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Olympic Games Paris 2024
July 27 - August 10, 2024

(13) Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse, Qatar

Ahmed Tijan
Qatar

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 28, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Banjul, Gambia

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$385,000.00

Cherif Younousse Samba
Qatar

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 22, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dakar, Senegal

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$412,800.00

How They Qualified

12th ranked team in Olympic Rankings with 8560 points

Olympic Games Experience

Olympics	Finish
2016 (Rio de Janeiro)	9th	Cherif played with Jefferson Santos Pereira in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro), winning two of three pool play matches before losing the first elimination round match to finish 9th.
2021 (Tokyo)	Bronze	Played together in 2021 (Tokyo), winning all three pool play matches, winning the first two elimination matches before losing the semi-finals and then winning the bronze medal.

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	49	Money
FIVB	73	8	7	6	2	18	1	15	4	10	0	1	1	0	US$751,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Overall	74	8	7	6	2	18	1	15	4	10	0	1	1	1	US$751,000.00

Previous Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Cherif Younousse - 5th	Ahmed Tijan - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/10-14/2024	Elite16 Vienna	10	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad	10	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	11	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	10	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	8	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	12	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	1	4th	0	US$35,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	13, Q1	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	7	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	6	5th	760	US$8,000.00

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 7/27/2024

Pool A

Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (12)

Won 21-19, 21-18

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ahmed Tijan	Total	20	13	4	0.450	0	7	0	3
	1	9	6	2	0.444	0	4	0	3
	2	11	7	2	0.455	0	3	0	0
Cherif Younousse	Total	22	10	5	0.227	5	0	1	0
	1	8	4	2	0.250	3	0	1	0
	2	14	6	3	0.214	2	0	0	0

Mon, 7/29/2024

Pool A

David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (1)

Won 15-21, 21-19, 20-18

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ahmed Tijan	Total	18	11	2	0.500	0	12	1	1
	1	4	3	1	0.500	0	2	1	1
	2	4	2	0	0.500	0	4	0	0
	3	10	6	1	0.500	0	6	0	0
Cherif Younousse	Total	47	27	9	0.383	4	2	5	3
	1	17	10	2	0.471	0	0	0	0
	2	15	8	4	0.267	2	2	4	2
	3	15	9	3	0.400	2	0	1	1

Thu, 8/1/2024

Pool A

Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (24)

Won 21-14, 21-18

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ahmed Tijan	Total	16	11	2	0.563	0	9	1	0
	1	7	5	1	0.571	0	5	1	0
	2	9	6	1	0.556	0	4	0	0
Cherif Younousse	Total	26	19	3	0.615	4	0	0	2
	1	13	9	2	0.538	2	0	0	1
	2	13	10	1	0.692	2	0	0	1

Mon, 8/5/2024

Winner 1

Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (23)

Won 21-14, 21-13

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ahmed Tijan	Total	22	13	3	0.455	0	9	1	0
	1	12	5	2	0.250	0	6	0	0
	2	10	8	1	0.700	0	3	1	0
Cherif Younousse	Total	15	8	2	0.400	7	0	0	3
	1	7	4	0	0.571	3	0	0	3
	2	8	4	2	0.250	4	0	0	0

Wed, 8/7/2024

Winner 2

Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (9)

Won 21-14, 21-16

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ahmed Tijan	Total	21	10	3	0.333	0	7	1	0
	1	10	3	3	0.000	0	2	0	0
	2	11	7	0	0.636	0	5	1	0
Cherif Younousse	Total	18	13	4	0.500	5	1	1	1
	1	9	7	1	0.667	3	1	0	0
	2	9	6	3	0.333	2	0	1	1

Thu, 8/8/2024

Semi-Finals

David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (1)

Lost 13-21, 17-21

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ahmed Tijan	Total	29	12	7	0.172	0	3	0	1
	1	13	5	2	0.231	0	2	0	0
	2	16	7	5	0.125	0	1	0	1
Cherif Younousse	Total	23	10	5	0.217	2	1	0	2
	1	12	6	3	0.250	0	0	0	0
	2	11	4	2	0.182	2	1	0	2

Sat, 8/10/2024

Bronze Medal

Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (2)

Lost 13-21, 16-21

0:32

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ahmed Tijan	Total	22	9	11	-0.091	0	2	0	2
	1	12	6	4	0.167	0	0	0	1
	2	10	3	7	-0.400	0	2	0	1
Cherif Younousse	Total	12	9	2	0.583	3	2	0	2
	1	3	2	0	0.667	1	2	0	2
	2	9	7	2	0.556	2	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ahmed Tijan	148	79	32	0.318	0	49	4	7
Cherif Younousse	163	96	30	0.405	30	6	7	13
Total	311	175	62	0.363	30	55	11	20
Opponents	309	159	60	0.320	36	43	12	29

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Did not play	Jefferson Santos Pereira - 5th
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	Did not play	Jefferson Santos Pereira - 9th
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Did not play	Jefferson Santos Pereira - 9th
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Cherif Younousse - 17th	Ahmed Tijan - 17th
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Cherif Younousse - 9th	Ahmed Tijan - 9th
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Cherif Younousse - 3rd	Ahmed Tijan - 3rd
2021	World Tour Finals	Cagliari	Cherif Younousse - 5th	Ahmed Tijan - 5th
2022	World Championships	Rome	Cherif Younousse - 9th	Ahmed Tijan - 9th
2022	World Tour Finals	Doha	Cherif Younousse - 7th	Ahmed Tijan - 7th
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Cherif Younousse - 17th	Ahmed Tijan - 17th
2023	World Tour Finals	Doha	Cherif Younousse - 4th	Ahmed Tijan - 4th
2024	World Tour Finals	Doha	Cherif Younousse - 3rd	Ahmed Tijan - 3rd

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$25,000.00
World Tour Finals	5	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	$128,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	30	4	3	2	0	12	0	4	4	1	0	0	$385,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	28	3	4	2	0	4	0	8	0	5	0	0	$203,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$9,500.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	74	8	7	6	2	18	1	15	4	10	0	0	$751,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ahmed Tijan												Cherif Younousse
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	$27,000.00
5	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	$64,000.00	World Tour Finals	5	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	$64,000.00
33	4	3	2	0	12	8	1	0	0	$192,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	34	4	3	2	0	12	9	1	1	0	$198,500.00
35	3	4	2	0	4	8	7	1	0	$103,350.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	38	4	4	2	0	4	9	7	5	0	$112,450.00
11	1	2	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	$10,250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	1	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	0	$8,450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
90	8	9	6	2	20	20	12	1	0	$382,600.00	Total	96	9	7	6	2	20	25	13	7	0	$410,400.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2018	FIVB	14	0	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	5	0	1	$70,500.00	35	21	62.5 %
2019	FIVB	12	0	0	1	0	2	0	6	0	3	0	0	$73,000.00	28	21	57.1 %
2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2021	FIVB	10	2	4	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$115,000.00	44	15	74.6 %
2022	FIVB	10	2	1	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	$122,500.00	33	14	70.2 %
2023	FIVB	9	0	1	0	1	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	$105,000.00	26	16	61.9 %
2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	$40,000.00	17	14	54.8 %
Total	FIVB	64	4	6	5	2	16	1	15	3	10	0	2	$529,000.00	184	104	63.9 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ahmed Tijan													Cherif Younousse
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	$9,800.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	$1,600.00	2016	FIVB	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	$9,900.00
7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	$4,050.00	2017	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	$14,150.00
15	0	0	2	0	4	3	5	0	1	$36,700.00	2018	FIVB	15	0	0	2	0	3	4	5	0	1	$36,300.00
12	0	0	1	0	2	6	3	0	0	$36,500.00	2019	FIVB	12	0	0	1	0	2	6	3	0	0	$36,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
10	2	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	$57,500.00	2021	FIVB	10	2	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	$57,500.00
10	2	1	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	$61,250.00	2022	FIVB	10	2	1	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	$61,250.00
9	0	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	$52,500.00	2023	FIVB	9	0	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	$52,500.00
7	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	$20,000.00	2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	$20,000.00
81	4	8	5	2	18	19	12	1	12	$271,600.00	Total	Total	87	5	6	5	2	18	24	13	7	7	$299,400.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								3 Set Matches		All Matches		By Forfeit
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		By Forfeit
Overall	150	71.8%	29	13.9%	30	14.4%	179-30	85.6%	42	34.1%	19	15.4%	62	50.4%	42-81	34.1%	71-49	59.2%	222-115	65.9%	1	4
2023-2024	31	64.6%	8	16.7%	9	18.8%	39-9	81.3%	15	37.5%	8	20.0%	17	42.5%	15-25	37.5%	23-17	57.5%	55-35	61.1%	1	1
Against the Field	29	58.0%	8	16.0%	13	26.0%	37-13	74.0%	19	30.2%	10	15.9%	34	54.0%	19-44	30.2%	54-46	54.0%	57-56	50.4%	1	3

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	11	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	3
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	12	6	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	14	11
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	6	0	56	26	0	0	19	18	7	2	2	0	4	3	94	49
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	2	35	18	1	0	32	17	7	2	2	0	3	4	81	43
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	6
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	7	3	126	52	1	0	59	44	15	8	6	2	8	7	222	116

Qatar Olympic Match Records and Finishes

			Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Contender's Bracket		Winner's Bracket		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Olympics	Seed	Team	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Finish
2016	19	Jefferson Santos Pereira/Cherif Younousse	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9th
2021	3	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1	Bronze
2024	13	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	4th
Total			8	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	13	5

#Qatar Olympic Match Results
13 Wins and 5 Losses

Country	Seed	Round	Location	Season	Team	Country	Seed	Team	Result	Time
Qatar	13	Pool A	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Australia	24	Izac Carracher/Mark Nicolaidis	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:38
Qatar	19	Pool F	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Jefferson Santos Pereira/Cherif Younousse	Austria	18	Alexander Huber/Robin Seidl	Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
Qatar	13	Winner 1	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Chile	23	Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:37
Qatar	3	Pool C	Tokyo	2021	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Italy	15	Adrian Carambula/Enrico Rossi	Won 24-22, 21-13	0:39
Qatar	3	Winner 2	Tokyo	2021	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Italy	18	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Won 21-17, 23-21	0:40
Qatar	13	Pool A	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Italy	12	Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:43
Qatar	3	Bronze Medal	Tokyo	2021	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Latvia	14	Martins Plavins/Edgars Tocs	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:39
Qatar	13	Bronze Medal	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Norway	2	Anders Mol/Christian Sorum	Lost 13-21, 16-21	0:32
Qatar	19	Winner 1	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Jefferson Santos Pereira/Cherif Younousse	Russia	8	Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov	Lost 13-21, 13-21	0:32
Qatar	3	Semi-Finals	Tokyo	2021	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Russian Olympic Committee	2	Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Oleg Stoyanovskiy	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:41
Qatar	19	Pool F	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Jefferson Santos Pereira/Cherif Younousse	Spain	7	Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera	Won 13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:54
Qatar	13	Pool A	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Sweden	1	David Ahman/Jonatan Hellvig	Won 15-21, 21-19, 20-18	0:56
Qatar	13	Semi-Finals	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Sweden	1	David Ahman/Jonatan Hellvig	Lost 13-21, 17-21	0:35
Qatar	3	Pool C	Tokyo	2021	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Switzerland	22	Mirco Gerson/Adrian Heidrich	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:42
Qatar	19	Pool F	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Jefferson Santos Pereira/Cherif Younousse	United States	6	Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:35
Qatar	3	Pool C	Tokyo	2021	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	United States	10	Tri Bourne/Jake Gibb	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:42
Qatar	3	Winner 1	Tokyo	2021	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	United States	16	Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena	Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:57
Qatar	13	Winner 2	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	United States	9	Andy Benesh/Miles Partain	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:38

#13 Seed Match Records and Finishes

		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Contender's Bracket		Winner's Bracket		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Olympics	Team	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Finish
1996	Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner, Australia	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	9th
2000	Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	19th
2004	Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, Australia	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	9th
2008	Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19th
2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	5th
2016	Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst, Austria	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9th
2021	Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	9th
2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse, Qatar	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	4th
Total		8	10	2	0	2	2	4	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	16	20

#13 Seed Head to Head Results
16 Wins and 20 Losses

Seed	Round	Location	Season	Team	Country	Seed	Team	Country	Result	Time
13	Contender 1	Sydney	2000	Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide	Norway	1	Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner	Australia	Lost 12-15	0:41
13	Pool A	Athens	2004	Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack	Australia	1	Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos	Brazil	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:44
13	Pool A	Beijing	2008	Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik	Estonia	1	Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu	China	Lost 21-15, 11-21, 13-15	0:55
13	Pool A	London	2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	1	Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego	Brazil	Lost 24-26, 18-21	0:43
13	Pool A	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst	Austria	1	Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt	Brazil	Won 23-21, 16-21, 15-13	0:57
13	Pool A	Tokyo	2021	Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera	Spain	1	Anders Mol/Christian Sorum	Norway	Lost 17-21, 22-24	0:47
13	Pool A	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Qatar	1	David Ahman/Jonatan Hellvig	Sweden	Won 15-21, 21-19, 20-18	0:56
13	Semi-Finals	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Qatar	1	David Ahman/Jonatan Hellvig	Sweden	Lost 13-21, 17-21	0:35
13	Winner 1	London	2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	2	Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers	United States	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:40
13	Winner 1	Tokyo	2021	Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera	Spain	2	Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Oleg Stoyanovskiy	Russian Olympic Committee	Lost 20-22, 17-21	0:45
13	Bronze Medal	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Qatar	2	Anders Mol/Christian Sorum	Norway	Lost 13-21, 16-21	0:32
13	Winner 2	Atlanta	1996	Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner	Australia	4	Mike Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh	United States	Lost 10-15	0:49
13	Winner 2	London	2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	5	Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil	Netherlands	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:37
13	Winner 2	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Qatar	9	Andy Benesh/Miles Partain	United States	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:38
13	Contender 3	Atlanta	1996	Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner	Australia	10	Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell	Cuba	Lost 6-15	0:35
13	Winner 1	Athens	2004	Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack	Australia	11	Christoph Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug	Germany	Lost 19-21, 12-21	0:43
13	Contender 2	Atlanta	1996	Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner	Australia	12	Jean-Philippe Jodard/Christian Penigaud	France	Won 15-13	0:52
13	Winner 1	Sydney	2000	Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide	Norway	12	Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia	Portugal	Lost 10-15	0:41
13	Pool A	Athens	2004	Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack	Australia	12	Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger	United States	Lost 24-22, 22-24, 13-15	1:20
13	Pool A	Beijing	2008	Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik	Estonia	12	Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa	Spain	Lost 18-21, 21-23	0:44
13	Pool A	London	2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	12	Jefferson Bellaguarda/Patrick Heuscher	Switzerland	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:38
13	Pool A	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst	Austria	12	Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri	Italy	Lost 14-21, 13-21	0:37
13	Pool A	Tokyo	2021	Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera	Spain	12	Ilya Leshukov/Konstantin Semenov	Russian Olympic Committee	Lost 19-21, 20-22	0:50
13	Pool A	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Qatar	12	Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:43
13	Contender 1	Atlanta	1996	Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner	Australia	19	Glenn Hamilton/Reid Hamilton	New Zealand	Won 15-8	0:38
13	Lucky Loser	London	2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	19	Josh Binstock/Martin Reader	Canada	Won 21-16, 22-20	0:38
13	Lucky Loser	Tokyo	2021	Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera	Spain	19	Piotr Kantor/Bartosz Losiak	Poland	Won 31-29, 19-21, 15-7	1:13
13	Winner 1	Atlanta	1996	Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner	Australia	20	Eddie Drakich/Marc Dunn	Canada	Won 15-6	0:35
13	Winner 1	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst	Austria	21	Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio Gonzalez	Cuba	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:34
13	Winner 1	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Qatar	23	Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt	Chile	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:37
13	Pool A	Athens	2004	Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack	Australia	24	Iver Horrem/Bjorn Maaseide	Norway	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:45
13	Pool A	Beijing	2008	Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik	Estonia	24	Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst	Austria	Lost 16-21, 21-18, 12-15	0:52
13	Pool A	London	2012	Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai	Italy	24	Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst	Austria	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:41
13	Pool A	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst	Austria	24	Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter	Canada	Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-8	0:49
13	Pool A	Tokyo	2021	Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera	Spain	24	Christopher McHugh/Damien Schumann	Australia	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:34
13	Pool A	Paris	2024	Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse	Qatar	24	Izac Carracher/Mark Nicolaidis	Australia	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:38

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 48-48 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 3-4
8/8/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	1	Tijan/Younousse	13	21-13, 21-17	0:35
7/29/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	13	Ahman/Hellvig	1	15-21, 21-19, 20-18	0:56
12/9/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	3	Tijan/Younousse	1	12-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:46
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool B	Ahman/Hellvig	2	Tijan/Younousse	7	21-18, 17-21, 17-15	0:51
11/5/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	6	Tijan/Younousse	3	33-35, 21-16, 15-11	0:56
11/4/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	3	Ahman/Hellvig	6	21-19, 21-19	0:38
10/16/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Semi-Finals	Tijan/Younousse	1	Ahman/Hellvig	2	15-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-11
8/10/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	2	Tijan/Younousse	13	21-13, 21-16	0:32
7/11/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Tijan/Younousse	10	23-25, 21-13, 15-10	0:55
7/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-23, 21-15, 15-13	0:57
6/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	11	21-13, 18-21, 15-9	0:50
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	2	31-33, 21-17, 15-13	1:07
6/4/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	7	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	8	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:51
10/8/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	2	21-17, 17-21, 16-14	0:53
4/26/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-18, 21-18	0:44
4/20/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	17	21-19, 22-20	0:42
4/20/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	23, Q2	Tijan/Younousse	18	21-14, 21-10	0:30
3/8/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	8	Mol/Sorum	19	18-21, 21-18, 20-18	0:50
1/5/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Pool H	Tijan/Younousse	8	Mol/Sorum	9	21-23, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 3 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 2-1
7/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	5	Ehlers/Wickler	4	21-15, 21-16	0:34
2/4/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Winner 1	Ehlers/Wickler	10	Tijan/Younousse	4	21-19, 21-16	0:36
6/4/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	1	Ehlers/Wickler	15, Q4	21-18, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-6
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Loyola/Wanderley	2	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-19, 21-17	0:43
5/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Winner 2	Loyola/Wanderley	10	Tijan/Younousse	8	22-20, 1-1 Retired	0:29
12/9/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Bronze Medal	Loyola/Wanderley	9	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-17, 21-17	0:34
8/19/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 2	Loyola/Wanderley	9	Tijan/Younousse	6	21-18, 21-16	0:37
7/7/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Loyola/Wanderley	7	Tijan/Younousse	2	22-20, 21-18	0:40
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	4	Loyola/Wanderley	5	20-22, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
1/27/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Loyola/Wanderley	4	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-15, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 5-3
5/23/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool B	Perusic/Schweiner	2	Tijan/Younousse	10	25-23, 21-18	0:49
12/7/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Perusic/Schweiner	4	11-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:55
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	6	Perusic/Schweiner	3	17-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:49
5/28/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Winner 1	Perusic/Schweiner	1	Tijan/Younousse	2	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:54
3/26/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	1	Perusic/Schweiner	5	21-18, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
5/29/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	4	Perusic/Schweiner	5	21-18, 21-17	0:35
3/11/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Winner 3	Perusic/Schweiner	14	Tijan/Younousse	8	17-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:00
6/29/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	4	Perusic/Schweiner	28	18-21, 21-13, 18-16	0:56
Lead the series against # 6 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 3-0
6/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	11	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	14, Q9	21-19, 14-11 Retired	0:33
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	6	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	14, Q2	21-23, 23-21, 18-16	1:01
6/13/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	4	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	21	21-17, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 7 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 1-5
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	8	Boermans/de Groot	1	21-17, 21-23, 15-13	0:56
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 2	Boermans/de Groot	6	Tijan/Younousse	12	21-19, 21-17	0:38
11/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Boermans/de Groot	8	Tijan/Younousse	13, Q1	15-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:46
10/11/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Boermans/de Groot	24	Tijan/Younousse	7	21-17, 21-14	0:37
7/10/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Gold Medal	Boermans/de Groot	15	Tijan/Younousse	2	23-21, 19-21, 15-10	0:52
7/7/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool B	Boermans/de Groot	15	Tijan/Younousse	2	20-22, 21-12, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 4-1
6/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	11	Goncalves/Lanci	6	21-18, 26-24	0:46
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	12	Goncalves/Lanci	9	21-19, 21-12	0:38
11/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	13, Q1	Goncalves/Lanci	4	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:55
7/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Winner 2	Goncalves/Lanci	11	Tijan/Younousse	5	21-18, 21-18	0:38
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	7	Goncalves/Lanci	15, Q10	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # 9 Benesh/Partain, United States 4-1
8/7/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	13	Benesh/Partain	9	21-14, 21-16	0:38
6/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 1	Benesh/Partain	10	Tijan/Younousse	11	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
12/7/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Benesh/Partain	5	16-21, 21-17, 20-18	0:55
6/4/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Semi-Finals	Tijan/Younousse	7	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:50
10/15/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	1	Benesh/Partain	22, Q9	22-20, 22-20	0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 3-2
3/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	12	Bryl/Losiak	5	19-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:52
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Bryl/Losiak	10	14-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:54
1/28/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Bryl/Losiak	5	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-18, 21-17	0:36
3/26/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Tijan/Younousse	1	Bryl/Losiak	8	21-17, 21-15	0:37
3/25/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool A	Bryl/Losiak	8	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-16, 25-23	0:43
Series tied with # 12 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 4-4
7/27/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	13	Cottafava/Nicolai	12	21-19, 21-18	0:43
5/24/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
3/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	4	Tijan/Younousse	12	17-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:48
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-19, 21-19	0:38
11/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	13, Q1	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:52
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Tijan/Younousse	8	21-18, 21-12	0:31
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	6	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	21-18, 26-24	0:42
6/5/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Gold Medal	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Tijan/Younousse	1	16-21, 27-25, 15-12	0:56
Trail the series against # 14 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-2
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	7	Carambula/Ranghieri	3	21-17, 21-17	0:37
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool D	Carambula/Ranghieri	12, Q1	Tijan/Younousse	4	21-15, 21-17	0:32
1/27/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Carambula/Ranghieri	10	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-18, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 1-0
5/23/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	10	Hodges/Schubert	15, Q11	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:47
Trail the series against # 18 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-3
7/12/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	15, Q6	Tijan/Younousse	10	22-20, 21-19	0:38
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Gavira/Herrera	13	22-20, 19-21, 18-16	0:55
3/10/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	8	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-16, 21-15	0:35
7/19/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	11	Tijan/Younousse	6	21-19, 25-23	0:39
4/27/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	5	Tijan/Younousse	7	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Budinger/Evans, United States 3-0
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	10	Budinger/Evans	7	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	8	Budinger/Evans	9	21-19, 21-14	0:34
3/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	12	Budinger/Evans	13, Q3	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # 20 Dearing/Schachter, Canada 1-0
7/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	5	Dearing/Schachter	12	21-17, 24-26, 15-7	0:53
Trail the series against # 22 Bassereau/Lyneel, France 0-1
10/14/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Pool A	Bassereau/Lyneel	24	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-18, 12-21, 22-20	0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 6-4
8/5/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	13	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-14, 21-13	0:37
7/11/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-16, 22-20	0:40
7/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-13, 21-17	0:33
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	10	21-15, 21-13	0:36
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-18, 21-18	0:38
10/1/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Tijan/Younousse	6	22-20, 27-25	0:46
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q2	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-14, 21-17	0:31
7/10/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	14	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	21-16, 21-19	0:40
7/28/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Tijan/Younousse	1	16-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:46
5/17/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	15	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	27-25, 29-27	0:49
Lead the series against # 24 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 2-0
8/1/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	13	Carracher/Nicolaidis	24	21-14, 21-18	0:38
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	17	21-15, 21-16	0:31