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 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Orinda, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$392,075.00
Elaine Youngs
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1970 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Orange, CA
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$685,022.50
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2008
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB251353804100 US$366,100.00
Previous Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/9/2008 Pool E Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (20) Won 21-19, 27-25 0:51
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal301370.2001414
 1301370.2001414
 20000000
Elaine YoungsTotal181030.3893615
 1181030.3893615
 20000000
Mon, 8/11/2008 Pool E Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (8) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal281350.2861133
 1281350.2861133
 20000000
Elaine YoungsTotal251420.4800614
 1251420.4800614
 20000000
Wed, 8/13/2008 Pool E Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (17) Won 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 0:57
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal251430.4402315
 1251430.4402315
 20000000
 30000000
Elaine YoungsTotal5125110.2751515
 15125110.2751515
 20000000
 30000000
Fri, 8/15/2008 Winner 1 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (14) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal231520.5650322
 1231520.5650322
 20000000
Elaine YoungsTotal201410.6503011
 1201410.6503011
 20000000
Sun, 8/17/2008 Winner 2 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (4) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal18660.0000504
 118660.0000504
 20000000
Elaine YoungsTotal251190.0801243
 1251190.0801243
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole Branagh12461230.306416718
Elaine Youngs13974260.345819818
Total263135490.32712351536
Opponents240105460.2461133914
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Did not play Liz Masakayan - 5th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Liz Masakayan - 3rd
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Did not play Barbra Fontana - 4th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Did not play Holly McPeak - 5th
2004Olympic GamesAthens Did not play Holly McPeak - 3rd
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Rachel Scott - 7th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Elaine Youngs - 5th Nicole Branagh - 5th
2008Olympic GamesBeijing Elaine Youngs - 5th Nicole Branagh - 5th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Elaine Youngs - 5th Nicole Branagh - 5th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Angie Akers - 17th Did not play
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Emily Capers - 17th Did not play
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100001000000 $0.00
World Championships200002000000 $36,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1102204030000 $180,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1111331011000 $149,700.00
Total2513538041000 $366,100.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Nicole Branagh Elaine Youngs
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $0.00 Olympic Games2001010000 $0.00
4000020200 $25,000.00 World Championships7001150000 $59,000.00
390231711630 $186,100.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam26244357100 $218,250.00
373246413130 $179,525.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open641061110168210 $394,982.50
1000010000 $1,450.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
           Goodwill Games1001000000 $9,750.00
8234771524960 $392,075.00 Total100121018142715310 $681,982.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB300011001000 $26,500.00 10758.8 %
2007FIVB801203020000 $114,400.00 371078.7 %
2008FIVB911213010000 $136,900.00 441475.9 %
TotalFIVB2012427031000 $277,800.00 913174.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Nicole Branagh  Elaine Youngs
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1997FIVB4000121000 $13,050.00
           1998FIVB8001042100 $27,025.00
           1999FIVB7012120010 $44,000.00
           2000FIVB11300043100 $59,500.00
           2001FIVB10223210000 $88,750.00
           2002FIVB8412010000 $73,507.50
           2003FIVB7010213000 $44,000.00
           2004FIVB8213110000 $66,250.00
           2005FIVB7012220000 $56,700.00
8000121013 $21,450.00 2006FIVB8000322100 $39,400.00
8012032000 $57,200.00 2007FIVB8012032000 $57,200.00
9112131000 $68,450.00 2008FIVB9112131000 $68,450.00
25124284013 $147,100.00 TotalTotal9512917132614310 $637,832.50
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
Overall80 77.7% 16 15.5% 7 6.8% 96-7 93.2% 17 36.2% 7 14.9% 23 48.9% 17-30 36.2% 80-23 77.7% 33-14 70.2% 00 113-37 75.3%
2007-200855 75.3% 13 17.8% 5 6.8% 68-5 93.2% 13 40.6% 5 15.6% 14 43.8% 13-19 40.6% 55-14 79.7% 26-10 72.2% 00 81-24 77.1%
Against the Field38 76.0% 10 20.0% 2 4.0% 48-2 96.0% 3 14.3% 4 19.0% 14 66.7% 3-18 14.3% 76-28 73.1% 26-12 68.4% 00 51-20 71.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030001100000041
World Championships0000600042000000102
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000291001472220024712
Challenge/Four Star/Open000000002592633115222
Total000038100441948531311337
Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 47-19 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Tian/Wang, China 2-2
6/22/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Bronze Medal Branagh/Youngs 4 Tian/Wang 6 21-15, 21-18 0:45
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 7 Branagh/Youngs 3 25-23, 21-18 0:46
11/3/07FIVBPhuket Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 4 Tian/Wang 2 21-17, 21-17 0:46
6/23/07FIVBParis 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
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 4 21-18, 21-18 0:43
11/4/07FIVBPhuket Open Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 4 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:58
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-16, 21-15 0:40
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 8 22-20, 21-15 0:58
9/30/06FIVBVitória Open Bronze Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-17, 21-15 0:41
9/28/06FIVBVitória 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
8/17/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-17, 21-13 0:40
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 6 Branagh/Youngs 1 21-8, 21-18 0:42
5/17/08FIVBSeoul Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 5 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-15, 21-15 0:36
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Branagh/Youngs 9 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:59
11/4/06FIVBThailand 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
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-17, 21-14 0:37
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 8 21-18, 21-11 0:37
5/31/08FIVBBarcelona Open Gold Medal Branagh/Youngs 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-18, 21-14 0:40
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Branagh/Youngs 4 22-20, 21-14 0:39
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-12, 21-17 0:36
8/30/07FIVBSt. 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
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:59
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Branagh/Youngs 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 13 21-17, 24-22 0:44
9/1/07FIVBSt. 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
8/11/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Pohl/Rau 8 21-17, 21-16 0:46
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Branagh/Youngs 3 21-18, 21-16 0:49
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 4 Pohl/Rau 8 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
7/12/07FIVBBerlin 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
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:57
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 21-14, 21-17 0:42
7/27/07FIVBGstaad 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
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 11 Hakedal/Torlen 6 21-19, 21-12 0:44
9/27/06FIVBVitória 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
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 22 21-11, 21-13 0:38
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 31, Q2 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:56
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt 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
6/18/08FIVBParis 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
8/15/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 21-15, 21-13 0:37
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Branagh/Youngs 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 16 21-18, 17-21, 15-5 0:51
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Branagh/Youngs 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 19 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 0:58
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 23-21, 18-21, 20-18 1:02
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 21 22-20, 21-13 0:42
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 9 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 28 21-19, 21-15 0:37
10/27/06FIVBMexico 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
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 17 21-15, 21-17 0:35
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Branagh/Youngs 11 Moiseeva/Uryadova 22 22-24, 21-15, 15-9 0:47
6/20/07FIVBParis 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
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:58
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-15, 21-12 0:35
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 33 21-12, 22-24, 15-13 1:02
7/12/07FIVBBerlin 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
8/13/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 0:57
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona 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
6/25/08FIVBStavanger 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
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 3 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-13, 30-28 0:49
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Candelas/Garcia 17, Q11 22-20, 21-13 0:35
5/22/08FIVBOsaka 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
8/9/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Kadijk/Mooren 20 21-19, 27-25 0:51
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Kadijk/Mooren 25 20-22, 21-17, 15-8 0:53
11/4/06FIVBThailand 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
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 4 Martins/Santanna 23, Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:36
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona 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
5/15/08FIVBSeoul 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
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Branagh/Youngs 4 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 21-18, 21-10 0:39
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 5 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-14, 15-21, 15-9 0:49
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Kuhn/Schwer 24 21-16, 21-7 0:36