Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(39) Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany
 
Jörg Ahmann
Germany
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 12, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Grevenbroich
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 105
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$190,230.00
Axel Hager
Germany
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 14, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Burg auf Fehmarn
Height: 202 cm (6'8")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 107
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$192,130.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579111317253341CQMoney
FIVB104022184231103613211 US$367,760.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Axel Hager - 17th Jorg Ahmann - 17th
1996 Axel Hager - 17th Jorg Ahmann - 17th
1997 Axel Hager - 17th Jorg Ahmann - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam Q9 33rd 36 US$0.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 25 25th 52 US$2,750.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 21 25th 30 US$2,000.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool K Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger, United States (15) Lost 33-31, 17-21, 12-15 1:06
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool K John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (34) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:34
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool K Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (10) Lost 15-21, 24-22, 12-15 1:08
Thu, 10/16/2003 Winner 1 David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (35) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 11-15 0:56
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Axel Hager - 17th Jorg Ahmann - 17th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Axel Hager - 13th Jorg Ahmann - 13th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Axel Hager - 17th Jorg Ahmann - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 24 17th 90 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 21 13th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 19 17th 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 39 17th 160 US$5,000.00
Head to Head Results
Ahmann/Hager trail the series against the field 11-26 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 11 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Ahmann/Hager 32 21-14, 21-13 0:31
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Ahmann/Hager 21, Q1 21-14, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool H Laciga/Laciga 8 Ahmann/Hager 24 21-17, 25-23 0:39
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 2 Ahmann/Hager 15 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-3
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Ahmann/Hager 25 21-14, 21-13 0:30
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Ahmann/Hager 9 21-14, 21-13 0:36
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Ahmann/Hager 18 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-3
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Berger/Doppler 9 Ahmann/Hager 25 21-16, 21-14 0:40
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 10 Ahmann/Hager 25 21-13, 21-15 0:44
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool H Berger/Doppler 24 Ahmann/Hager 25, Q3 17-21, 25-23, 17-15 0:56
Trail the series against # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-3
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Baracetti/Conde 10 Ahmann/Hager 39 21-15, 22-24, 15-12 1:08
10/3/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Ahmann/Hager 13 21-17, 21-13 0:38
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 4 Baracetti/Conde 13 Ahmann/Hager 10 21-16, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 12 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 13 Rogers/Scott 14 21-16, 21-7 0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Ahmann/Hager 31 Brenha/Maia 15 22-20, 28-26 0:50
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Ahmann/Hager 17 21-15, 21-18 0:35
9/26/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Bronze Medal Ahmann/Hager 15 Brenha/Maia 12 12-9, 12-6 1:10
Trail the series against # 15 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Holdren/Metzger 15 Ahmann/Hager 39 31-33, 21-17, 15-12 1:06
Trail the series against # 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Hoidalen/Kjemperud 12 Ahmann/Hager 21 By Forfeit  
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Ahmann/Hager 10 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 17 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Bellaguarda/Dultra 22, Q2 Ahmann/Hager 13 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 1:08
Series tied with # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 25, Q3 Berg/Dahl 23 22-20, 22-24, 15-11 1:08
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Berg/Dahl 14 Ahmann/Hager 15 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Ahmann/Hager 17 Horrem/Maaseide 23 23-21, 15-21, 16-14 1:14
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 10 Horrem/Maaseide 23 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Series tied with # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-2
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Holden/Leinemann 12 Ahmann/Hager 21, Q1 By Forfeit  
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Ahmann/Hager 17 Holden/Leinemann 18 22-24, 21-16, 15-11 0:55
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Holden/Leinemann 15 Ahmann/Hager 18 15-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:54
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Ahmann/Hager 15 Holden/Leinemann 18 15-6 0:38
Trail the series against # 34 Child/Heese, Canada 1-2
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Ahmann/Hager 39 Child/Heese 34 21-13, 21-14 0:34
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Ahmann/Hager 21 21-13, 21-16 0:38
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Child/Heese 8 Ahmann/Hager 11 15-7 0:42
Series tied with # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-1
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Klemperer/Rademacher 35 Ahmann/Hager 39 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 0:56
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Ahmann/Hager 9 Klemperer/Rademacher 25 22-20, 22-24, 15-8 1:01
Trail the series against # 40 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool H Kogel/Mulder 25, Q13 Ahmann/Hager 24 11-21, 27-25, 15-11 1:00
Trail the series against # 43 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Shiratori/Watanabe 41 Ahmann/Hager 32 27-25, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 45 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ahmann/Hager Q9 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q24 21-12, 15-21, 15-9 0:50