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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 9, 2012

(6) John Garcia-Thompson/Steve Grotowski, England

John Garcia-Thompson
England

/ Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 8, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Palma de Mallorca

Height:

192 cm (6'3")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$40,620.00

Steve Grotowski
England

/ United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 30, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

London

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (6 times)

Career Winnings:

US$18,475.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	4	2	US$10,300.00

Previous London Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	Q21	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	Q23	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	Q22	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	5/22-27/2012	Prague Open	Q26	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	Q30	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	30, Q26	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	Q25	57th	6	US$0.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2012	Brasília Open	29	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	Q24	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2011	Åland Open	Q23	41st	18	US$0.00

London 2012 Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 7/28/2012

Pool F

Josh Binstock / Martin Reader, Canada (19)

Lost 19-21, 13-21

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Garcia-Thompson	Total	24	9	0	0.375	0	7	2	3
	1	24	9	0	0.375	0	7	2	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Steve Grotowski	Total	23	12	0	0.522	1	3	0	4
	1	23	12	0	0.522	1	3	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 7/30/2012

Pool F

Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (7)

Lost 17-21, 12-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Garcia-Thompson	Total	31	11	0	0.355	0	12	0	1
	1	31	11	0	0.355	0	12	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Steve Grotowski	Total	13	5	0	0.385	1	3	1	3
	1	13	5	0	0.385	1	3	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/1/2012

Pool F

Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (18)

Lost 20-22, 13-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Garcia-Thompson	Total	31	14	0	0.452	0	11	0	1
	1	31	14	0	0.452	0	11	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Steve Grotowski	Total	16	8	0	0.500	0	2	2	1
	1	16	8	0	0.500	0	2	2	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Garcia-Thompson	86	34	0	0.395	0	30	2	5
Steve Grotowski	52	25	0	0.481	2	8	3	8
Total	138	59	0	0.428	2	38	5	13
Opponents	135	76	1	0.556	7	50	11	10

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Antonio Cotrino - 17th	Did not play
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Javier Luna - 25th	Did not play
2012	Olympic Games	London	Steve Grotowski - 19th	John Garcia-Thompson - 19th

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	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$6,800.00
Total	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	$10,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

John Garcia-Thompson												Steve Grotowski
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	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$5,250.00	World Championships
16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,450.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,650.00
47	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	12	0	$30,145.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	0	$14,600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	Challenger	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$1,225.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	Satellite
68	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	15	0	$40,620.00	Total	45	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	8	0	$18,475.00

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
2011	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	$4,800.00	10	8	55.6 %
2012	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$5,500.00	5	14	26.3 %
Total	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	10	$10,300.00	15	22	40.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

John Garcia-Thompson													Steve Grotowski
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1999	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2001	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	$5,995.00	2002	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	5	$8,000.00	2003	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2003	FIVB C&S
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	$7,250.00	2004	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$5,250.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	2005	FIVB C&S
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	$8,200.00	2006	FIVB
											2007	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$875.00
											2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	$6,800.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2009	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	$5,300.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2010	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	$2,400.00	2011	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	$2,400.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$2,750.00	2012	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$2,750.00
68	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	15	38	$40,620.00	Total	Total	45	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	8	27	$18,475.00

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	10	83.3%	0	0.0%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	5	20.8%	1	4.2%	18	75.0%	5-19	20.8%	10-18	35.7%	5-3	62.5%	0	1	15-22	40.5%
2011-2012	10	83.3%	0	0.0%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	5	20.8%	1	4.2%	18	75.0%	5-19	20.8%	10-18	35.7%	5-3	62.5%	0	1	15-22	40.5%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9	100.0%	0-9	0.0%	6-18	25.0%	0-0		0	0	3-9	25.0%

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	12
Total	0	0	14	10	0	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	22

Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski trail the series against the field 3-9 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Cerutti/Rego	2	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	31, Q32	21-9, 21-10	0:28
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool L	Gibb/Rosenthal	14	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	30, Q26	21-11, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool L	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	30, Q26	21-10, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/30/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool F	Cunha/Santos	7	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	6	21-17, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	16	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	31, Q32	21-11, 21-16	0:37
Series tied with # 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17, Q3	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	Q30	21-15, 23-21	0:40
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	31, Q32	Samoilovs/Sorokins	Q1	21-19, 21-17	0:44
Series tied with # 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-1
8/1/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool F	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	6	22-20, 21-13	0:41
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	31, Q32	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Binstock/Reader, Canada 0-1
7/28/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool F	Binstock/Reader	19	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	6	21-19, 21-13	0:42
Trail the series against # 20 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 2	Hernandez/Villafane	27, Q26	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	Q23	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	30, Q26	Doppler/Horst	Q7	21-17, 25-23	0:44