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

(12) Monika Brzostek/Kinga Wojtasik, Poland

Monika Brzostek
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 28, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rybnik

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$180,687.50

Kinga Kolosinska Wojtasik
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 2, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lublin

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

111

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$236,212.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	56	0	1	1	0	3	0	13	0	15	9	6	8	US$320,825.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	57	1	1	1	0	3	0	13	0	15	9	6	8	US$320,825.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Kinga Wojtasik - 2nd	Monika Brzostek - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/25-30/2016	A1 Major Klagenfurt	3	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2016	Gstaad Major	5	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2016	Poland Grand Slam	1	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	11	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2016	Antalya Open	3	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	2	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	6	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	12	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	8	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	8	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	16	9th	360	US$11,000.00

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/7/2016

Pool A

Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (13)

Won 14-21, 21-13, 15-7

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Monika Brzostek	Total	31	12	0	0.387	0	12	1	2
	1	31	12	0	0.387	0	12	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kinga Wojtasik	Total	31	17	0	0.548	5	7	2	4
	1	31	17	0	0.548	5	7	2	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/9/2016

Pool A

Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (24)

Won 21-19, 21-18

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Monika Brzostek	Total	28	17	0	0.607	0	8	0	2
	1	28	17	0	0.607	0	8	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kinga Wojtasik	Total	14	8	0	0.571	4	0	0	3
	1	14	8	0	0.571	4	0	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/11/2016

Pool A

Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)

Lost 10-21, 15-21

0:29

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Monika Brzostek	Total	17	10	0	0.588	0	6	0	4
	1	17	10	0	0.588	0	6	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kinga Wojtasik	Total	21	6	0	0.286	3	1	0	4
	1	21	6	0	0.286	3	1	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/13/2016

Winner 1

Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (7)

Lost 21-15, 16-21, 11-15

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Monika Brzostek	Total	23	15	0	0.652	0	9	1	6
	1	23	15	0	0.652	0	9	1	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kinga Wojtasik	Total	26	14	0	0.538	6	0	3	1
	1	26	14	0	0.538	6	0	3	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Monika Brzostek	99	54	0	0.545	0	35	2	14
Kinga Wojtasik	92	45	0	0.489	18	8	5	12
Total	191	99	0	0.518	18	43	7	26
Opponents	180	95	0	0.528	16	52	9	21

World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Kinga Wojtasik - 9th	Monika Brzostek - 9th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Kinga Wojtasik - 17th	Monika Brzostek - 17th
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Did not play	Katarzyna Kociolek - 37th
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Did not play	Katarzyna Kociolek - 33rd
2022	World Championships	Rome	Did not play	Katarzyna Kociolek - 17th

Head to Head Results
Brzostek/Wojtasik trail the series against the field 27-44 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 10 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	21-10, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-3
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool A	Bednarczuk/Seixas	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	16	21-16, 21-17	0:39
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Bednarczuk/Seixas	3	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27	21-15, 21-13	0:36
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool E	Bednarczuk/Seixas	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	21-17, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
3/13/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	21-15, 21-13	0:31
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	31, Q10	21-12, 25-23
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	21-8, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-2
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
Series tied with # 5 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-2
5/28/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Bansley/Pavan	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	11	14-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:41
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	Bansley/Pavan	3	By Forfeit
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	Bansley/Pavan	3	22-24, 21-19, 16-14	0:57
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Bansley/Pavan	9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-3
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	21-16, 21-19	0:36
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool E	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	21-13, 17-21, 16-14	0:48
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	20-22, 22-20, 15-10	0:52
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Meppelink/Van Iersel	13	Brzostek/Wojtasik	29, Q10	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-3
8/13/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Bawden/Clancy	7	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	15-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:47
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	Bawden/Clancy	9	By Forfeit
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bawden/Clancy	7	Brzostek/Wojtasik	16	21-16, 21-15	0:34
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Bawden/Clancy	22	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27	21-16, 14-21, 15-12	0:46
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Brzostek/Wojtasik	31, Q10	Bawden/Clancy	15	21-14, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-4
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	2	21-15, 23-21	0:38
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	11	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:57
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q5	21-12, 21-16	0:32
7/5/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Borger/Buthe	22, Q12	Brzostek/Wojtasik	Q21	21-19, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 3-1
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	21-13, 13-21, 15-13	0:44
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	29, Q6	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	21-15, 21-19	0:40
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	29, Q10	Forrer/Verge-Depre	23	21-14, 15-21, 15-10	0:49
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool A	Brzostek/Wojtasik	1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	24	21-17, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-6
7/29/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	7	Brzostek/Wojtasik	3	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	0:50
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool E	Baquerizo/Fernandez	12	Brzostek/Wojtasik	5	21-17, 21-18	0:35
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool E	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	Baquerizo/Fernandez	12	21-17, 22-24, 15-13	0:59
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	19-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:52
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	21-19, 14-21, 15-8	0:43
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	21-14, 21-15	0:33
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	6	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q5	21-16, 21-13	0:34
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q11	17-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 13 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 3-1
8/7/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool A	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	Fendrick/Sweat	13	14-21, 21-13, 15-7	0:45
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	Fendrick/Sweat	14	21-16, 21-12	0:33
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	Fendrick/Sweat	17	21-13, 21-16	0:34
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Fendrick/Sweat	15	Brzostek/Wojtasik	20	22-24, 21-8, 15-10	0:53
Trail the series against # 14 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 2-4
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool F	Gallay/Klug	11	Brzostek/Wojtasik	6	21-15, 25-27, 15-13	0:50
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	Gallay/Klug	24	21-18, 21-10	0:31
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	Gallay/Klug	25	21-15, 21-17	0:40
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool H	Gallay/Klug	25, Q6	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q5	21-18, 21-17	0:38
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Gallay/Klug	24	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-17, 22-24, 15-9	0:54
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gallay/Klug	25, Q5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	Q12	20-22, 21-14, 15-11	0:51
Series tied with # 15 Wang/Yue, China 2-2
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	16	Wang/Yue	12	21-17, 21-23, 15-11	0:58
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Wang/Yue	13	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:55
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q6	Wang/Yue	9	21-19, 21-17	0:37
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Wang/Yue	9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	21-16, 22-20	0:40
Series tied with # 16 Broder/May, Canada 1-1
6/27/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool E	Brzostek/Wojtasik	20	Broder/May	29	21-18, 21-18	0:40
5/22/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool H	Broder/May	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-16, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-4
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Mader/Zumkehr	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	21-15, 21-14	0:37
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	Mader/Zumkehr	15	21-17, 21-9	0:31
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Mader/Zumkehr	9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q5	21-16, 22-20	0:39
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	Brzostek/Wojtasik	31, Q10	19-21, 21-17, 18-16	0:55
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Mader/Zumkehr	13	Brzostek/Wojtasik	29, Q12	21-12, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 19 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 1-0
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	Agudo/Pazo	Q14	21-18, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # 20 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	van Gestel/van der Vlist	29, Q12	21-12, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Artacho/Laird, Australia 1-0
7/28/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool C	Brzostek/Wojtasik	3	Artacho/Laird	14	21-14, 21-19	0:32
Series tied with # 23 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool C	Hermannova/Slukova	14	Brzostek/Wojtasik	3	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	Hermannova/Slukova	21	21-14, 23-21	0:41
Series tied with # 24 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 3-3
8/9/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool A	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	Birlova/Ukolova	24	21-19, 21-18	0:39
7/27/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool C	Brzostek/Wojtasik	3	Birlova/Ukolova	19	15-21, 21-16, 18-16	0:40
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Brzostek/Wojtasik	3	21-18, 21-15	0:32
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	16-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:55
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-16, 22-20	0:41
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Brzostek/Wojtasik	10	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	21-16, 21-19	0:34