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

(4) Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, Germany

Markus Dieckmann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 7, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bonn

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$282,927.50

Jonas Reckermann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rheine

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

97 kg (213 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$691,427.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	Money
FIVB	43	2	7	1	4	6	4	7	3	6	1	1	1	US$443,455.00

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	5	9th	216	US$8,250.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	4	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	1	7th	280	US$10,750.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	2	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	3	1st	600	US$43,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	3	2nd	324	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	2	4th	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	3	2nd	324	US$18,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	4	4th	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	4	17th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	3	5th	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	3	2nd	270	US$15,000.00

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/14/2004

Pool D

Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (21)

Won 21-14, 21-13

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Markus Dieckmann	Total	24	18	0	0.750	0	10	0	1
	1	24	18	0	0.750	0	10	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Jonas Reckermann	Total	12	11	0	0.917	2	2	1	6
	1	12	11	0	0.917	2	2	1	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/16/2004

Pool D

Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (16)

Won 21-16, 21-15

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Markus Dieckmann	Total	40	24	0	0.600	0	14	2	1
	1	40	24	0	0.600	0	14	2	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Jonas Reckermann	Total	12	5	0	0.417	5	4	0	3
	1	12	5	0	0.417	5	4	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/18/2004

Pool D

Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (9)

Lost 24-22, 24-26, 13-15

1:13

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Markus Dieckmann	Total	38	17	0	0.447	1	11	1	1
	1	38	17	0	0.447	1	11	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Jonas Reckermann	Total	14	8	0	0.571	7	2	0	4
	1	14	8	0	0.571	7	2	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/20/2004

Winner 1

Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger, United States (12)

Lost 16-21, 21-19, 13-15

1:05

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Markus Dieckmann	Total	54	27	0	0.500	0	11	1	0
	1	54	27	0	0.500	0	11	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Jonas Reckermann	Total	12	7	0	0.583	4	4	0	2
	1	12	7	0	0.583	4	4	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Markus Dieckmann	156	86	0	0.551	1	46	4	3
Jonas Reckermann	50	31	0	0.620	18	12	1	15
Total	206	117	0	0.568	19	58	5	18
Opponents	233	116	0	0.498	14	61	7	27

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Christoph Dieckmann - 33rd	Did not play
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Christoph Dieckmann - 25th	Did not play
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Jonas Reckermann - 9th	Markus Dieckmann - 9th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Jonas Reckermann - 17th	Markus Dieckmann - 17th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Jonas Reckermann - 9th	Markus Dieckmann - 9th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Did not play	Mischa Urbatzka - 17th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Did not play	Julius Brink - 1st
2011	World Championships	Rome	Did not play	Julius Brink - 3rd
2012	Olympic Games	London	Did not play	Julius Brink - 1st

Head to Head Results
Dieckmann/Reckermann lead the series against the field 41-33 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-6
6/6/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	2	21-18, 21-16	0:39
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	21-18, 21-19	0:43
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	11-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:54
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	12	21-15, 21-16	0:40
6/29/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Rego/Santos	4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	10	21-15, 21-16	0:40
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool B	Rego/Santos	2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	15	21-18, 21-14	0:42
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-6
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Araujo/Insfran	4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	21-19, 21-17	0:51
6/20/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Araujo/Insfran	4	22-20, 21-18	0:47
6/6/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Bronze Medal	Araujo/Insfran	3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	2	21-16, 21-15	0:41
6/5/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Insfran	3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	2	21-16, 21-19	0:43
9/7/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Insfran	5	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	14-21, 21-19, 34-32	1:36
6/22/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Insfran	1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	23-25, 21-13, 15-10	1:02
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	21-19, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 3-2
6/27/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Laciga/Laciga	5	20-22, 21-19, 16-14	1:06
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	21-18, 21-15	0:37
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool E	Laciga/Laciga	5	Dieckmann/Reckermann	12	21-12, 21-12	0:31
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	10	Laciga/Laciga	2	19-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:56
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Laciga/Laciga	3	22-20, 25-27, 17-15	1:03
Lead the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 5-2
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	By Forfeit
6/20/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Gold Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	21-18, 27-25	0:54
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-16, 21-18	0:38
3/20/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	By Forfeit
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-15	0:38
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool M	Dieckmann/Reckermann	20	Heuscher/Kobel	13	17-21, 26-24, 15-13	1:00
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	21	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-19, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-5
7/17/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 5	Baracetti/Conde	5	Dieckmann/Reckermann	1	22-20, 21-19	0:46
6/27/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Baracetti/Conde	14	21-18, 23-25, 15-12	1:18
3/21/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Bronze Medal	Baracetti/Conde	11	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	By Forfeit
9/7/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Baracetti/Conde	7	21-14, 20-22, 15-12	1:05
6/29/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Baracetti/Conde	6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	10	21-17, 21-12	0:51
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	12	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:51
8/4/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	20	21-19, 21-16	0:45
Series tied with # 8 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-1
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Blanton/Nygaard	19	21-17, 21-16	0:41
10/16/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	7	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	21-19, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 4-3
8/18/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool D	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	22-24, 26-24, 15-13	1:13
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	16	21-16, 26-24	0:42
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	21-15, 21-16	0:39
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	12	21-16, 21-19	0:44
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	21-18, 21-17	0:43
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	13	21-11, 21-18	0:33
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Dieckmann/Reckermann	26, Q6	21-16, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	21-19, 25-23	0:50
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	10	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	21-19, 21-15	0:37
Series tied with # 12 Holdren/Metzger, United States 1-1
8/20/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Holdren/Metzger	12	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	1:05
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Holdren/Metzger	13	19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:17
Lead the series against # 13 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-0
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
Lead the series against # 14 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 3-0
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Alvarez/Rossell	14	16-21, 21-17, 16-14	1:03
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	12	Alvarez/Rossell	11	24-26, 21-15, 15-12	1:01
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Alvarez/Rossell	11	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:57
Lead the series against # 15 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-0
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool D	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Bosma/Herrera	28	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 4-1
8/16/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool D	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Berg/Dahl	16	21-16, 21-15	0:45
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool D	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Berg/Dahl	21	21-18, 21-19	0:46
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 5	Berg/Dahl	16	Dieckmann/Reckermann	13	21-14, 21-17	0:36
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	26, Q6	Berg/Dahl	24	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:58
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	27, Q3	Berg/Dahl	11	24-22, 17-21, 17-15	1:12
Lead the series against # 17 Prosser/Williams, Australia 3-0
6/5/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	2	Prosser/Williams	15	21-17, 21-12	0:33
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	2	Prosser/Williams	15	21-15, 21-14	0:38
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Prosser/Williams	23	21-16, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 18 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-2
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool H	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	Brenha/Maia	9	21-15, 21-16	0:39
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Brenha/Maia	19	Dieckmann/Reckermann	14	21-17, 15-21, 16-14	1:01
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool G	Brenha/Maia	10	Dieckmann/Reckermann	7	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Pocock/Rorich, South Africa 1-0
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	2	Pocock/Rorich	31	21-13, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Child/Heese, Canada 3-1
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	2	Child/Heese	18	By Forfeit	0:27
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool G	Dieckmann/Reckermann	10	Child/Heese	7	By Forfeit
6/16/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Bronze Medal	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Child/Heese	15	21-12, 18-21, 15-13	1:04
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Child/Heese	5	Dieckmann/Reckermann	21	21-12, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
8/14/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool D	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Hernandez/Papaleo	21	21-14, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Canet/Hamel, France 2-1
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Canet/Hamel	19	21-16, 21-16	0:39
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	21-19, 21-18	0:43
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Canet/Hamel	27, Q10	Dieckmann/Reckermann	Q7	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # 24 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Horrem/Maaseide	26	Dieckmann/Reckermann	2	21-16, 21-19	0:37
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool D	Horrem/Maaseide	28	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	21-13, 22-20	0:41