Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 28, 1996
(18) Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal
 
João Carlos Brenha Alves Pereira
Portugal
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Espinho
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 134
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$265,957.50
Luis Miguel Barbosa Maia
Portugal
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Paranhos
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 162
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$281,932.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725273341Money
FIVB13420067527283020144 US$531,915.00
Previous Atlanta Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-7/1996 German Open 18 9th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/27-30/1996 French Open 18 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 18 17th 60 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/9-12/1996 Brazil Open 15 17th 60 US$1,500.00
FIVB 4/5-7/1996 Spain Open 17 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 2/8-11/1996 Brazil Open 17th 12 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/21-23/1995 South Africa Open 9th 16 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/10-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 4th 30 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/15-17/1995 Brazil Open 17th 12 US$1,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/3/1995 Spain Open 17th 12 US$1,000.00
FIVB 8/24-26/1995 French Open 13th 14 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/17-19/1995 Belgium Open 25th 10 US$500.00
FIVB 8/11-13/1995 Portugal Open 9th 16 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/4-6/1995 Italian Open 17th 12 US$1,000.00
Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/23/1996 Winner 1 Michel Everaert / Sander Mulder, Netherlands (15) Won 15-8 0:51
Wed, 7/24/1996 Winner 2 Carl Henkel / Sinjin Smith, United States (2) Lost 7-15 0:36
Wed, 7/24/1996 Contender 1 Miguel Prieto / Jose Yuste, Spain (17) Won 15-8 0:49
Thu, 7/25/1996 Contender 2 Martin Conde / Eduardo Martinez, Argentina (7) Won 15-5 0:35
Thu, 7/25/1996 Contender 3 Emanuel Rego / Ze Marco de Melo, Brazil (5) Won 15-12 0:54
Fri, 7/26/1996 Contender 4 Jan Kvalheim / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (6) Won 15-3 0:28
Fri, 7/26/1996 Contender 5 Carl Henkel / Sinjin Smith, United States (2) Won 15-13 1:10
Sat, 7/27/1996 Semi-Finals Mike Dodd / Mike Whitmarsh, United States (4) Lost 13-15 1:05
Sun, 7/28/1996 Bronze Medal John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (8) Lost 5-12, 8-12 1:17
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
2000Olympic GamesSydney Miguel Maia - 4th Joao Brenha - 4th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Miguel Maia - 4th Joao Brenha - 4th
2004Olympic GamesAthens Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia lead the series against the field 6-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 5 Brenha/Maia 18 Henkel/Smith 2 15-13 1:10
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Henkel/Smith 2 Brenha/Maia 18 15-7 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Dodd/Whitmarsh, United States 0-1
7/27/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Semi-Finals Dodd/Whitmarsh 4 Brenha/Maia 18 15-13 1:05
Lead the series against # 5 de Melo/Rego, Brazil 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Brenha/Maia 18 Rego/de Melo 5 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 6 Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Brenha/Maia 18 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 15-3 0:28
Lead the series against # 7 Conde/Martinez, Argentina 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 18 Conde/Martinez 7 15-5 0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/28/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Bronze Medal Child/Heese 8 Brenha/Maia 18 12-5, 12-8 1:17
Lead the series against # 15 Everaert/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
7/23/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 18 Everaert/Mulder 15 15-8 0:51
Lead the series against # 17 Prieto/Yuste, Spain 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 18 Prieto/Yuste 17 15-8 0:49