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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 28, 1996

(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 (53 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 Atlanta Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-7/1996	German Open	18	9	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/27-30/1996	French Open	18	13	90	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/21-23/1996	United States Open	18	17	60	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/9-12/1996	Brazil Open	15	17	60	US$1,500.00
FIVB	4/5-7/1996	Spain Open	17	13	90	US$2,000.00
FIVB	2/8-11/1996	Brazil Open		17	12	US$2,000.00
FIVB	12/21-23/1995	South Africa Open		9	16	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/10-12/1995	Puerto Rico Open		4	30	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/15-17/1995	Brazil Open		17	12	US$1,000.00
FIVB	8/31-9/3/1995	Spain Open		17	12	US$1,000.00
FIVB	8/24-26/1995	French Open		13	14	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/17-19/1995	Belgium Open		25	10	US$500.00
FIVB	8/11-13/1995	Portugal Open		9	16	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/4-6/1995	Italian Open		17	12	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/14-16/1995	United States Open		25	10	US$500.00
FIVB	6/30-7/2/1995	German Open		17	12	US$1,000.00
FIVB	6/22-25/1995	French Open		9	16	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/5-7/1995	United States Open		13	14	US$1,500.00
FIVB	4/14-16/1995	Spain Open		13	14	US$1,500.00
FIVB	2/16-19/1995	Brazil Open		7	12	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/4-7/1994	Japan Open		9	6	US$3,125.00

Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/23/1996	Winner 1	Michel Everaert / Sander Mulder, Netherlands (15)	Won 15-8	0:51
Wed, 7/24/1996	Winner 2	Carl Henkel / Sinjin Smith, United States (2)	Lost 7-15	0:36
Wed, 7/24/1996	Contender 1	Miguel Prieto / Jose Yuste, Spain (17)	Won 15-8	0:49
Thu, 7/25/1996	Contender 2	Martin Conde / Eduardo Martinez, Argentina (7)	Won 15-5	0:35
Thu, 7/25/1996	Contender 3	Emanuel Rego / Ze Marco de Melo, Brazil (5)	Won 15-12	0:54
Fri, 7/26/1996	Contender 4	Jan Kvalheim / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (6)	Won 15-3	0:28
Fri, 7/26/1996	Contender 5	Carl Henkel / Sinjin Smith, United States (2)	Won 15-13	1:10
Sat, 7/27/1996	Semi-Finals	Mike Dodd / Mike Whitmarsh, United States (4)	Lost 13-15	1:05
Sun, 7/28/1996	Bronze Medal	John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (8)	Lost 5-12, 8-12	1:17

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
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
2004	Athens	Miguel Maia - 9th	Joao Brenha - 9th
2005	Berlin	Miguel Maia - 17th	Joao Brenha - 17th
2007	Gstaad	Miguel Maia - 17th	Joao Brenha - 17th

Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia lead the series against the field 6-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-1
7/26/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 5	Brenha/Maia	18	Henkel/Smith	2	15-13	1:10
7/24/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 2	Henkel/Smith	2	Brenha/Maia	18	15-7	0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Dodd/Whitmarsh, United States 0-1
7/27/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Dodd/Whitmarsh	4	Brenha/Maia	18	15-13	1:05
Lead the series against # 5 de Melo/Rego, Brazil 1-0
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 3	Brenha/Maia	18	Rego/de Melo	5	15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 6 Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/26/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 4	Brenha/Maia	18	Kvalheim/Maaseide	6	15-3	0:28
Lead the series against # 7 Conde/Martinez, Argentina 1-0
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 2	Brenha/Maia	18	Conde/Martinez	7	15-5	0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
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 # 15 Everaert/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
7/23/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	18	Everaert/Mulder	15	15-8	0:51
Lead the series against # 17 Prieto/Yuste, Spain 1-0
7/24/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 1	Brenha/Maia	18	Prieto/Yuste	17	15-8	0:49