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 (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
Kent Steffes
United States
Photo: Matt Barber
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 23, 1968 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Pacific Palisades, CA
Height: 200 cm (6'4")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 13
Career Wins: 5
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$73,525.00
Team Career Summary 
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FIVB11000000000 US$0.00
Previous Atlanta Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Adam Johnson - 5th Dain Blanton - 3rd
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Adam Johnson - 5th Did not play
Head to Head Results
Kiraly/Steffes lead the series against the field 5-0 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-0
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta 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
7/28/96FIVBAtlanta 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
7/27/96FIVBAtlanta 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
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta 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
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Kiraly/Steffes 3 Ghiurghi/Grigolo 14 15-7 0:36