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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 24, 2004

(5) Natalie Cook/Nicole Sanderson, Australia

Natalie Cook
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 19, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brisbane

Resides:

Brisbane

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

165

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$652,908.75

Nicole Therese Sanderson
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 1, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Perth, Western Australia

Resides:

East Brisbane, Qld

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Osaka 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$161,532.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	33	0	1	4	2	2	1	9	4	8	1	1	US$244,350.00

Previous Athens Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	17	17	108	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	6	25	60	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	7	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	2	2	324	US$18,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	2	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	5	3	640	US$30,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	5	3	480	US$23,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	3	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	1	3	240	US$12,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	3	3	240	US$12,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	6	9	208	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	11	4	378	US$16,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	11	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	14	9	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	17	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	16	9	120	US$4,000.00

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/14/2004

Pool E

Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (20)

Won 21-16, 21-12

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Natalie Cook	Total	20	17	0	0.850	0	7	1	1
	1	20	17	0	0.850	0	7	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Nicole Sanderson	Total	17	11	0	0.647	0	10	0	4
	1	17	11	0	0.647	0	10	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/16/2004

Pool E

Lu Wang / Wenhui You, China (17)

Won 21-19, 17-21, 17-15

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Natalie Cook	Total	41	26	0	0.634	4	10	1	0
	1	41	26	0	0.634	4	10	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Nicole Sanderson	Total	21	9	0	0.429	1	5	1	5
	1	21	9	0	0.429	1	5	1	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/18/2004

Pool E

Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (8)

Lost 10-21, 20-22

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Natalie Cook	Total	14	7	0	0.500	0	6	0	0
	1	14	7	0	0.500	0	6	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Nicole Sanderson	Total	27	8	0	0.296	3	4	0	1
	1	27	8	0	0.296	3	4	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/20/2004

Winner 1

Summer Lochowicz / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (18)

Won 21-15, 21-16

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Natalie Cook	Total	19	8	0	0.421	0	11	2	0
	1	19	8	0	0.421	0	11	2	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Nicole Sanderson	Total	27	16	0	0.593	1	10	0	2
	1	27	16	0	0.593	1	10	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sun, 8/22/2004

Winner 2

Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (14)

Won 21-16, 14-21, 15-12

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Natalie Cook	Total	32	12	0	0.375	2	22	1	0
	1	32	12	0	0.375	2	22	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Nicole Sanderson	Total	42	17	0	0.405	2	6	0	4
	1	42	17	0	0.405	2	6	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/23/2004

Semi-Finals

Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2)

Lost 17-21, 16-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Natalie Cook	Total	18	7	0	0.389	0	4	0	0
	1	18	7	0	0.389	0	4	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Nicole Sanderson	Total	22	16	0	0.727	0	6	0	4
	1	22	16	0	0.727	0	6	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/24/2004

Bronze Medal

Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (4)

Lost 18-21, 21-15, 9-15

1:11

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Natalie Cook	Total	36	13	0	0.361	0	21	0	0
	1	36	13	0	0.361	0	21	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Nicole Sanderson	Total	42	22	0	0.524	1	11	1	3
	1	42	22	0	0.524	1	11	1	3
	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
Natalie Cook	180	90	0	0.500	6	81	5	1
Nicole Sanderson	198	99	0	0.500	8	52	2	23

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Atlanta	Kerri Pottharst - 3rd	Did not play
1997	Los Angeles	Kerri Pottharst - 9th	Did not play
1999	Marseille	Angela Clarke - 9th	Tania Gooley - 25th
2000	Sydney	Kerri Pottharst - 1st	Did not play
2001	Klagenfurt	Kerri Pottharst - 9th	Did not play
2003	Rio de Janeiro	Nicole Sanderson - 3rd	Natalie Cook - 3rd
2005	Berlin	Summer Lochowicz - 25th	Did not play
2007	Gstaad	Tamsin Hinchley - 9th	Did not play
2008	Beijing	Tamsin Hinchley - 5th	Did not play
2011	Rome	Tara West - 37th	Did not play
2012	London	Tamsin Hinchley - 19th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Cook/Sanderson lead the series against the field 31-23

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-4
10/11/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Cook/Sanderson	5	19-21, 21-19, 18-16	1:01
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Cook/Sanderson	5	21-11, 19-21, 15-8	0:50
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Cook/Sanderson	11	21-18, 21-14	0:44
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Cook/Sanderson	16	21-16, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-6
8/23/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	2	Cook/Sanderson	5	21-17, 21-16	0:39
6/6/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Gold Medal	Bede/Behar	1	Cook/Sanderson	2	21-12 Retired	0:17
8/10/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	2	Cook/Sanderson	3	21-16, 19-21, 15-12	1:05
7/20/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Bede/Behar	4	Cook/Sanderson	11	21-18, 21-14	0:46
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Cook/Sanderson	14	21-19, 21-18	0:40
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Cook/Sanderson	16	21-17, 23-21	0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	3	Cook/Sanderson	11	21-18, 21-13	0:36
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	4	Cook/Sanderson	14	17-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:47
Series tied with # 4 McPeak/Youngs, United States 1-1
8/24/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Bronze Medal	McPeak/Youngs	4	Cook/Sanderson	5	21-18, 15-21, 15-9	1:11
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Cook/Sanderson	17	McPeak/Youngs	1	21-16, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-0
6/6/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Semi-Finals	Cook/Sanderson	2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	14-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:55
Lead the series against # 7 Tian/Wang, China 2-0
9/21/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Cook/Sanderson	5	Tian/Wang	4	23-21, 21-18	0:43
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cook/Sanderson	11	Tian/Wang	14	21-23, 23-21, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-2
8/18/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Pohl/Rau	8	Cook/Sanderson	5	21-10, 22-20	0:41
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Cook/Sanderson	3	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:53
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Cook/Sanderson	17	Pohl/Rau	16	21-15, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 9 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 4-0
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 4	Cook/Sanderson	2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	21-17, 23-21	0:44
10/10/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 3	Cook/Sanderson	5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	21-12, 17-21, 15-13	0:57
8/17/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Bronze Medal	Cook/Sanderson	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	17-21, 26-24, 18-16	1:08
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Cook/Sanderson	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	15	21-19, 21-11	0:37
Series tied with # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-1
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	5	Lahme/Musch	9	21-12, 19-21, 19-17	1:00
8/17/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Semi-Finals	Lahme/Musch	5	Cook/Sanderson	1	21-19, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	15	Cook/Sanderson	2	21-15, 27-25	0:43
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	5	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	11	21-15, 21-19	0:44
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Cook/Sanderson	14	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	19	21-23, 21-19, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-2
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Cook/Sanderson	6	21-14, 21-12	0:31
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Cook/Sanderson	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	27-25, 21-17	0:41
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	Cook/Sanderson	17	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Cook/Sanderson	11	21-19, 26-24	0:46
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-1
8/22/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Cook/Sanderson	5	Gattelli/Perrotta	14	21-16, 14-21, 15-12	1:03
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	27, Q3	Cook/Sanderson	6	21-13, 21-14	0:42
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	7	Gattelli/Perrotta	26, Q3	21-16, 21-19	0:41
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool C	Cook/Sanderson	3	Gattelli/Perrotta	14	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 4-0
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cook/Sanderson	5	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	22	21-10, 21-16	0:34
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	17	21-17, 21-19	0:42
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	11	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	28, Q9	21-16, 23-21	0:47
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Cook/Sanderson	11	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	27, Q10	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Series tied with # 16 Dumont/Martin, Canada 1-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Dumont/Martin	15	Cook/Sanderson	17	By Forfeit
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 2	Cook/Sanderson	1	Dumont/Martin	27, Q6	20-22, 21-16, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Wang/You, China 2-0
8/16/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Cook/Sanderson	5	Wang/You	17	21-19, 17-21, 17-15	0:57
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Cook/Sanderson	11	Wang/You	22	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Series tied with # 18 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 1-1
8/20/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	5	Lochowicz/Pottharst	18	21-15, 21-16	0:41
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Lochowicz/Pottharst	8	Cook/Sanderson	7	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 3-0
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool E	Cook/Sanderson	5	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	21-7, 21-15	0:29
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool A	Cook/Sanderson	1	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	21-19, 21-16	0:36
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Cook/Sanderson	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q4	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
8/14/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Cook/Sanderson	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20	21-16, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool E	Cook/Sanderson	5	Glesnes/Maaseide	29	21-12, 21-13	0:37
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool E	Cook/Sanderson	5	Glesnes/Maaseide	28, Q1	21-14, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	1	Kusuhara/Tokuno	19	21-18, 21-13	0:34