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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 French Open
August 9 - 11, 1996

(12) Marek Pakosta/Michal Palinek, Czech Republic

Marek Pakosta
Czech Republic

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 21, 1969 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Litomysl

Height:

202 cm (6'8")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$74,162.50

Michal Palinek
Czech Republic

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 10, 1967 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Prerov

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$104,762.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	28	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	6	12	1	US$78,625.00

Previous Pornichet Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/23-28/1996	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	16	13th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-7/1996	German Open	10	17th	60	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/27-30/1996	French Open	11	7th	150	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/21-23/1996	United States Open	13	17th	60	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/31-6/2/1996	Turkey Open	12	13th	90	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/9-12/1996	Brazil Open	11	17th	60	US$1,500.00
FIVB	4/5-7/1996	Spain Open	15	5th	180	US$9,000.00
FIVB	12/21-23/1995	South Africa Open		13th	14	US$1,500.00
FIVB	11/10-12/1995	Puerto Rico Open		13th	14	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/22-24/1995	Indonesia Open		9th	16	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/15-17/1995	Brazil Open		25th	10	US$500.00
FIVB	8/31-9/3/1995	Spain Open		13th	14	US$1,500.00
FIVB	8/24-26/1995	French Open		17th	12	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/17-19/1995	Belgium Open		17th	12	US$1,000.00
FIVB	8/11-13/1995	Portugal Open		17th	12	US$1,000.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	$23,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	24	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	5	10	1	0	$55,625.00
Total	28	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	6	12	1	0	$78,625.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Marek Pakosta												Michal Palinek
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,700.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	$15,300.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	$20,800.00
53	0	0	0	0	5	19	18	4	0	$58,162.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	70	0	0	0	2	4	22	23	6	0	$77,862.50
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$700.00	Challenger	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00
63	0	0	0	0	7	21	21	4	0	$74,162.50	Total	85	0	0	0	2	7	25	29	7	0	$101,862.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1996	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	3	0	0	$39,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	3	0	0	$39,500.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Marek Pakosta													Michal Palinek
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1992	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,062.50	1994	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,062.50
16	0	0	0	0	1	6	8	1	0	$11,750.00	1995	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	1	6	8	1	0	$11,750.00
8	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	0	0	$19,750.00	1996	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	0	0	$19,750.00
26	0	0	0	0	5	9	11	1	0	$36,562.50	Total	Total	27	0	0	0	0	5	9	12	1	0	$36,562.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
1995-1996	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Head to Head Results
Pakosta/Palinek trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/24/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 2	Lopes/Neto	1	Pakosta/Palinek	16	15-5	0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 2	Child/Heese	8	Pakosta/Palinek	16	15-9	0:46
Lead the series against # 19 Prieto/Yuste, Spain 1-0
7/23/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 1	Pakosta/Palinek	16	Prieto/Yuste	17	15-11	0:27