Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 9, 2012
(18) Tarjei Skarlund/Martin Spinnangr, Norway
 
Tarjei Viken Skarlund
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 6, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Alesund
Resides: Stavanger
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 148
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porto Santo 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Stavanger 2010)
Career Winnings: US$286,217.50
Martin Spinnangr
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 5, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Farsund
Resides: Randaberg
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 50
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Stavanger 2010)
Career Winnings: US$122,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB4501012294138212 US$241,050.00
Previous London Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 20 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 20 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 22 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 22 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 18 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 25 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 18 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 19 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 19 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 17 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 16 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 21 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 21 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 4 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 15 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 9 4 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 19 37 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 17 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 14 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 15 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 13 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 9 9 240 US$6,000.00
London 2012 Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/28/2012 Pool F Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (7) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Tarjei SkarlundTotal18800.4440511
 118800.4440511
 20000000
Martin SpinnangrTotal231200.5224110
 1231200.5224110
 20000000
Mon, 7/30/2012 Pool F Josh Binstock / Martin Reader, Canada (19) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Tarjei SkarlundTotal131100.8460824
 1131100.8460824
 20000000
Martin SpinnangrTotal231400.6091122
 1231400.6091122
 20000000
Wed, 8/1/2012 Pool F John Garcia-Thompson / Steve Grotowski, England (6) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Tarjei SkarlundTotal211000.47601103
 1211000.47601103
 20000000
Martin SpinnangrTotal261700.6545311
 1261700.6545311
 20000000
Fri, 8/3/2012 Winner 1 Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (17) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Tarjei SkarlundTotal13900.6920703
 113900.6920703
 20000000
Martin SpinnangrTotal351400.4001011
 1351400.4001011
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Tarjei Skarlund653800.585031311
Martin Spinnangr1075700.53311554
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999Marseille Ronny Berntsen - 57th Did not play
2005Berlin Jorre Kjemperud - 17th Did not play
2007Gstaad Jorre Kjemperud - 37th Did not play
2008Beijing Jorre Kjemperud - 19th Did not play
2009Stavanger Martin Spinnangr - 17th Tarjei Skarlund - 17th
2011Rome Martin Spinnangr - 37th Tarjei Skarlund - 37th
Head to Head Results
Skarlund/Spinnangr trail the series against the field 17-40
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 21-18, 21-12 0:34
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Cerutti/Rego 1 14-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-5
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 By Forfeit  
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 16 21-16, 21-16 0:38
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 26-24, 21-11 0:42
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool A Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:52
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-16, 21-14 0:41
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool J Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 16 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-4
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
7/3/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:54
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-17, 21-13 0:42
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-14, 21-8 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-2
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 0:50
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-3
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool A Nummerdor/Schuil 16 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 21-15, 21-17 0:38
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 Nummerdor/Schuil 9 24-22, 22-20 0:43
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 17-9 Retired 0:31
Series tied with # 6 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 1-1
8/1/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool F Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 6 22-20, 21-13 0:41
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/28/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool F Cunha/Santos 7 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Series tied with # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 8 Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 22-20, 18-21, 16-14 1:02
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Erdmann/Matysik 11 21-15, 21-23, 16-14 0:55
Trail the series against # 9 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-5
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 21-12, 21-18 0:34
7/3/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fijalek/Prudel 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-14, 21-14 0:37
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 30 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-18, 21-16 0:37
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Fijalek/Prudel 6 Skarlund/Spinnangr 27 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:58
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 11-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Fijalek/Prudel 8 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 1-2
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Wu/Xu 8 24-22, 15-21, 15-10 0:52
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Wu/Xu 6 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-18, 21-17 0:38
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 10 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 21-18, 21-19 0:35
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Gavira/Herrera 8 Skarlund/Spinnangr 24 24-22, 21-16 0:38
7/4/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Gavira/Herrera 3 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:00
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 22-20, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 12 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 1 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 19-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:53
Trail the series against # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-11, 21-15 0:30
Lead the series against # 14 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Benes/Kubala 12 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # 15 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Chevallier/Heyer 24 22-20, 27-25 0:50
Trail the series against # 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-6
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 21-15, 30-28 0:46
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-18, 21-15 0:38
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 14-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:50
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 21-18, 13-21, 15-12 0:51
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-14, 24-22 0:44
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-15, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-17, 21-16 0:37
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 17 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-2
8/3/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 21-18, 21-16 0:40
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Plavins/Smedins 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 21-18, 34-32 0:49
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Plavins/Smedins 16 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-15, 15-21, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 19 Binstock/Reader, Canada 1-0
7/30/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool F Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 Binstock/Reader 19 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 Hernandez/Villafane 27, Q26 21-12, 16-21, 15-7 0:43