Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVII Olympic Games
September 16 - 26, 2000
(3) Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
 
José Marco "Zé Marco" Nóbrega Ferreira de Melo
Brazil
Photo: Paolo Amari
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 19, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: João Pessoa, PB
Resides: João Pessoa, PB
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 94
Career Wins: 26
Career Winnings: US$850,350.00
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 6, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Salvador, Brazil
Resides: Joao Pessoa, FL
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 103 kg (227 lb)
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 238
Career Wins: 56
Career FIVB WT Wins: 55
Career Winnings: US$1,921,182.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253357Money
FIVB401184462002021 US$623,500.00
Previous Sydney Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 1 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 1 2 306 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 1 1 340 US$26,000.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2000 France Open 1 1 340 US$26,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 1 1 340 US$26,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 1 1 340 US$26,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 2 2 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Spain Open 1 4 238 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 2 4 238 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 1 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2000 Macau Open 1 1 340 US$26,000.00
FIVB 1/18-23/2000 Brazil Open 1 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 1/12-16/2000 Argentina Open 1 2 306 US$18,000.00
FIVB 11/30-12/5/1999 Brazil Open 3 1 340 US$30,000.00
FIVB 8/17-22/1999 Spanish Open 3 1 340 US$30,000.00
FIVB 8/11-15/1999 Belgium Open 3 2 306 US$20,000.00
FIVB 8/4-8/1999 Portugal Open 3 3 272 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Open of Austria 3 2 306 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 1 17 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open 1 5 204 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/7-11/1999 Norway Open 1 3 272 US$15,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/1999 German Open 1 1 340 US$30,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/1999 Russian Open 3 2 306 US$20,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Toronto Open 4 1 340 US$30,000.00
FIVB 4/7-11/1999 Mexico Open 4 3 272 US$15,000.00
FIVB 1/13-17/1999 Argentina Open 2 4 238 US$11,000.00
FIVB 12/3-6/1998 Brazil Open 2 7 170 US$6,000.00
Sydney XXVII Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 9/17/2000 Contender 1 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (22) Won 15-5 0:38
Fri, 9/22/2000 Winner 1 Nikolas Berger / Oliver Stamm, Austria (17) Won 16-14 0:56
Sun, 9/24/2000 Winner 2 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (6) Won 15-13 1:21
Sun, 9/24/2000 Semi-Finals Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (15) Won 15-5 0:31
Tue, 9/26/2000 Gold Medal Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana, United States (9) Lost 11-12, 9-12 1:41
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996Atlanta Emanuel Rego - 9th Did not play
1997Los Angeles Emanuel Rego - 5th Did not play
1999Marseille Ricardo Santos - 17th Ze Marco de Melo - 17th
2001Klagenfurt Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira - 9th Jose Loiola - 2nd
2003Rio de Janeiro Did not play Emanuel Rego - 1st
2004Athens Did not play Emanuel Rego - 1st
2005Berlin Did not play Emanuel Rego - 17th
2007Gstaad Did not play Emanuel Rego - 4th
2008Beijing Did not play Emanuel Rego - 3rd
2009Stavanger Did not play Emanuel Rego - 5th
2011Rome Did not play Marcio Araujo - 2nd
2012London Did not play Pedro Cunha - 5th
2013Stare Jablonki Did not play Alvaro Filho - 2nd
2015The Hague Did not play Emanuel Rego - 9th
Head to Head Results
Santos/de Melo lead the series against the field 4-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 6 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Santos/de Melo 3 Child/Heese 6 15-13 1:21
Trail the series against # 9 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 0-1
9/26/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Gold Medal Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Santos/de Melo 3 12-11, 12-9 1:41
Lead the series against # 15 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Semi-Finals Santos/de Melo 3 Ahmann/Hager 15 15-5 0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-0
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Santos/de Melo 3 Berger/Stamm 17 16-14 0:56
Trail the series against # 20 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 Santos/de Melo 1 15-6 0:20
Lead the series against # 22 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
9/17/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Santos/de Melo 3 Berg/Dahl 22 15-5 0:38