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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 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hyères

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

113

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Espinho 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$86,492.50

Mathieu Hamel
France

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 28, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Caen

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Espinho 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$80,667.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	49	57	Money
FIVB	94	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	23	1	18	10	6	21	1	5	US$155,335.00
FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,300.00
Overall	97	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	3	24	1	18	10	6	21	1	5	US$157,635.00

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	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
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
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

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/15/2004

Pool B

Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2)

Lost 13-21, 14-21

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephane Canet	Total	25	10	0	0.400	1	2	1	1
	1	25	10	0	0.400	1	2	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mathieu Hamel	Total	12	3	0	0.250	1	2	1	0
	1	12	3	0	0.250	1	2	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/17/2004

Pool B

Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (11)

Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-10

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephane Canet	Total	31	16	0	0.516	0	11	0	3
	1	31	16	0	0.516	0	11	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mathieu Hamel	Total	30	15	0	0.500	11	3	1	2
	1	30	15	0	0.500	11	3	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/19/2004

Pool B

Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (14)

Lost 18-21, 19-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephane Canet	Total	39	25	0	0.641	0	6	1	4
	1	39	25	0	0.641	0	6	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mathieu Hamel	Total	8	6	0	0.750	0	2	0	2
	1	8	6	0	0.750	0	2	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephane Canet	95	51	0	0.537	1	19	2	8
Mathieu Hamel	50	24	0	0.480	12	7	2	4
Total	145	75	0	0.517	13	26	4	12
Opponents	143	85	0	0.594	10	41	4	8

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Mathieu Hamel - 41st	Stephane Canet - 41st
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Mathieu Hamel - 13th	Stephane Canet - 13th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Mathieu Hamel - 17th	Stephane Canet - 17th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Mathieu Hamel - 37th	Stephane Canet - 37th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	Mathieu Hamel - 19th	Stephane Canet - 19th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Mathieu Hamel - 33rd	Stephane Canet - 33rd

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
World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$14,375.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	3	0	$50,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	71	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	18	15	0	$88,760.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Satellite	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,300.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Total	97	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	3	25	18	0	$157,635.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Stephane Canet												Mathieu Hamel
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
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$7,187.50	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$7,187.50
18	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	5	0	$27,350.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	18	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	0	$25,850.00
84	0	0	0	0	1	2	21	19	0	$49,880.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	75	0	0	0	0	1	2	19	15	0	$45,130.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	$1,325.00	Satellite	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00
113	0	0	0	2	1	9	28	24	0	$86,492.50	Total	104	0	0	1	2	1	8	26	19	0	$80,667.50

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
1997	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	$6,800.00	0	1	0.0 %
1999	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	$8,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	1	3	$25,750.00	19	25	43.2 %
2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	0	$21,760.00	9	17	34.6 %
2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	1	2	$33,375.00	11	22	33.3 %
2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	4	2	66.7 %
2004	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	2	2	$32,250.00	17	24	41.5 %
Total	FIVB	59	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	20	10	20	$127,935.00	58	91	38.9 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	4	2	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Stephane Canet													Mathieu Hamel
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	1995	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$500.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	$5,000.00	1996	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$750.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	$3,400.00	1997	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	$3,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1997	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	$2,950.00	1998	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	$2,950.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	$4,000.00	1999	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	$4,000.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	$4,500.00	2000	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	$4,500.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00	2000	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	3	$12,875.00	2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	3	$12,875.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	$10,880.00	2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	$10,880.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1	2	$16,687.50	2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1	2	$16,687.50
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2	2	$16,125.00	2004	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2	2	$16,125.00
98	0	0	0	2	1	8	26	21	40	$77,567.50	Total	Total	92	0	0	0	2	1	8	25	17	39	$73,817.50

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	34	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%	1	2	64-104	38.1%
2003-2004	17	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%	1	1	28-46	37.8%
Against the Field	7	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%	1	0	16-37	30.2%

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	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
World Championships	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	5	4	6	9	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	23
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	21	15	11	22	0	0	5	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	67
Satellite	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	2
Goodwill Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	26	20	22	37	0	0	8	25	0	1	0	1	0	0	68	106

Head to Head Results
Canet/Hamel trail the series against the field 16-36 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Canet/Hamel	16	21-17, 21-12	0:44
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway 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
8/15/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2	Canet/Hamel	23	21-13, 21-14	0:43
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 3	Araujo/Insfran	4	Canet/Hamel	28, Q4	21-15, 21-13	0:38
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	2	Canet/Hamel	22	21-17, 21-16	0:41
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Canet/Hamel	18	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-3
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	28, Q4	Laciga/Laciga	5	22-24, 21-18, 15-12	1:12
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	7	Canet/Hamel	26, Q1	15-21, 21-16, 15-4	0:51
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool B	Laciga/Laciga	2	Canet/Hamel	18	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Canet/Hamel	35	21-14, 21-13	0:29
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
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 # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Canet/Hamel	19	21-13, 21-12	0:37
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain 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 1-0
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Canet/Hamel	16	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	32	21-16, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-4
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Canet/Hamel	27	Baracetti/Conde	3	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:56
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool B	Baracetti/Conde	2	Canet/Hamel	31	21-16, 21-13	0:38
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool B	Baracetti/Conde	2	Canet/Hamel	18	22-20, 24-22	0:49
8/29/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	1	Canet/Hamel	16	21-14, 21-15	0:43
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Conde	3	Canet/Hamel	29, Q6	21-11, 21-11	0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-5
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	13	Canet/Hamel	20, Q2	21-14, 21-15	0:39
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	22	Canet/Hamel	27	22-24, 21-15, 15-13	1:04
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	Canet/Hamel	19	12-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:47
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	24-22, 10-21, 20-18	1:10
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Canet/Hamel	22	21-15, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-1
8/17/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool B	Canet/Hamel	23	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:59
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 4	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Canet/Hamel	28, Q4	21-16, 21-15	0:49
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland 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
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil 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
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas 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
8/19/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool B	Alvarez/Rossell	14	Canet/Hamel	23	21-18, 21-19	0:39
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Canet/Hamel	22	Alvarez/Rossell	11	35-33, 16-21, 15-11	1:10
Series tied with # 15 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-1
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bosma/Herrera	24	Canet/Hamel	9	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:59
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Canet/Hamel	21	Bosma/Herrera	28, Q6	23-21, 21-18	0:49
Trail the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-3
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Berg/Dahl	17	Canet/Hamel	16	21-17, 21-11	0:42
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Canet/Hamel	21	Berg/Dahl	12	21-17, 21-17	0:45
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Berg/Dahl	16	Canet/Hamel	22	21-12, 21-12	0:30
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	29, Q6	Berg/Dahl	20	17-21, 21-12, 15-13	1:05
7/19/01	FIVB	France 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
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	27	Brenha/Maia	6	By Forfeit
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Canet/Hamel	27	Brenha/Maia	22	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:55
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil 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
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Canet/Hamel	21	21-15, 21-15	0:43
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Child/Heese	5	Canet/Hamel	27	21-17, 30-28	0:59
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany 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
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	10	21-17, 21-17	0:44
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Canet/Hamel	22	Gartmayer/Nowotny	27, Q9	23-21, 21-19	0:49
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q23	Canet/Hamel	Q10	22-20, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	Horrem/Maaseide	10	21-17, 21-18	0:47
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Horrem/Maaseide	26	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	21-16, 19-21, 16-14	1:00
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	9	Horrem/Maaseide	25	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:43