Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$170,000 Portugal Open
August 4 - 8, 1999
(6) John Child/Mark Heese, Canada
 
John Child
Canada
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 4, 1967 (58 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 (56 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
Awards
  • Most Inspirational 2005
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
1998 Mark Heese - 9th John Child - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Open of Austria 5 9th 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 4 9th 240 US$7,500.00
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$5,400.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games300102000000 $0.00
World Championships500000020100 $22,075.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1401302030140 $203,900.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open901448161216121340 $554,725.00
Challenger100100000000 $2,600.00
Goodwill Games200001001000 $8,500.00
Total1151598211221131580 $791,800.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
John Child Mark Heese
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3001020000 $0.00 Olympic Games3001020000 $0.00
5000002100 $11,037.50 World Championships6000002200 $14,537.50
16013033240 $110,825.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam290130243110 $120,700.00
101144933291560 $295,475.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open1251448314124100 $344,600.00
1001000000 $1,300.00 Challenger1001000000 $1,300.00
2000011000 $4,250.00 Goodwill Games2000011000 $4,250.00
1281599393518100 $422,887.50 Total1661598364829210 $485,387.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1996FIVB1612213122110 $216,500.00 6275.0 %
1997FIVB900112112100 $67,100.00 1150.0 %
1999FIVB1000012231100 $61,000.00 2250.0 %
TotalFIVB3512337465310 $344,600.00 9564.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
John Child  Mark Heese
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $1,000.00 1991FIVB          
1000010000 $1,900.00 1992FIVB1000001000 $2,250.00
2000020000 $4,650.00 1993FIVB          
6000121200 $15,062.50 1994FIVB2000011000 $3,562.50
17003076100 $45,750.00 1995FIVB17003076100 $45,750.00
16122144110 $108,250.00 1996FIVB16122144110 $108,250.00
9001133100 $33,550.00 1997FIVB9001133100 $33,550.00
11011035100 $40,550.00 1998FIVB11011035100 $40,550.00
1001000000 $1,300.00 1998FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,300.00
10000144100 $30,500.00 1999FIVB10000144100 $30,500.00
7413842723710 $282,512.50 TotalTotal6713832224510 $265,712.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall56 76.7% 11 15.1% 6 8.2% 67-6 91.8% 10 15.2% 13 19.7% 43 65.2% 10-56 15.2% 56-43 56.6% 21-19 52.5% 211 88-78 53.0%
1998-19990 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 2-2 50.0%
Against the Field12 60.0% 1 5.0% 7 35.0% 13-7 65.0% 3 20.0% 3 20.0% 9 60.0% 3-12 20.0% 24-12 66.7% 8-12 40.0% 00 20-15 57.1%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games0000120033011000106
World Championships000023000200000059
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000570033000000812
Challenge/Four Star/Open00312370026201404016549
Goodwill Games000000000100000002
Total003131190032291514018878
Head to Head Results
Child/Heese lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 Heidger/Wong, United States 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Child/Heese 4 Heidger/Wong 13 15-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 11 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Child/Heese 4 15-9 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 31 Eade/Seuseu, New Zealand 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Child/Heese 4 Eade/Seuseu 29 15-9 0:39