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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 21, 2008

(5) Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States

Nicole Branagh
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orinda, CA

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$392,075.00

Elaine Youngs
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orange, CA

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

100

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$685,022.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	25	1	3	5	3	8	0	4	1	0	0	US$366,100.00

Previous Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	1	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	2	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	4	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	3	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	2	1st	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Osaka Open	2	9th	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	2	3rd	480	US$14,000.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	4	4th	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	10/31-11/4/2007	Phuket Open	4	2nd	540	US$22,000.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	5	3rd	480	US$16,000.00
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	3	3rd	480	US$16,000.00

Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/9/2008

Pool E

Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (20)

Won 21-19, 27-25

0:51

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	30	13	7	0.200	1	4	1	4
	1	30	13	7	0.200	1	4	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	18	10	3	0.389	3	6	1	5
	1	18	10	3	0.389	3	6	1	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/11/2008

Pool E

Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (8)

Won 21-17, 21-16

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	28	13	5	0.286	1	1	3	3
	1	28	13	5	0.286	1	1	3	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	25	14	2	0.480	0	6	1	4
	1	25	14	2	0.480	0	6	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/13/2008

Pool E

Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (17)

Won 21-19, 13-21, 15-12

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	25	14	3	0.440	2	3	1	5
	1	25	14	3	0.440	2	3	1	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	51	25	11	0.275	1	5	1	5
	1	51	25	11	0.275	1	5	1	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/15/2008

Winner 1

Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (14)

Won 21-15, 21-13

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	23	15	2	0.565	0	3	2	2
	1	23	15	2	0.565	0	3	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	20	14	1	0.650	3	0	1	1
	1	20	14	1	0.650	3	0	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sun, 8/17/2008

Winner 2

Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (4)

Lost 17-21, 13-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	18	6	6	0.000	0	5	0	4
	1	18	6	6	0.000	0	5	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	25	11	9	0.080	1	2	4	3
	1	25	11	9	0.080	1	2	4	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	124	61	23	0.306	4	16	7	18
Elaine Youngs	139	74	26	0.345	8	19	8	18
Total	263	135	49	0.327	12	35	15	36
Opponents	240	105	46	0.246	11	33	9	14

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 5th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 3rd
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Did not play	Barbra Fontana - 4th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 5th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 3rd
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Did not play	Rachel Scott - 7th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Elaine Youngs - 5th	Nicole Branagh - 5th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Elaine Youngs - 5th	Nicole Branagh - 5th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Angie Akers - 17th	Did not play
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Emily Capers - 17th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 47-19 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Tian/Wang, China 2-2
6/22/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Branagh/Youngs	4	Tian/Wang	6	21-15, 21-18	0:45
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Tian/Wang	7	Branagh/Youngs	3	25-23, 21-18	0:46
11/3/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	4	Tian/Wang	2	21-17, 21-17	0:46
6/23/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Tian/Wang	3	Branagh/Youngs	8	21-12, 29-31, 17-15	1:10
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-6
6/21/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-18, 21-18	0:43
11/4/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Gold Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-18, 16-21, 15-13	0:58
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-16, 21-15	0:40
11/3/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	8	22-20, 21-15	0:58
9/30/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Bronze Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-17, 21-15	0:41
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-5
8/17/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	4	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-17, 21-13	0:40
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Xue/Zhang	6	Branagh/Youngs	1	21-8, 21-18	0:42
5/17/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Semi-Finals	Xue/Zhang	5	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 21-15	0:36
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 3	Xue/Zhang	4	Branagh/Youngs	9	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:59
11/4/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Contender 6	Xue/Zhang	3	Branagh/Youngs	8	25-23, 21-19	0:53
Lead the series against # 6 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 5-1
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Antunes/Ribeiro	4	21-17, 21-14	0:37
6/21/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	4	Antunes/Ribeiro	8	21-18, 21-11	0:37
5/31/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Gold Medal	Branagh/Youngs	2	Antunes/Ribeiro	4	21-18, 21-14	0:40
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 3	Antunes/Ribeiro	5	Branagh/Youngs	4	22-20, 21-14	0:39
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	5	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	21-12, 21-17	0:36
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Antunes/Ribeiro	2	21-15, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-1
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	12	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-16, 16-21, 15-13	0:59
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Branagh/Youngs	4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	13	21-17, 24-22	0:44
9/1/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Bronze Medal	Branagh/Youngs	3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	21-14, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-1
8/11/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool E	Branagh/Youngs	5	Pohl/Rau	8	21-17, 21-16	0:46
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-18, 21-16	0:49
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	4	Pohl/Rau	8	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:59
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Pohl/Rau	9	21-19, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-0
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	21-15, 16-21, 15-13	0:57
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	21-14, 21-17	0:42
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	11	Hakedal/Torlen	6	21-19, 21-12	0:44
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	11	Hakedal/Torlen	6	21-13, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	21-11, 21-13	0:38
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Glesnes/Maaseide	31, Q2	21-15, 19-21, 15-11	0:56
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-18, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Branagh/Youngs	4	Mouha/Van Breedam	20, Q6	21-14, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 6-1
8/15/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	5	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	14	21-15, 21-13	0:37
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	16	21-18, 17-21, 15-5	0:51
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Branagh/Youngs	3	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	19	21-18, 17-21, 15-13	0:58
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	15	23-21, 18-21, 20-18	1:02
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Branagh/Youngs	5	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	21	22-20, 21-13	0:42
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	9	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	28	21-19, 21-15	0:37
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 3	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	18	Branagh/Youngs	8	21-18, 15-21, 15-7	1:05
Lead the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 3-0
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	3	Moiseeva/Uryadova	17	21-15, 21-17	0:35
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Branagh/Youngs	11	Moiseeva/Uryadova	22	22-24, 21-15, 15-9	0:47
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Moiseeva/Uryadova	24	21-13, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-0
11/2/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 2	Branagh/Youngs	4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	19-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:58
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	21-15, 21-12	0:35
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool I	Branagh/Youngs	9	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	33	21-12, 22-24, 15-13	1:02
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-14, 21-14	0:39
Series tied with # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-1
8/13/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool E	Branagh/Youngs	5	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	21-19, 13-21, 15-12	0:57
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15	Branagh/Youngs	2	17-21, 21-12, 15-7	0:48
Lead the series against # 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Branagh/Youngs	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	21-13, 27-25	0:45
Lead the series against # 19 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 3-0
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Candelas/Garcia	18	21-13, 30-28	0:49
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Candelas/Garcia	17, Q11	22-20, 21-13	0:35
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Candelas/Garcia	18	21-17, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # 20 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-0
8/9/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool E	Branagh/Youngs	5	Kadijk/Mooren	20	21-19, 27-25	0:51
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Kadijk/Mooren	25	20-22, 21-17, 15-8	0:53
11/4/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	8	Kadijk/Mooren	18	21-16, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	4	Martins/Santanna	23, Q7	21-17, 21-15	0:36
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Martins/Santanna	25, Q3	21-14, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	31, Q3	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-0
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Branagh/Youngs	4	Kuhn/Schwer	29, Q3	21-18, 21-10	0:39
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	5	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-14, 15-21, 15-9	0:49
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Kuhn/Schwer	24	21-16, 21-7	0:36