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

(18) Natalia Alfaro/Karen Charles, Costa Rica

Natalia Alfaro
Costa Rica

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 8, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Heredia

Height:

165 cm (5'5")

Weight:

59 kg (130 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (FIVB Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$4,200.00

Karen Cope Charles
Costa Rica

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 6, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Jose

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (FIVB Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$4,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	US$8,400.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Karen Charles - 41st	Natalia Alfaro - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/17-21/2016	Cincinnati Open	24	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	Q13	41st	30	US$0.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Q18	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	Q15	33rd	60	US$0.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	22	25th	120	US$800.00

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/6/2016

Pool F

Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (7)

Lost 15-21, 14-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Natalia Alfaro	Total	16	8	0	0.500	0	6	1	0
	1	16	8	0	0.500	0	6	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Karen Charles	Total	19	12	0	0.632	3	1	0	3
	1	19	12	0	0.632	3	1	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/8/2016

Pool F

Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (6)

Lost 16-21, 16-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Natalia Alfaro	Total	19	5	0	0.263	0	7	1	2
	1	19	5	0	0.263	0	7	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Karen Charles	Total	16	5	0	0.313	2	1	1	1
	1	16	5	0	0.313	2	1	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/10/2016

Pool F

Norisbeth Agudo / Olaya Pazo, Venezuela (19)

Lost 16-21, 19-21

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Natalia Alfaro	Total	39	15	0	0.385	0	12	2	1
	1	39	15	0	0.385	0	12	2	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Karen Charles	Total	19	8	0	0.421	3	8	2	5
	1	19	8	0	0.421	3	8	2	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Natalia Alfaro	74	28	0	0.378	0	25	4	3
Karen Charles	54	25	0	0.463	8	10	3	9
Total	128	53	0	0.414	8	35	7	12
Opponents	146	86	0	0.589	4	54	11	17

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Karen Charles - 37th	Natalia Alfaro - 37th
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	Karen Charles - 19th	Natalia Alfaro - 19th
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Karen Charles - 37th	Natalia Alfaro - 37th

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$1,600.00
Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$8,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Natalia Alfaro												Karen Charles
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$800.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$800.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$4,200.00	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$4,200.00

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
2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00	0	3	0.0 %
2016	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$1,600.00	2	11	15.4 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	$5,000.00	2	14	12.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Natalia Alfaro													Karen Charles
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00	2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$800.00	2016	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$800.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	$2,500.00	Total	Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	$2,500.00

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%	1	5.6%	3	16.7%	14	77.8%	1-17	5.6%	1-14	6.7%	1-3	25.0%	0	0	2-17	10.5%
2015-2016	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	6.7%	2	13.3%	12	80.0%	1-14	6.7%	1-12	7.7%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	2-14	12.5%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	0-10	0.0%	0-0		0	0	0-5	0.0%

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	2	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
Total	0	0	1	3	1	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17

Head to Head Results
Alfaro/Charles trail the series against the field 0-4 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Alfaro/Charles	38	21-9, 21-12	0:27
Trail the series against # 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
8/8/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool F	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	Alfaro/Charles	18	21-16, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-1
8/6/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool F	Bawden/Clancy	7	Alfaro/Charles	18	21-15, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 19 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 0-1
8/10/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool F	Agudo/Pazo	19	Alfaro/Charles	18	21-16, 21-19	0:38