Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
July 20 - 25, 1999
(5) Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly, United States
 
Adam Johnson
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 31, 1965 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 15
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rio de Janeiro 1993)
Career Winnings: US$76,750.00
Karch Kiraly
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 3, 1960 (64 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 22
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$83,750.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB1201015030101 US$97,000.00
Previous Marseille Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open 2 17th 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Toronto Open 3 4th 238 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/7-11/1999 Mexico Open 2 5th 204 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/22-26/1998 Goodwill Games 2nd 306 US$20,000.00
Marseille World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/22/1999 Dmitry Karasev / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia (28) Won 15-4 0:20
Thu, 7/22/1999 Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (21) Won 15-7 0:30
Fri, 7/23/1999 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (4) Won 15-7 0:35
Sat, 7/24/1999 Javier Bosma / Fabio Diez, Spain (8) Lost 14-16 0:56
Sat, 7/24/1999 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (6) Lost 15-17 0:55
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Karch Kiraly - 5th Adam Johnson - 5th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 5 5th 330 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 5 5th 360 US$13,500.00
Head to Head Results
Johnson/Kiraly lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Johnson/Kiraly 5 Child/Heese 4 15-7 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Johnson/Kiraly 5 17-15 0:55
Trail the series against # 8 Bosma/Diez, Spain 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bosma/Diez 8 Johnson/Kiraly 5 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Johnson/Kiraly 5 Brenha/Maia 28 12-10, 12-2 1:06
Lead the series against # 21 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Johnson/Kiraly 5 Ahmann/Hager 21 15-7 0:30
Lead the series against # 28 Karasev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Johnson/Kiraly 5 Karasev/Sayfulin 28 15-4 0:20