Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 18, 2016
(19) Jefferson Santos Pereira/Cherif Younousse, Qatar
 
Jefferson Santos Pereira
Qatar / Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 8, 1989 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Doha
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 33
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Kish Island 2016)
Career Winnings: US$43,087.50
Cherif Younousse Samba
Qatar
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 22, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Dakar, Senegal
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 97
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$415,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB21100010503731 US$67,000.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Cherif Younousse - 25th Jefferson Santos Pereira - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/10-15/2016 Antalya Open 15 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2016 Sochi Open 18 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2016 Qatar Open 8 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 24, Q3 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 27, Q7 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 2/15-19/2016 Kish Island Open 18 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 11/8-13/2015 Qatar Open 8 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 9/22-26/2015 Xiamen Open 17 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Q21 33rd 80 US$0.00
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/6/2016 Pool F Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (6) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jefferson Santos PereiraTotal211100.5240521
 1211100.5240521
 20000000
Cherif YounousseTotal161100.6880013
 1161100.6880013
 20000000
Mon, 8/8/2016 Pool F Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Won 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jefferson Santos PereiraTotal261600.61501013
 1261600.61501013
 20000000
 30000000
Cherif YounousseTotal281400.5005325
 1281400.5005325
 20000000
 30000000
Wed, 8/10/2016 Pool F Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (18) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jefferson Santos PereiraTotal341600.47101604
 1341600.47101604
 20000000
 30000000
Cherif YounousseTotal402000.5006203
 1402000.5006203
 20000000
 30000000
Fri, 8/12/2016 Winner 1 Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (8) Lost 13-21, 13-21 0:32
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jefferson Santos PereiraTotal251000.4000403
 1251000.4000403
 20000000
Cherif YounousseTotal13500.3850214
 113500.3850214
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jefferson Santos Pereira1065300.500035311
Cherif Younousse975000.515117415
Total20310300.5071142726
Opponents18610900.58624451321
Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Cherif Younousse - 5th Jefferson Santos Pereira - 5th
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro Cherif Younousse - 9th Jefferson Santos Pereira - 9th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Cherif Younousse - 9th Jefferson Santos Pereira - 9th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Ahmed Tijan - 17th
2019World Tour FinalsRome Did not play Ahmed Tijan - 9th
2021Olympic GamesTokyo Did not play Ahmed Tijan - 3rd
2021World Tour FinalsCagliari Did not play Ahmed Tijan - 5th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Ahmed Tijan - 9th
2022World Tour FinalsDoha Did not play Ahmed Tijan - 7th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Did not play Ahmed Tijan - 17th
2023World Tour FinalsDoha Did not play Ahmed Tijan - 4th
2024Olympic GamesParis Did not play Ahmed Tijan - 4th
2024World Tour FinalsDoha Did not play Ahmed Tijan - 3rd
2025World ChampionshipsAdelaide Did not play Ahmed Tijan - 9th
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships200001010000 $29,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam400000010010 $12,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1010000010250 $21,400.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star400000010110 $4,600.00
Total2110001050370 $67,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jefferson Santos Pereira Cherif Younousse
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 Olympic Games3001101000 $0.00
2000011000 $14,500.00 World Championships6000013200 $32,500.00
           World Tour Finals5001121000 $64,000.00
9000001120 $11,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam344320129110 $198,500.00
15100012270 $14,787.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open38442049750 $112,450.00
4000001110 $2,300.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star10100013310 $8,450.00
1000000100 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000000000 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
331000275100 $43,087.50 Total97976220261370 $415,900.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2015FIVB500001000022 $19,600.00 71138.9 %
2016FIVB810000010240 $19,800.00 151944.1 %
TotalFIVB1310001010262 $39,400.00 223042.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jefferson Santos Pereira  Cherif Younousse
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $0.00 2008FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2013FIVB          
8000011123 $8,587.50 2014FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2014FIVB Age Group WC1000000001 $0.00
5000010022 $9,800.00 2015FIVB5000010022 $9,800.00
8100001240 $9,900.00 2016FIVB8100001240 $9,900.00
24100023486 $28,287.50 TotalTotal15100011264 $19,700.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall16 51.6% 7 22.6% 8 25.8% 23-8 74.2% 14 30.4% 10 21.7% 22 47.8% 14-32 30.4% 16-22 42.1% 21-18 53.8% 02 37-42 46.8%
2015-20167 41.2% 4 23.5% 6 35.3% 11-6 64.7% 11 33.3% 6 18.2% 16 48.5% 11-22 33.3% 7-16 30.4% 15-12 55.6% 02 22-30 42.3%
Against the Field5 45.5% 0 0.0% 6 54.5% 5-6 45.5% 6 27.3% 5 22.7% 11 50.0% 6-16 27.3% 10-22 31.3% 12-22 35.3% 00 11-22 33.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021000100000022
World Championships000042003200000074
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam006224001100000097
Challenge/Four Star/Open104171900331000101723
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000113001200000026
Total10104162900891000103742
Head to Head Results
Santos Pereira/Younousse trail the series against the field 6-16 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27 23-25, 21-14, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
5/13/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Santos Pereira/Younousse 15 19-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Dalhausser/Lucena 6 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27, Q7 17-21, 21-12, 15-7 0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
5/14/16FIVBAntalya Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 Santos Pereira/Younousse 15 21-16, 21-15 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
8/6/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool F Gibb/Patterson 6 Santos Pereira/Younousse 19 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
8/8/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool F Santos Pereira/Younousse 19 Gavira/Herrera 7 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool B Gavira/Herrera 2 Santos Pereira/Younousse 18 21-17, 19-21, 19-17 0:54
Trail the series against # 8 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-3
8/12/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Winner 1 Krasilnikov/Semenov 8 Santos Pereira/Younousse 19 21-13, 21-13 0:32
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Krasilnikov/Semenov 11 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27, Q7 21-14, 21-17 0:32
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool C Krasilnikov/Semenov 3 Santos Pereira/Younousse 30, Q25 22-20, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
9/23/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Santos Pereira/Younousse 17 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
4/6/16FIVBQatar Open Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Santos Pereira/Younousse 8 21-19, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 11 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-2
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool H Kantor/Losiak 8 Santos Pereira/Younousse 24, Q3 22-20, 21-14 0:34
2/19/16FIVBKish Island Open Semi-Finals Santos Pereira/Younousse 18 Kantor/Losiak 7 15-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:50
11/10/15FIVBQatar Open Pool H Kantor/Losiak 9 Santos Pereira/Younousse 8 21-16, 20-22, 16-14 0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool H Carambula/Ranghieri 9 Santos Pereira/Younousse 24, Q3 20-22, 21-16, 15-8 0:49
Lead the series against # 13 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Santos Pereira/Younousse 27 Doppler/Horst 22 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
2/18/16FIVBKish Island Open Winner 3 Santos Pereira/Younousse 18 Ontiveros/Virgen 2 21-15, 21-19 0:35
2/16/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool B Santos Pereira/Younousse 18 Ontiveros/Virgen 2 12-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:37
Series tied with # 18 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-1
8/10/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool F Santos Pereira/Younousse 19 Huber/Seidl 18 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
9/23/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Huber/Seidl 16 Santos Pereira/Younousse 17 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Grimalt/Grimalt 22 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27, Q7 21-23, 21-14, 15-10 0:51