Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVII Olympic Games
September 16 - 26, 2000
(20) Maurizio Pimponi/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy
 
Maurizio Pimponi
Italy
Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 1, 1970 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Grosseto
Resides: Grosseto
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 65
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$57,272.50
Andrea Raffaelli
Italy
Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 19, 1969 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: San Benedetto del Tronto
Resides: Porto D'Ascoli
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 121
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Cattolica 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$86,320.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253336374149Money
FIVB57000021321211991241 US$103,095.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000000 US$1,500.00
Overall58000031321211991241 US$104,595.00
Previous Sydney Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 23 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 28 25 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 25 25 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2000 France Open 27 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 9 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 30 25 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 26 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Spain Open 9 25 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 16 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 16 25 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2000 Macau Open 11 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 1/18-23/2000 Brazil Open 15 7 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 1/12-16/2000 Argentina Open 21 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 11/30-12/5/1999 Brazil Open 21 17 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/17-22/1999 Spanish Open Q1 33 28 US$0.00
FIVB 8/11-15/1999 Belgium Open 23 25 34 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/4-8/1999 Portugal Open Q3 49 6 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Open of Austria 26 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 31 9 240 US$7,500.00
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open 9 17 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/7-11/1999 Norway Open 29 25 34 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/1999 German Open Q6 33 28 US$0.00
FIVB 6/23-27/1999 Russian Open Q5 33 28 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Toronto Open Q3 33 28 US$0.00
FIVB 4/7-11/1999 Mexico Open 29 25 34 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/3-6/1998 Brazil Open 23 25 34 US$1,400.00
Sydney XXVII Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 9/17/2000 Contender 1 Martin Conde / Eduardo Martinez, Argentina (5) Lost 7-15 0:35
Tue, 9/19/2000 Contender 2 Nikolas Berger / Oliver Stamm, Austria (17) Lost 9-15 0:41
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Did not play Nicola Grigolo - 33rd
1999Marseille Andrea Raffaelli - 9th Maurizio Pimponi - 9th
2001Klagenfurt Did not play Fosco Cicola - 33rd
Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 3-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Loiola/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Loiola/Rego 2 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-8 0:39
Lead the series against # 3 de Melo/Santos, Brazil 1-0
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 Santos/de Melo 1 15-6 0:20
Trail the series against # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-6 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Conde/Martinez, Argentina 0-1
9/17/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Conde/Martinez 5 Pimponi/Raffaelli 20 15-7 0:35
Trail the series against # 17 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-1
9/19/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 2 Berger/Stamm 17 Pimponi/Raffaelli 20 15-9 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Jodard/Penigaud, France 1-0
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 Jodard/Penigaud 9 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Rodriguez Ibarra/Sotelo, Mexico 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 Rodriguez Ibarra/Sotelo 18 15-6 0:26