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XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 25, 2004

(23) Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France

Stephane Canet
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 7, 1971 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hyères

Resides:

Montpellier

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

113

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Espinho 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$86,492.50

Mathieu Hamel
France

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 28, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Caen

Resides:

Montpellier

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Espinho 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$80,667.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	49	57	Money
FIVB	94	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	23	1	18	10	6	21	1	5	US$155,335.00
FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,300.00
Overall	97	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	3	24	1	18	10	6	21	1	5	US$157,635.00

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	Q6	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	9	25	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	20, Q2	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	23, Q2	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	28, Q4	9	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	26, Q1	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	27	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Q2	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	23, Q2	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	21	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	19	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	19	37	80	US$1,875.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	19	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	16	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB C&S	8/22-24/2003	France Satellite	1	4	22	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	23, Q2	9	208	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	22	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	10	17	108	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	21	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q1	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	24	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	21	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	22	17	60	US$2,520.00

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/15/2004

Pool B

Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2)

Lost 13-21, 14-21

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephane Canet	Total	25	10	0	0.400	1	2	1	1
	1	25	10	0	0.400	1	2	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mathieu Hamel	Total	12	3	0	0.250	1	2	1	0
	1	12	3	0	0.250	1	2	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/17/2004

Pool B

Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (11)

Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-10

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephane Canet	Total	31	16	0	0.516	0	11	0	3
	1	31	16	0	0.516	0	11	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mathieu Hamel	Total	30	15	0	0.500	11	3	1	2
	1	30	15	0	0.500	11	3	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/19/2004

Pool B

Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (14)

Lost 18-21, 19-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephane Canet	Total	39	25	0	0.641	0	6	1	4
	1	39	25	0	0.641	0	6	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mathieu Hamel	Total	8	6	0	0.750	0	2	0	2
	1	8	6	0	0.750	0	2	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephane Canet	95	51	0	0.537	1	19	2	8
Mathieu Hamel	50	24	0	0.480	12	7	2	4

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Los Angeles	Mathieu Hamel - 41st	Stephane Canet - 41st
1999	Marseille	Mathieu Hamel - 13th	Stephane Canet - 13th
2001	Klagenfurt	Mathieu Hamel - 17th	Stephane Canet - 17th
2003	Rio de Janeiro	Mathieu Hamel - 37th	Stephane Canet - 37th
2005	Berlin	Mathieu Hamel - 33rd	Stephane Canet - 33rd

Head to Head Results
Canet/Hamel trail the series against the field 16-36

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Canet/Hamel	16	21-17, 21-12	0:44
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Rego/Santos	5	Canet/Hamel	21	21-17, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-4
8/15/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2	Canet/Hamel	23	21-13, 21-14	0:43
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 3	Araujo/Insfran	4	Canet/Hamel	28, Q4	21-15, 21-13	0:38
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	2	Canet/Hamel	22	21-17, 21-16	0:41
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Canet/Hamel	18	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-3
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	28, Q4	Laciga/Laciga	5	22-24, 21-18, 15-12	1:12
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	7	Canet/Hamel	26, Q1	15-21, 21-16, 15-4	0:51
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool B	Laciga/Laciga	2	Canet/Hamel	18	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Canet/Hamel	35	21-14, 21-13	0:29
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Canet/Hamel	19	21-16, 21-16	0:39
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	21-19, 21-18	0:43
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Canet/Hamel	27, Q10	Dieckmann/Reckermann	Q7	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Canet/Hamel	19	21-13, 21-12	0:37
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Canet/Hamel	22	16-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 6 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Canet/Hamel	16	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	32	21-16, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-4
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Canet/Hamel	27	Baracetti/Conde	3	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:56
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool B	Baracetti/Conde	2	Canet/Hamel	31	21-16, 21-13	0:38
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool B	Baracetti/Conde	2	Canet/Hamel	18	22-20, 24-22	0:49
8/29/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	1	Canet/Hamel	16	21-14, 21-15	0:43
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Conde	3	Canet/Hamel	29, Q6	21-11, 21-11	0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-5
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	13	Canet/Hamel	20, Q2	21-14, 21-15	0:39
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	22	Canet/Hamel	27	22-24, 21-15, 15-13	1:04
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	Canet/Hamel	19	12-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:47
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	24-22, 10-21, 20-18	1:10
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Canet/Hamel	22	21-15, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-1
8/17/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool B	Canet/Hamel	23	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:59
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 4	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Canet/Hamel	28, Q4	21-16, 21-15	0:49
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	Canet/Hamel	23	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	26	25-23, 21-18	0:45
Trail the series against # 12 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Holdren/Metzger	13	Canet/Hamel	19	21-16, 21-16	0:42
Trail the series against # 13 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Schacht/Slack	12	Canet/Hamel	21	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:03
Series tied with # 14 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-1
8/19/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool B	Alvarez/Rossell	14	Canet/Hamel	23	21-18, 21-19	0:39
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Canet/Hamel	22	Alvarez/Rossell	11	35-33, 16-21, 15-11	1:10
Series tied with # 15 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-1
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bosma/Herrera	24	Canet/Hamel	9	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:59
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Canet/Hamel	21	Bosma/Herrera	28, Q6	23-21, 21-18	0:49
Trail the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-3
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Berg/Dahl	17	Canet/Hamel	16	21-17, 21-11	0:42
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Canet/Hamel	21	Berg/Dahl	12	21-17, 21-17	0:45
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Berg/Dahl	16	Canet/Hamel	22	21-12, 21-12	0:30
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	29, Q6	Berg/Dahl	20	17-21, 21-12, 15-13	1:05
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Berg/Dahl	24	Canet/Hamel	9	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-1
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
Trail the series against # 20 Child/Heese, Canada 0-3
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Canet/Hamel	21	21-15, 21-15	0:43
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Child/Heese	5	Canet/Hamel	27	21-17, 30-28	0:59
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool B	Child/Heese	15	Canet/Hamel	18	22-24, 21-13, 15-11	1:06
Lead the series against # 22 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-1
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	10	21-17, 21-17	0:44
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Canet/Hamel	22	Gartmayer/Nowotny	27, Q9	23-21, 21-19	0:49
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q23	Canet/Hamel	Q10	22-20, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	Horrem/Maaseide	10	21-17, 21-18	0:47
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Horrem/Maaseide	26	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	21-16, 19-21, 16-14	1:00
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	9	Horrem/Maaseide	25	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:43