Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 28, 1996
(14) Andrea Ghiurghi/Nicola Grigolo, Italy
 
Andrea Ghiurghi
Italy
Photo: Paolo Amari
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 15, 1966 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Roma
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 84
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Cap d'Agde 1991)
Career Winnings: US$104,337.50
Nicola Grigolo
Italy
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 8, 1967 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Padova
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 62
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Agrigento 1996)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$48,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB2700002131065 US$54,000.00
FIVB C&S10100000000 US$4,500.00
Overall2801002131065 US$58,500.00
Previous Atlanta Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-7/1996 German Open 13 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-30/1996 French Open 14 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 15 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/2/1996 Turkey Open 14 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/9-12/1996 Brazil Open 13 17th 60 US$1,500.00
FIVB 4/5-7/1996 Spain Open 12 17th 60 US$1,500.00
FIVB 2/8-11/1996 Brazil Open 17th 12 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/21-23/1995 South Africa Open 5th 24 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/10-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 25th 10 US$500.00
FIVB 9/22-24/1995 Indonesia Open 5th 24 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/15-17/1995 Brazil Open 9th 16 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/3/1995 Spain Open 7th 20 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/24-26/1995 French Open 25th 10 US$1,000.00
FIVB 8/17-19/1995 Belgium Open 9th 16 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/11-13/1995 Portugal Open 13th 14 US$1,500.00
FIVB 8/4-6/1995 Italian Open 17th 12 US$1,000.00
FIVB 7/29-31/1995 Japan Open 9th 16 US$2,000.00
Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/23/1996 Winner 1 Glenn Hamilton / Reid Hamilton, New Zealand (19) Won 15-8 0:39
Wed, 7/24/1996 Winner 2 Karch Kiraly / Kent Steffes, United States (3) Lost 7-15 0:36
Wed, 7/24/1996 Contender 1 Eddie Drakich / Marc Dunn, Canada (20) Won 15-8 0:45
Thu, 7/25/1996 Contender 2 Jan Kvalheim / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (6) Lost 11-15 0:43
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Marco Solustri - 33rd Andrea Raffaelli - 33rd
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Kiraly/Steffes, United States 0-1
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Kiraly/Steffes 3 Ghiurghi/Grigolo 14 15-7 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 2 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 Ghiurghi/Grigolo 14 15-11 0:43
Lead the series against # 19 Hamilton/Hamilton, New Zealand 1-0
7/23/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 1 Ghiurghi/Grigolo 14 Hamilton/Hamilton 19 15-8 0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Drakich/Dunn, Canada 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 1 Ghiurghi/Grigolo 14 Drakich/Dunn 20 15-8 0:45