Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVII Olympic Games
September 16 - 26, 2000
(12) 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 Sydney Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 7 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 11 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 16 13th 180 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Spain Open 19 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 17 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 22 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2000 Macau Open 18 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 1/18-23/2000 Brazil Open 19 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 1/12-16/2000 Argentina Open 13 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 11/30-12/5/1999 Brazil Open 14 4th 238 US$11,000.00
Sydney XXVII Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 9/17/2000 Winner 1 Jan Kvalheim / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (13) Won 15-10 0:41
Fri, 9/22/2000 Winner 2 Martin Conde / Eduardo Martinez, Argentina (5) Won 15-3 0:43
Sun, 9/24/2000 Winner 3 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (4) Won 15-11 0:43
Sun, 9/24/2000 Semi-Finals Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana, United States (9) Lost 12-15 1:11
Tue, 9/26/2000 Bronze Medal Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (15) Lost 9-12, 6-12 1:10
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta Miguel Maia - 4th Joao Brenha - 4th
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
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 6-5 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 3 Brenha/Maia 12 Laciga/Laciga 4 15-11 0:43
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Brenha/Maia 11 15-7 0:28
Lead the series against # 5 Conde/Martinez, Argentina 2-0
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 12 Conde/Martinez 5 15-3 0:43
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 18 Conde/Martinez 7 15-5 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Brenha/Maia 11 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 22 15-5 0:19
Trail the series against # 9 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 0-2
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Semi-Finals Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Brenha/Maia 12 15-12 1:11
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 Brenha/Maia 11 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 13 Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
9/17/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 12 Kvalheim/Maaseide 13 15-10 0:41
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Brenha/Maia 18 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 15-3 0:28
Trail the series against # 15 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-1
9/26/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Bronze Medal Ahmann/Hager 15 Brenha/Maia 12 12-9, 12-6 1:10