2nd 306 US$23,000.00
FIVB 9/3-6/1998 Spain Open 8 9th 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/14-16/1998 Belgium Open 5 3rd 272 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/7-9/1998 Portugal Grand Slam 9 9th 160 US$5,400.00
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
Marseille World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/22/1999 Thomas Eade / Craig Seuseu, New Zealand (29) Won 15-9 0:39
Thu, 7/22/1999 Rob Heidger / Kevin Wong, United States (13) Won 15-11 0:35
Fri, 7/23/1999 Adam Johnson / Karch Kiraly, United States (5) Lost 7-15 0:35
Sat, 7/24/1999 Julien Prosser / Lee Zahner, Australia (15) Lost 9-15 0:38
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Mark Heese - 9th John Child - 9th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Mark Heese - 17th John Child - 17th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Mark Heese - 37th John Child - 37th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Mark Heese - 33rd John Child - 33rd
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Ahren Cadieux - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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 lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Johnson/Kiraly, United States 0-1
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Johnson/Kiraly 5 Child/Heese 4 15-7 0:35
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 13 Heidger/Wong, United States 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Child/Heese 4 Heidger/Wong 13 15-11 0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Child/Heese 4 15-9 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-0
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Child/Heese 11 Henkel/Smith 22 4-12, 12-9, 13-11 1:28
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 29 Eade/Seuseu, New Zealand 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Child/Heese 4 Eade/Seuseu 29 15-9 0:39