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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Phillips Norway Open
July 4 - 8, 2001

(4) John Child/Mark Heese, Canada

John Child
Canada

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 4, 1967 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto, ON

Resides:

Toronto, ON

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

128

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Berlin 1996)

Career Winnings:

US$467,137.50

Mark Heese
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 15, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aurora, ON

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

166

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Berlin 1996)

Career Winnings:

US$518,387.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	Money
FIVB	114	1	5	8	8	20	1	12	21	13	15	8	1	1	US$789,200.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,600.00
Overall	115	1	5	9	8	20	1	12	21	13	15	8	1	1	US$791,800.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Mark Heese - 5th	John Child - 5th
2000	Mark Heese - 9th	John Child - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	5	5	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	8	5	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	7	4	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/16-26/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	6	5	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	8	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	7	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	5	4	238	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open	3	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	6	3	272	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	6	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	7	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2000	Canada Open	9	2	306	US$18,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	11	7	170	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2000	Macau Open	7	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	1/18-23/2000	Brazil Open	13	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	1/12-16/2000	Argentina Open	14	7	170	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/5/1999	Brazil Open	9	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/17-22/1999	Spanish Open	9	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/11-15/1999	Belgium Open	10	9	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/4-8/1999	Portugal Open	6	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/1999	Open of Austria	5	9	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/20-25/1999	Marseille World Championships	4	9	240	US$7,500.00
FIVB	7/14-18/1999	Italian Open	6	7	170	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/7-11/1999	Norway Open	6	5	204	US$8,000.00

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/6/2001	Winner 1	Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (29)	Won 21-12, 21-15	0:38
Fri, 7/6/2001	Winner 2	Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers, United States (13)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:41
Sat, 7/7/2001	Winner 3	Carl Henkel / Sinjin Smith, United States (12)	Won 21-19, 22-20	0:41
Sat, 7/7/2001	Winner 4	Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:39
Sat, 7/7/2001	Contender 6	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (7)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:38
Sun, 7/8/2001	Semi-Finals	Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (2)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:40
Sun, 7/8/2001	Bronze Medal	Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Ze Marco de Melo, Brazil (8)	Lost 17-21, 15-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Child/Heese lead the series against the field 17-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-3
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 4	Ramos/Rego	1	Child/Heese	4	21-19, 21-17	0:39
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 4	Ramos/Rego	1	Child/Heese	5	21-12, 21-10	0:30
6/17/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Ramos/Rego	1	Child/Heese	7	21-14, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/8/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Child/Heese	4	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Series tied with # 3, Q2 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-1
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 6	Metzger/Wong	7, Q3	Child/Heese	8	21-14, 21-16	0:36
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 6	Child/Heese	7	Metzger/Wong	8	18-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-2
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 3	Child/Heese	5	Baracetti/Conde	13	23-21, 23-21	0:46
6/17/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Bronze Medal	Baracetti/Conde	22	Child/Heese	7	21-15, 25-23	0:44
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 4	Baracetti/Conde	22	Child/Heese	7	22-24, 21-16, 17-15	1:05
Lead the series against # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 6	Child/Heese	4	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	21-19, 21-18	0:38
Series tied with # 8 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 1-1
7/8/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Bronze Medal	Ferreira/de Melo	8	Child/Heese	4	21-17, 21-15	0:39
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 5	Child/Heese	8	Ferreira/de Melo	12	21-15, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Prosser/Zahner	15	Child/Heese	4	15-9	0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 1-0
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Child/Heese	7	Loiola/Santos	2	13-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Henkel/Smith, United States 3-0
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 3	Child/Heese	4	Henkel/Smith	12	21-19, 22-20	0:41
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 3	Child/Heese	8	Henkel/Smith	17	21-17, 21-16	0:45
9/11/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Child/Heese	11	Henkel/Smith	22	4-12, 12-9, 13-11	1:28
Lead the series against # 13 Holdren/Rogers, United States 2-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Child/Heese	4	Holdren/Rogers	13	21-15, 21-15	0:41
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 4	Child/Heese	8	Holdren/Rogers	21	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 16 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Child/Heese	8	Brenha/Maia	10	21-19, 21-13	0:37
7/28/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Bronze Medal	Child/Heese	8	Brenha/Maia	18	12-5, 12-8	1:17
Lead the series against # 17 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 3	Child/Heese	8	Ahmann/Hager	11	15-7	0:42
Lead the series against # 20 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-0
9/22/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Child/Heese	6	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	14	15-6	0:40
Series tied with # 21, Q3 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-1
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Child/Heese	5	Berger/Stamm	21	25-23, 21-18	0:45
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Berger/Stamm	25	Child/Heese	8	21-12, 15-21, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 26 Martinez/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Child/Heese	8	Martinez/Salema	24	21-18, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 29 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Child/Heese	4	Goranson/Goranson	29	21-12, 21-15	0:38