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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Olympic Games Paris 2024
Sunday, July 28, 2024

Match #31: Pool A

(1) David Ahman/Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden
vs.
(12) Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai, Italy

David Åhman
Sweden

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 20, 2001 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Umea

Resides:

Umea

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$253,105.70

Jonatan Hellvig
Sweden

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 5, 2001 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Stockholm

Resides:

SWEDEN

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$253,105.70

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	37	10	4	3	0	6	0	5	0	1	2	2	3	1	US$504,840.46
FIVB Age Group WC	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	40	12	4	3	0	6	0	5	0	1	2	3	3	1	US$504,840.46

Previous Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad			0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	2	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	1	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	1	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	1	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	3	1	0	US$150,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	2	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	2	2	1440	US$45,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	5	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	2	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	2	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	2	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	1	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	8	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	11/2-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	6	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	10/27-30/2022	Dubai 2nd Challenge	1	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	2	3	720	US$7,000.00

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool A	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (24)
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool A	Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan, Qatar (13)
Sun, 7/28/2024	Pool A	Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (12)

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Tlaxcala	Jonatan Hellvig - 2nd	David Ahman - 2nd

Samuele Cottafava
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 1, 1998 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Modena

Resides:

Modena

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$151,892.41

Paolo Nicolai
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 6, 1988 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ortona

Resides:

Ortona

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

150

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$688,787.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	29	1	3	3	0	8	0	9	2	3	0	US$287,250.00

Previous Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Paolo Nicolai - 3rd	Samuele Cottafava - 3rd
2023	Paolo Nicolai - 5th	Samuele Cottafava - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-14/2024	Elite16 Vienna			0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad			0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	8	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	7	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	6	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	4	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	8	5	0	US$20,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	5	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	8	9	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	6	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	13, Q3	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	Q8	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	13	3	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	7	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	3	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	Q2	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	9	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	9	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	9	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	6	3	0	US$50,000.00
FIVB	11/2-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	4	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	3	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	7	5	760	US$8,000.00

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool A	Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan, Qatar (13)
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool A	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (24)
Sun, 7/28/2024	Pool A	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (1)

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Stavanger	Did not play	Matteo Varnier - 17th
2011	Rome	Did not play	Matteo Martino - 9th
2012	London	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 5th
2013	Stare Jablonki	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 9th
2015	The Hague	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 17th
2016	Rio de Janeiro	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 2nd
2017	Vienna	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 17th
2019	Hamburg	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 5th
2021	Tokyo	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 5th
2022	Rome	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Samuele Cottafava - 9th
2023	Tlaxcala	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Samuele Cottafava - 9th

Head to Head Results
Ahman/Hellvig lead the series 3-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/28/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A
11/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Gold Medal	Ahman/Hellvig	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	21-11, 21-18	0:32
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Gold Medal	Ahman/Hellvig	5	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	21-16, 22-24, 21-19	1:00
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Ahman/Hellvig	5	21-18, 16-21, 15-13	0:45
2/3/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool A	Ahman/Hellvig	8	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-9	0:28

Overall Head to Head Results
Ahman/Hellvig lead the series 5-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/28/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A
11/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Gold Medal	Ahman/Hellvig	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	21-11, 21-18	0:32
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Gold Medal	Ahman/Hellvig	5	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	21-16, 22-24, 21-19	1:00
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Ahman/Hellvig	5	21-18, 16-21, 15-13	0:45
8/6/23	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	3	Cottafava/Nicolai	15	12-21, 21-15, 23-21	0:59
2/3/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool A	Ahman/Hellvig	8	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-9	0:28
8/19/22	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Ahman/Hellvig	16	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	15-21, 21-8, 15-9	0:41