Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 28, 1996
(6) Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway
 
Jan Kvalheim
Norway
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 5, 1963 (61 yrs old)
Home Town: Skien
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$510,976.50
Björn Maaseide
Norway
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 7, 1968 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Stavanger
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 165
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$622,355.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123456791317192125Money
FIVB9372991011023414112 US$778,750.00
Previous Atlanta Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-7/1996 German Open 2 9th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/27-30/1996 French Open 4 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 4 1st 300 US$31,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/2/1996 Turkey Open 5 3rd 240 US$16,000.00
FIVB 5/9-12/1996 Brazil Open 5 5th 180 US$9,000.00
FIVB 4/5-7/1996 Spain Open 3 17th 60 US$1,500.00
FIVB 2/8-11/1996 Brazil Open 4th 30 US$16,000.00
FIVB 12/21-23/1995 South Africa Open 9th 16 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/10-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 13th 14 US$1,500.00
FIVB 9/22-24/1995 Indonesia Open 17th 12 US$1,000.00
FIVB 9/15-17/1995 Brazil Open 17th 12 US$1,000.00
FIVB 8/24-26/1995 French Open 9th 16 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/17-19/1995 Belgium Open 4th 30 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/11-13/1995 Portugal Open 5th 24 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/4-6/1995 Italian Open 4th 30 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/29-31/1995 Japan Open 3rd 36 US$11,000.00
Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/24/1996 Winner 2 Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (11) Lost 16-17 1:07
Wed, 7/24/1996 Contender 1 Avo Keel / Kaido Kreen, Estonia (21) Won 15-2 0:31
Thu, 7/25/1996 Contender 2 Andrea Ghiurghi / Nicola Grigolo, Italy (14) Won 15-11 0:43
Thu, 7/25/1996 Contender 3 Roberto Lopes / Franco Neto, Brazil (1) Won 15-10 0:51
Fri, 7/26/1996 Contender 4 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (18) Lost 3-15 0:28
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Bjorn Maaseide - 17th Jan Kvalheim - 17th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Bjorn Maaseide - 25th Jan Kvalheim - 25th
2000Olympic GamesSydney Bjorn Maaseide - 19th Jan Kvalheim - 19th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Did not play Iver Horrem - 17th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Did not play Iver Horrem - 17th
2004Olympic GamesAthens Did not play Iver Horrem - 19th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Iver Horrem - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Did not play Iver Horrem - 37th
Head to Head Results
Kvalheim/Maaseide lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 Lopes/Neto 1 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-1
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Ahmann/Hager 11 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 17-16 1:07
Lead the series against # 14 Ghiurghi/Grigolo, Italy 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 2 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 Ghiurghi/Grigolo 14 15-11 0:43
Trail the series against # 18 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Brenha/Maia 18 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 15-3 0:28
Lead the series against # 21 Keel/Kreen, Estonia 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 1 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 Keel/Kreen 21 15-2 0:31