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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 28, 1996

(3) Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes, United States

Karch Kiraly
United States

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 3, 1960 (65 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$83,750.00

Kent Steffes
United States

Photo: Matt Barber

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 23, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pacific Palisades, CA

Height:

200 cm (6'4")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$73,525.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous Atlanta Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/24/1996	Winner 2	Andrea Ghiurghi / Nicola Grigolo, Italy (14)	Won 15-7	0:36
Thu, 7/25/1996	Winner 3	Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (11)	Won 15-5	0:32
Fri, 7/26/1996	Winner 4	Carl Henkel / Sinjin Smith, United States (2)	Won 17-15	0:54
Sat, 7/27/1996	Semi-Finals	John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (8)	Won 15-11	0:40
Sun, 7/28/1996	Gold Medal	Mike Dodd / Mike Whitmarsh, United States (4)	Won 12-5, 12-8	1:02

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta	Kent Steffes - 1st	Karch Kiraly - 1st
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Adam Johnson - 5th	Dain Blanton - 3rd
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Adam Johnson - 5th	Did not play

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Karch Kiraly												Kent Steffes
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$12,750.00	World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$7,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,600.00
16	2	2	1	1	4	3	1	0	0	$54,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	2	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	$38,425.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	Goodwill Games
22	3	3	1	1	6	5	1	0	0	$83,750.00	Total	13	3	2	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	$63,525.00

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
1996	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	0	100.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Karch Kiraly													Kent Steffes
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	1987	FIVB
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	1988	FIVB
3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,500.00	1989	FIVB
											1990	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00
											1991	FIVB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
											1993	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$12,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00	1995	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1996	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$19,750.00	Total	Total	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$26,500.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	5-0	100.0%
1995-1996	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	5-0	100.0%
Against the Field	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	0	0	0	0-0	2-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	5-0	100.0%

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	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0

Head to Head Results
Kiraly/Steffes lead the series against the field 5-0 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-0
7/26/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 4	Kiraly/Steffes	3	Henkel/Smith	2	17-15	0:54
Lead the series against # 4 Dodd/Whitmarsh, United States 1-0
7/28/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Gold Medal	Kiraly/Steffes	3	Dodd/Whitmarsh	4	12-5, 12-8	1:02
Lead the series against # 8 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
7/27/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Kiraly/Steffes	3	Child/Heese	8	15-11	0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 3	Kiraly/Steffes	3	Ahmann/Hager	11	15-5	0:32
Lead the series against # 14 Ghiurghi/Grigolo, Italy 1-0
7/24/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 2	Kiraly/Steffes	3	Ghiurghi/Grigolo	14	15-7	0:36