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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 17, 2016

(4) Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany

Laura Ludwig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

180 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

179

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,039,487.50

Kira Walkenhorst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 18, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Essen

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$513,387.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	43	11	3	4	3	8	0	9	0	4	1	US$991,275.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005	Jana Kohler - 5th	Did not play
2016	Kira Walkenhorst - 5th	Laura Ludwig - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/25-30/2016	A1 Major Klagenfurt	1	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2016	Gstaad Major	3	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2016	Porec Major	2	4th	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2016	Poland Grand Slam	3	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2016	Major Hamburg	1	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	4	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2016	Antalya Open	1	1st	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	4/27-5/1/2016	Fortaleza Open	2	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	4	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	3	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	1	1st	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/29-10/4/2015	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	5	2nd	0	US$60,000.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	5	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	6	3rd	640	US$32,000.00

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/7/2016

Pool D

Doaa Elghobashy / Nada Meawad, Egypt (21)

Won 21-12, 21-15

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	18	11	0	0.611	0	10	0	4
	1	18	11	0	0.611	0	10	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kira Walkenhorst	Total	16	11	0	0.688	4	0	4	4
	1	16	11	0	0.688	4	0	4	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/9/2016

Pool D

Jamie Broder / Kristina May, Canada (16)

Won 21-17, 21-11

0:32

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	15	9	0	0.600	0	8	2	2
	1	15	9	0	0.600	0	8	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kira Walkenhorst	Total	21	13	0	0.619	6	3	1	4
	1	21	13	0	0.619	6	3	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/11/2016

Pool D

Laura Giombini / Marta Menegatti, Italy (9)

Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-9

0:51

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	32	20	0	0.625	0	15	2	2
	1	32	20	0	0.625	0	15	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kira Walkenhorst	Total	37	20	0	0.541	3	2	1	7
	1	37	20	0	0.541	3	2	1	7
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/13/2016

Winner 1

Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (10)

Won 21-19, 21-10

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	24	10	0	0.417	0	6	1	4
	1	24	10	0	0.417	0	6	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kira Walkenhorst	Total	24	19	0	0.792	1	4	3	1
	1	24	19	0	0.792	1	4	3	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sun, 8/14/2016

Winner 2

Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (5)

Won 21-14, 21-14

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	28	16	0	0.571	0	17	4	3
	1	28	16	0	0.571	0	17	4	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kira Walkenhorst	Total	18	10	0	0.556	2	3	3	4
	1	18	10	0	0.556	2	3	3	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/16/2016

Semi-Finals

Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)

Won 21-18, 21-12

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	21	14	0	0.667	0	13	2	1
	1	21	14	0	0.667	0	13	2	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kira Walkenhorst	Total	18	12	0	0.667	5	1	2	4
	1	18	12	0	0.667	5	1	2	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/17/2016

Gold Medal

Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (2)

Won 21-18, 21-14

0:40

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	138	80	0	0.580	0	69	11	16
Kira Walkenhorst	134	85	0	0.634	21	13	14	24
Total	272	165	0	0.607	21	82	25	40
Opponents	264	110	0	0.417	6	54	7	25

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Did not play
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Did not play
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2011	World Championships	Rome	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2012	Olympic Games	London	Sara Niedrig - 5th	Did not play
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Kira Walkenhorst - 5th	Laura Ludwig - 5th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Kira Walkenhorst - 17th	Laura Ludwig - 17th
2015	World Tour Finals	Fort Lauderdale	Kira Walkenhorst - 2nd	Laura Ludwig - 2nd
2016	World Tour Finals	Toronto	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Laura Ludwig - 1st
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Laura Ludwig - 1st
2017	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Laura Ludwig - 1st
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Margareta Kozuch - 17th	Did not play
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Margareta Kozuch - 1st	Did not play
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Margareta Kozuch - 5th	Did not play
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Louisa Lippmann - 17th	Did not play
2024	Olympic Games	Paris	Louisa Lippmann - 19th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 54-26 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 4-1
8/16/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Antunes/Maestrini	1	21-18, 21-12	0:36
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	21-18, 15-21, 15-10	0:41
10/4/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	21-17, 21-18	0:39
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Antunes/Maestrini	1	21-18, 21-18	0:37
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	Antunes/Maestrini	1	12-21, 23-21, 17-15	0:56
Lead the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 5-1
8/17/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	21-18, 21-14	0:40
6/11/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Bednarczuk/Seixas	4	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:55
10/3/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Bednarczuk/Seixas	4	21-15, 20-22, 15-13	0:55
10/2/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Bednarczuk/Seixas	4	21-17, 21-19	0:39
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	21-14, 21-17	0:38
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Semi-Finals	Bednarczuk/Seixas	1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	24-22, 21-16	0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-5
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	18-21, 23-21, 15-11	0:54
6/11/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	21-16, 19-21, 16-14	0:59
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	16-21, 29-27, 15-6	0:56
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	21-19, 21-17	0:53
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	21-15, 21-10	0:33
10/13/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	19-21, 31-29, 15-12	1:05
Trail the series against # 5 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-4
8/14/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Bansley/Pavan	5	21-14, 21-14	0:35
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Semi-Finals	Bansley/Pavan	4	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-17, 21-15	0:41
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool F	Bansley/Pavan	6	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	18-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:48
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Bansley/Pavan	17	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	17-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:51
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Bansley/Pavan	9	21-11, 21-8	0:25
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Bansley/Pavan	25, Q3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	21-16, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 3-4
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-13, 21-16	0:33
2/27/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	28-26, 21-16	0:51
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	21-11, 21-14	0:31
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Bronze Medal	Meppelink/Van Iersel	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	22-20, 21-19	0:41
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	19-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:47
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-15, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 7 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-1
8/23/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	Bawden/Clancy	7	21-17, 21-13	0:47
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Bawden/Clancy	9	22-20, 18-21, 17-15	1:00
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Bawden/Clancy	21	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-19, 21-19	0:39
Series tied with # 8 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-2
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Bronze Medal	Borger/Buthe	10	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-19, 21-23, 15-11	0:51
6/21/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	11	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	21-17, 21-16	0:44
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Borger/Buthe	6	22-24, 21-13, 15-12	0:47
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	Borger/Buthe	16	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Giombini/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Giombini/Menegatti	9	21-18, 18-21, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 5-0
8/13/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Forrer/Verge-Depre	10	21-19, 21-10	0:34
7/29/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	10	21-19, 10-21, 20-18	0:50
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	21-17, 21-18	0:38
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21, Q3	21-19, 21-16	0:33
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Forrer/Verge-Depre	28, Q10	17-21, 28-26, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 6-1
6/17/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	10	21-18, 16-21, 15-8	0:40
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	16	21-19, 21-18	0:32
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Baquerizo/Fernandez	13	21-15, 22-20	0:35
9/29/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	21-9, 23-25, 15-9	0:46
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	12	21-12, 21-18	0:34
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	21-16, 18-21, 16-14	0:47
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	25-23, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 12 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-1
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	11	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	21-15, 16-21, 15-8	0:46
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	21-14, 14-21, 15-10	0:45
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	21-14, 21-13	0:27
Lead the series against # 14 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 6-0
6/16/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Gallay/Klug	14	11-5 Retired	0:08
6/8/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Gallay/Klug	17	21-16, 21-19	0:34
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Gallay/Klug	20	17-21, 21-16, 21-19	0:49
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Gallay/Klug	14	21-16, 21-13	0:36
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Gallay/Klug	20	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:47
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Gallay/Klug	30, Q11	21-16, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 15 Wang/Yue, China 2-1
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Wang/Yue	19	21-16, 21-16	0:33
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Wang/Yue	15	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	By Forfeit
5/4/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Wang/Yue	10	23-21, 19-21, 15-9	0:54
Lead the series against # 16 Broder/May, Canada 6-1
8/9/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Broder/May	16	21-17, 21-11	0:32
7/28/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Broder/May	16	25-23, 21-18	0:40
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Broder/May	9	21-18, 21-17	0:36
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Broder/May	19	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	18-21, 24-22, 18-16	0:56
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Broder/May	14	21-19, 17-21, 15-9	0:46
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Broder/May	20	21-12, 21-14	0:32
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	Broder/May	29, Q8	21-18, 21-17	0:32
Series tied with # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
7/30/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Mader/Zumkehr	5	24-22, 14-21, 15-11	0:51
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Mader/Zumkehr	18	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-13, 21-12	0:29
Lead the series against # 18 Alfaro/Charles, Costa Rica 1-0
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Alfaro/Charles	38	21-9, 21-12	0:27
Lead the series against # 20 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	van Gestel/van der Vlist	19	21-16, 23-21	0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Elghobashy/Meawad, Egypt 1-0
8/7/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Elghobashy/Meawad	21	21-12, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Artacho/Laird, Australia 0-1
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Artacho/Laird	31, Q20	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Hermannova/Slukova	15	21-17, 21-17	0:33
Series tied with # 24 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-2
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	34	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	21-16, 21-16	0:36
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	21	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-16, 21-17	0:35
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-19, 21-16	0:38
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Birlova/Ukolova	5	21-9, 21-16	0:30