Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 25, 2004
(23) Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France
 
Stephane Canet
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 7, 1971 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Hyères
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 130
Career Best: 3rd (CEV Xylokastro 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Espinho 2003)
Career Winnings: US$110,419.87
Mathieu Hamel
France
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 28, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Caen
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 120
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Espinho 2003)
Career Winnings: US$103,163.08
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253337414957Money
CEV160011305330000000 US$34,974.20
FIVB9400001053231181062115 US$155,335.00
FIVB C&S30002000010000000 US$2,300.00
Overall113001340106271181062115 US$192,609.20
Previous Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam Q6 33rd 28 US$0.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam 9 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/7-11/2004 Spain Open 20, Q2 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open 23, Q2 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 28, Q4 9th 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 26, Q1 17th 72 US$3,000.00
CEV 6/9-13/2004 European Championship Final 9th 80 € 3,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 27 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open Q2 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 23, Q2 17th 72 US$3,000.00
CEV 5/12-16/2004 Italian Open 4th 70 € 3,250.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 21 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 19 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 19 37th 80 US$1,875.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 19 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 16 17th 60 US$2,500.00
CEV 8/27-31/2003 European Championships 9th 80 € 3,000.00
Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 8/15/2004 Pool B Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Stephane CanetTotal251000.4001211
 1251000.4001211
 20000000
Mathieu HamelTotal12300.2501210
 112300.2501210
 20000000
Tue, 8/17/2004 Pool B Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (11) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:59
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Stephane CanetTotal311600.51601103
 1311600.51601103
 20000000
 30000000
Mathieu HamelTotal301500.50011312
 1301500.50011312
 20000000
 30000000
Thu, 8/19/2004 Pool B Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (14) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Stephane CanetTotal392500.6410614
 1392500.6410614
 20000000
Mathieu HamelTotal8600.7500202
 18600.7500202
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Stephane Canet955100.53711928
Mathieu Hamel502400.48012724
Total1457500.5171326412
Opponents1438500.594104148
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Mathieu Hamel - 41st Stephane Canet - 41st
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Mathieu Hamel - 13th Stephane Canet - 13th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Mathieu Hamel - 17th Stephane Canet - 17th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Mathieu Hamel - 37th Stephane Canet - 37th
2004Olympic GamesAthens Mathieu Hamel - 19th Stephane Canet - 19th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Mathieu Hamel - 33rd Stephane Canet - 33rd
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships500000001103 $14,375.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1600000031435 $50,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open7100001020181535 $88,760.00
Challenger100000000100 $0.00
Satellite200020000000 $2,300.00
Goodwill Games100000001000 $1,500.00
Confederation Championship700001022200 $16,300.00
Total10400022075271843 $173,935.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Stephane Canet Mathieu Hamel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
5000001103 $7,187.50 World Championships5000001103 $7,187.50
18000004455 $27,350.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam18000004446 $25,850.00
84000012211941 $49,880.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open75000012191538 $45,130.00
1000000100 $0.00 Challenger1000000100 $0.00
3000201000 $1,325.00 Satellite3001200000 $1,750.00
1000001000 $750.00 Goodwill Games1000001000 $750.00
7000014200 $8,150.00 Confederation Championship7000014200 $8,150.00
1200002213302449 $94,642.50 Total1110012212281947 $88,817.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1997FIVB1000000000127 $6,800.00 010.0 %
1999FIVB800000001016 $8,000.00 2250.0 %
2000CEV100000000100 $1,350.00 1233.3 %
2001FIVB1100000012413 $25,750.00 192543.2 %
2001CEV100000000100 $1,550.00 020.0 %
2002FIVB800000020330 $21,760.00 91734.6 %
2002CEV100000001000 $900.00 2250.0 %
2003FIVB1000001010512 $33,375.00 112233.3 %
2003FIVB C&S100010000000 $1,500.00 4266.7 %
2003CEV200000020000 $4,500.00 3537.5 %
2004FIVB1200000010722 $32,250.00 172441.5 %
2004CEV200010010000 $6,250.00 8657.1 %
TotalFIVB5900001053201020 $127,935.00 589138.9 %
TotalFIVB C&S100010000000 $1,500.00 4266.7 %
TotalCEV700010031200 $14,550.00 141745.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Stephane Canet  Mathieu Hamel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1995FIVB2000000011 $500.00
9000000252 $5,000.00 1996FIVB2000000101 $750.00
10000000127 $3,400.00 1997FIVB10000000127 $3,400.00
1000000100 $0.00 1997FIVB C&S1000000100 $0.00
12000000309 $2,950.00 1998FIVB12000000309 $2,950.00
8000001016 $4,000.00 1999FIVB8000001016 $4,000.00
3001010100 $2,418.75 1999CEV3001010100 $2,418.75
14000000068 $4,500.00 2000FIVB14000000068 $4,500.00
1000100000 $400.00 2000FIVB C&S1000100000 $400.00
1000000100 $675.00 2000CEV1000000100 $675.00
11000003413 $12,875.00 2001FIVB11000003413 $12,875.00
1000000100 $775.00 2001CEV1000000100 $775.00
8000002330 $10,880.00 2002FIVB8000002330 $10,880.00
1000001000 $450.00 2002CEV1000001000 $450.00
10000011512 $16,687.50 2003FIVB10000011512 $16,687.50
1000100000 $750.00 2003FIVB C&S1000100000 $750.00
2000002000 $2,250.00 2003CEV2000002000 $2,250.00
12000001722 $16,125.00 2004FIVB12000001722 $16,125.00
2000101000 $3,125.00 2004CEV2000101000 $3,125.00
1080013212292140 $87,261.25 TotalTotal1020013212281739 $83,511.25
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall34 51.5% 15 22.7% 17 25.8% 49-17 74.2% 12 12.8% 16 17.0% 66 70.2% 12-82 12.8% 34-66 34.0% 27-33 45.0% 12 64-104 38.1%
2003-200417 53.1% 6 18.8% 9 28.1% 23-9 71.9% 4 10.0% 7 17.5% 29 72.5% 4-36 10.0% 17-29 37.0% 10-16 38.5% 11 28-46 37.8%
Against the Field7 38.9% 4 22.2% 7 38.9% 11-7 61.1% 4 11.4% 4 11.4% 27 77.1% 4-31 11.4% 14-52 21.2% 16-22 42.1% 10 16-37 30.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012000000000012
World Championships0001140002000000310
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00546900260000001623
Challenge/Four Star/Open0021151122005160000004467
Satellite000030001001010042
Goodwill Games000000000100000002
Confederation Championship0000420026000000812
Total002620263900103101010076118
Head to Head Results
Canet/Hamel trail the series against the field 18-44 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 11 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Canet/Hamel 16 21-17, 21-12 0:44
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Rego/Santos 5 Canet/Hamel 21 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-4
8/15/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Canet/Hamel 23 21-13, 21-14 0:43
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 4 Canet/Hamel 28, Q4 21-15, 21-13 0:38
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Canet/Hamel 22 21-17, 21-16 0:41
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Canet/Hamel 18 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-4
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Canet/Hamel 28, Q4 Laciga/Laciga 5 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 1:12
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 7 Canet/Hamel 26, Q1 15-21, 21-16, 15-4 0:51
7/12/03CEVGreek Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga Canet/Hamel 21-8, 21-15 0:32
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Canet/Hamel 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Canet/Hamel 35 21-14, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-5
5/16/04CEVItalian Open Semi-Finals Dieckmann/Reckermann Canet/Hamel 21-10, 21-12 0:40
5/14/04CEVItalian Open Pool C Dieckmann/Reckermann Canet/Hamel 21-19, 21-16 0:45
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Canet/Hamel 19 21-16, 21-16 0:39
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:43
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 Canet/Hamel 12 22-20, 21-15 0:42
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 Dieckmann/Reckermann Q7 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-3
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool F Heuscher/Kobel Canet/Hamel 16-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:53
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Canet/Hamel 19 21-13, 21-12 0:37
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Canet/Hamel 22 16-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # 6 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 2-0
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool A Canet/Hamel 16 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 32 21-16, 21-14 0:35
7/12/03CEVGreek Open Pool F Canet/Hamel Beligratis/Michalopoulos 21-15, 21-15 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-4
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Canet/Hamel 27 Baracetti/Conde 3 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Baracetti/Conde 2 Canet/Hamel 31 21-16, 21-13 0:38
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool B Baracetti/Conde 2 Canet/Hamel 18 22-20, 24-22 0:49
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 1 Canet/Hamel 16 21-14, 21-15 0:43
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 21-11, 21-11 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-6
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 13 Canet/Hamel 20, Q2 21-14, 21-15 0:39
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 22 Canet/Hamel 27 22-24, 21-15, 15-13 1:04
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 Canet/Hamel 19 12-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:47
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 24-22, 10-21, 20-18 1:10
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Canet/Hamel 22 21-15, 21-14 0:39
8/25/00CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 2 Canet/Hamel 18 15-6 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-1
8/17/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool B Canet/Hamel 23 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 11 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:59
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 4 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 Canet/Hamel 28, Q4 21-16, 21-15 0:49
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool G Canet/Hamel 23 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 26 25-23, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 12 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Holdren/Metzger 13 Canet/Hamel 19 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 13 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Schacht/Slack 12 Canet/Hamel 21 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:03
Series tied with # 14 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-1
8/19/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool B Alvarez/Rossell 14 Canet/Hamel 23 21-18, 21-19 0:39
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Canet/Hamel 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 35-33, 16-21, 15-11 1:10
Trail the series against # 15 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-2
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Bosma/Herrera 24 Canet/Hamel 9 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
5/15/04CEVItalian Open Pool C Bosma/Herrera Canet/Hamel 21-15, 17-21, 15-5 0:50
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Canet/Hamel 21 Bosma/Herrera 28, Q6 23-21, 21-18 0:49
Series tied with # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 3-3
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool A Berg/Dahl 17 Canet/Hamel 16 21-17, 21-11 0:42
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool A Canet/Hamel Berg/Dahl 21-12, 15-21, 15-11 1:07
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Canet/Hamel 21 Berg/Dahl 12 21-17, 21-17 0:45
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Berg/Dahl 16 Canet/Hamel 22 21-12, 21-12 0:30
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 Berg/Dahl 20 17-21, 21-12, 15-13 1:05
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 24 Canet/Hamel 9 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-1
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Canet/Hamel 27 Brenha/Maia 6 By Forfeit  
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Canet/Hamel 27 Brenha/Maia 22 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:55
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Canet/Hamel 17 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 20 Child/Heese, Canada 0-3
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Canet/Hamel 21 21-15, 21-15 0:43
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Child/Heese 5 Canet/Hamel 27 21-17, 30-28 0:59
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Child/Heese 15 Canet/Hamel 18 22-24, 21-13, 15-11 1:06
Lead the series against # 22 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-1
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 Gartmayer/Nowotny 10 21-17, 21-17 0:44
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Canet/Hamel 22 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27, Q9 23-21, 21-19 0:49
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q23 Canet/Hamel Q10 22-20, 21-19 0:34
Series tied with # 24 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-17, 21-18 0:47
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Horrem/Maaseide 26 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 1:00
9/7/01CEVEuropean Championships Contender 1 Horrem/Maaseide 16 Canet/Hamel 18 21-13, 21-19 0:40
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Canet/Hamel 9 Horrem/Maaseide 25 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:43