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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 25, 2004

(18) Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal

João Carlos Brenha Alves Pereira
Portugal

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 6, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Espinho

Resides:

Espinho

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

134

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$265,957.50

Luis Miguel Barbosa Maia
Portugal

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 23, 1971 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paranhos

Resides:

Espinho

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

162

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$281,932.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	27	33	41	Money
FIVB	134	2	0	0	6	7	5	27	28	30	20	1	4	4	US$531,915.00

Previous Athens Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	16	25	54	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	6	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	13	4	560	US$20,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	13	9	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	15	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	16, Q3	9	208	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	9	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	24	5	324	US$11,500.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	20	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	19	17	60	US$2,520.00

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/14/2004

Pool F

Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (7)

Lost 21-13, 16-21, 5-15

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Joao Brenha	Total	35	18	0	0.514	2	2	1	1
	1	35	18	0	0.514	2	2	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Miguel Maia	Total	15	4	0	0.267	0	10	0	1
	1	15	4	0	0.267	0	10	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/16/2004

Pool F

Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece (6)

Won 21-14, 21-19

0:51

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Joao Brenha	Total	29	14	0	0.483	4	4	0	0
	1	29	14	0	0.483	4	4	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Miguel Maia	Total	27	11	0	0.407	0	19	2	4
	1	27	11	0	0.407	0	19	2	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/18/2004

Pool F

Colin Pocock / Gershon Rorich, South Africa (19)

Lost 20-22, 20-22

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Joao Brenha	Total	42	21	0	0.500	3	3	1	2
	1	42	21	0	0.500	3	3	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Miguel Maia	Total	18	7	0	0.389	0	16	0	2
	1	18	7	0	0.389	0	16	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/20/2004

Winner 1

Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (5)

Lost 18-21, 19-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Joao Brenha	Total	36	14	0	0.389	2	5	1	2
	1	36	14	0	0.389	2	5	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Miguel Maia	Total	10	4	0	0.400	0	8	1	6
	1	10	4	0	0.400	0	8	1	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Joao Brenha	142	67	0	0.472	11	14	3	5
Miguel Maia	70	26	0	0.371	0	53	3	13

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Atlanta	Miguel Maia - 4th	Joao Brenha - 4th
1997	Los Angeles	Miguel Maia - 17th	Joao Brenha - 17th
1999	Marseille	Miguel Maia - 13th	Joao Brenha - 13th
2000	Sydney	Miguel Maia - 4th	Joao Brenha - 4th
2001	Klagenfurt	Miguel Maia - 9th	Joao Brenha - 9th
2003	Rio de Janeiro	Miguel Maia - 4th	Joao Brenha - 4th
2005	Berlin	Miguel Maia - 17th	Joao Brenha - 17th
2007	Gstaad	Miguel Maia - 17th	Joao Brenha - 17th

Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 15-31

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
10/18/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Brenha/Maia	13	By Forfeit
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Brenha/Maia	16, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
10/19/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Bronze Medal	Araujo/Insfran	2	Brenha/Maia	13	By Forfeit
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	5	Brenha/Maia	16, Q3	21-19, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-3
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Brenha/Maia	13	21-19, 21-15	0:41
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Brenha/Maia	20	21-14, 21-15	0:39
9/24/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Brenha/Maia	12	Laciga/Laciga	4	15-11	0:43
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Brenha/Maia	11	15-7	0:28
Lead the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-1
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool H	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	Brenha/Maia	9	21-15, 21-16	0:39
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Brenha/Maia	19	Dieckmann/Reckermann	14	21-17, 15-21, 16-14	1:01
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool G	Brenha/Maia	10	Dieckmann/Reckermann	7	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-4
8/20/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Brenha/Maia	18	21-18, 21-19	0:40
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Brenha/Maia	16	21-15, 26-24	0:43
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Brenha/Maia	15	19-21, 22-20, 20-18	1:05
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Brenha/Maia	20	20-22, 21-19, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
8/16/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool F	Brenha/Maia	18	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	6	21-14, 21-19	0:51
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-5
8/14/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool F	Baracetti/Conde	7	Brenha/Maia	18	13-21, 21-16, 15-5	0:55
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Baracetti/Conde	11	Brenha/Maia	6	By Forfeit
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Baracetti/Conde	3	Brenha/Maia	19	21-17, 21-12	0:36
8/10/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	4	Brenha/Maia	19	21-15, 21-12	0:44
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Baracetti/Conde	3	Brenha/Maia	22	21-12, 21-13	0:29
Series tied with # 8 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	17	Brenha/Maia	16	27-29, 21-16, 15-13	1:01
10/17/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 3	Brenha/Maia	13	Blanton/Nygaard	7	21-18, 18-21, 16-14	1:06
Lead the series against # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-1
10/17/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 2	Brenha/Maia	13	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	16	24-22, 13-21, 15-11	0:58
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Brenha/Maia	24	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	8	21-17, 21-18	0:37
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool F	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Brenha/Maia	27	24-22, 21-12	0:40
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Brenha/Maia	11	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	22	15-5	0:19
Series tied with # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-1
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	15	Brenha/Maia	24	21-19, 21-11	0:31
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool A	Brenha/Maia	16	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	32	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-2
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Schacht/Slack	18	Brenha/Maia	15	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:54
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Schacht/Slack	14	Brenha/Maia	19	By Forfeit	0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-3
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	13	Brenha/Maia	20	21-13, 21-0 Retired	0:22
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Berg/Dahl	16	Brenha/Maia	18	21-14, 21-17	0:37
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 4	Berg/Dahl	22	Brenha/Maia	16	21-17, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-0
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Brenha/Maia	13	Prosser/Williams	20	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 19 Pocock/Rorich, South Africa 0-1
8/18/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool F	Pocock/Rorich	19	Brenha/Maia	18	22-20, 22-20	0:49
Trail the series against # 20 Child/Heese, Canada 2-3
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Child/Heese	15	Brenha/Maia	16	21-12, 21-18	0:36
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	27	Child/Heese	8	21-17, 11-21, 15-13	0:51
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Brenha/Maia	19	Child/Heese	3	27-25, 21-11	0:50
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 # 21 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool M	Brenha/Maia	13	Hernandez/Papaleo	36	22-20, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 23 Canet/Hamel, France 1-2
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	27	Brenha/Maia	6	By Forfeit
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Canet/Hamel	27	Brenha/Maia	22	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:55
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	16	Canet/Hamel	17	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 24 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	10	Horrem/Maaseide	23	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	1:02