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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 25, 2004

(13) Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, Australia

Andrew Schacht
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 22, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Adelaïde

Height:

191 cm (6'4")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

118

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Montréal 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$237,120.00

Joshua Slack
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brisbane

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Montréal 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$268,020.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	69	0	1	3	2	6	10	16	8	16	6	1	US$435,690.00

Previous Athens Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	12	17th	108	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	11	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	11	9th	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	6	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	11	7th	300	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	12	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/9-13/2004	Puerto Rico Open	11	5th	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	12	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	11, Q1	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	15	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	15	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	17	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	15	25th	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	18	5th	180	US$6,000.00

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/15/2004

Pool A

Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger, United States (12)

Lost 24-22, 22-24, 13-15

1:20

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Andrew Schacht	Total	52	27	0	0.519	2	18	1	1
	1	52	27	0	0.519	2	18	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Joshua Slack	Total	22	13	0	0.591	2	8	2	6
	1	22	13	0	0.591	2	8	2	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/17/2004

Pool A

Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)

Lost 17-21, 17-21

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Andrew Schacht	Total	24	10	0	0.417	0	4	0	3
	1	24	10	0	0.417	0	4	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Joshua Slack	Total	16	7	0	0.438	6	2	2	3
	1	16	7	0	0.438	6	2	2	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/19/2004

Pool A

Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (24)

Won 21-18, 21-17

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Andrew Schacht	Total	17	12	0	0.706	0	5	0	2
	1	17	12	0	0.706	0	5	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Joshua Slack	Total	19	13	0	0.684	5	2	0	3
	1	19	13	0	0.684	5	2	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/21/2004

Winner 1

Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (11)

Lost 19-21, 12-21

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Andrew Schacht	Total	14	7	0	0.500	0	3	0	1
	1	14	7	0	0.500	0	3	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Joshua Slack	Total	27	16	0	0.593	2	6	1	4
	1	27	16	0	0.593	2	6	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Andrew Schacht	107	56	0	0.523	2	30	1	7
Joshua Slack	84	49	0	0.583	15	18	5	16
Total	191	105	0	0.550	17	48	6	23
Opponents	200	115	0	0.575	14	55	5	26

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Victor Anfilloff - 41st	Matthew Grinlaubs - 41st
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	Did not play	Matthew Grinlaubs - 17th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Did not play	Jarrod Novosel - 17th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Joshua Slack - 33rd	Andrew Schacht - 33rd
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Joshua Slack - 3rd	Andrew Schacht - 3rd
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Joshua Slack - 9th	Andrew Schacht - 9th

Head to Head Results
Schacht/Slack trail the series against the field 28-37 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-3
8/17/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Schacht/Slack	13	21-17, 21-17	0:44
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Schacht/Slack	17	30-32, 21-17, 15-12	1:14
7/27/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Schacht/Slack	16	23-21, 21-16	0:48
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool A	Schacht/Slack	16	Rego/Santos	1	21-16, 21-11	0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-7
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Insfran	3	Schacht/Slack	11	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:08
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2	Schacht/Slack	15	By Forfeit
7/27/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Bronze Medal	Schacht/Slack	16	Araujo/Insfran	2	21-17, 21-17	0:38
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Schacht/Slack	17	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	1:02
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Schacht/Slack	16	21-16, 21-13	0:42
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Schacht/Slack	16	21-19, 21-16	0:45
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	4	Schacht/Slack	14	21-17, 21-14	0:42
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Schacht/Slack	21	21-15, 20-22, 15-10	1:01
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-4
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 5	Laciga/Laciga	5	Schacht/Slack	11	21-13, 21-17	0:41
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Laciga/Laciga	7	Schacht/Slack	12	22-20, 18-21, 15-12	1:03
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Schacht/Slack	14	21-16, 18-21, 15-8	0:44
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Schacht/Slack	21	Laciga/Laciga	12	21-19, 21-15	0:37
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Schacht/Slack	29	21-17, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Schacht/Slack	12	21-10, 23-21	0:44
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	1	Schacht/Slack	11	21-19, 21-16	0:50
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Schacht/Slack	11	21-17, 20-22, 15-8	1:09
Series tied with # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Schacht/Slack	18	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-19	1:19
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	17	Schacht/Slack	16	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-4
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	11	Baracetti/Conde	6	15-21, 21-18, 15-11	1:07
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 5	Baracetti/Conde	14	Schacht/Slack	11	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:12
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Conde	11	Schacht/Slack	12	21-17, 21-19	0:46
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	7	Schacht/Slack	18	22-20, 21-15	0:43
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Baracetti/Conde	3	Schacht/Slack	14	21-16, 16-21, 17-15	0:58
Trail the series against # 8 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-2
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Blanton/Nygaard	16, Q3	Schacht/Slack	17	21-12, 21-13	0:35
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Blanton/Nygaard	19, Q1	Schacht/Slack	14	21-15, 24-22	0:43
Lead the series against # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 5-2
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	12	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	21	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	1:06
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 3	Schacht/Slack	12	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	19	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	1:04
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	17	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	16	22-20, 21-15	0:44
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	11	Schacht/Slack	12	18-21, 23-21, 15-9	1:06
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool H	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	8	Schacht/Slack	9	18-21, 21-14, 20-18	1:02
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Schacht/Slack	28, Q4	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	12	21-17, 22-24, 15-12	1:08
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Schacht/Slack	21	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	21-13, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-2
8/21/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	Schacht/Slack	13	21-19, 21-12	0:43
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Schacht/Slack	15	21-19, 14-21, 15-9	0:57
Trail the series against # 12 Holdren/Metzger, United States 1-3
8/15/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool A	Holdren/Metzger	12	Schacht/Slack	13	22-24, 24-22, 15-13	1:20
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Holdren/Metzger	22, Q1	Schacht/Slack	6	21-14, 21-19	0:47
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 6	Holdren/Metzger	6	Schacht/Slack	11	By Forfeit
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	11	Holdren/Metzger	6	21-18, 21-16	0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 2-3
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Schacht/Slack	11	Alvarez/Rossell	19	21-19, 21-19	0:45
7/3/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Schacht/Slack	6	Alvarez/Rossell	20	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	6	Schacht/Slack	11	21-17, 21-17	0:41
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Schacht/Slack	39	27-25, 21-19	0:52
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Schacht/Slack	21	18-21, 21-14, 26-24	1:04
Lead the series against # 15 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 2-1
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	11, Q1	Bosma/Herrera	12	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:03
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Bosma/Herrera	18	Schacht/Slack	15	24-22, 21-18	0:48
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Schacht/Slack	12	Bosma/Herrera	28, Q6	19-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:02
Lead the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-0
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	6	Berg/Dahl	27	21-18, 15-21, 15-10	1:01
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	18	Berg/Dahl	17	19-21, 27-25, 15-11	1:14
Lead the series against # 18 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Schacht/Slack	18	Brenha/Maia	15	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:54
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Schacht/Slack	14	Brenha/Maia	19	By Forfeit	0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Child/Heese, Canada 3-2
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	6	Child/Heese	21	21-13, 21-18	0:41
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	11	Child/Heese	27	21-17, 21-17	0:47
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Schacht/Slack	12	25-23, 21-14	0:47
8/10/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Child/Heese	5	Schacht/Slack	11	21-13, 21-18	0:46
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Schacht/Slack	39	Child/Heese	15	21-15, 21-14	0:46
Lead the series against # 21 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 2-0
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	11	Hernandez/Papaleo	21, Q4	21-17, 21-17	0:49
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Schacht/Slack	16	Hernandez/Papaleo	32, Q48	15-21, 21-15, 17-15	0:58
Lead the series against # 22 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	11, Q1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	22, Q3	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 23 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Schacht/Slack	12	Canet/Hamel	21	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:03
Lead the series against # 24 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
8/19/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool A	Schacht/Slack	13	Horrem/Maaseide	24	21-18, 21-17	0:45
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	12	Horrem/Maaseide	21	21-23, 21-18, 15-11	1:07