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competition. The tour consists of 15 tournaments with both genders and 9 separate gender tournaments. The top eight finishes that a team has from January 1, 2007 to July 20, 2008, on the

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and 2008), SWATCH FIVB World Championships (

) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counts towards Olympic qualification for the

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FIVB, June 23, 2006 The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country.

Grand Slam

There are six Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments. *

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Grand Slam, June 10–15, 2008 *

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Grand Chelem, June 16–22, 2008 *

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Grand Slam Stavanger, June 24–29, 2008 *

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Moscow Grand Slam, July 1–6, 2008 *

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1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008, July 22–27, 2008 *

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A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by

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, July 28 - August 2, 2008

Tournament results

Women

Men

Medal table by country

Awards

SWATCH Most Outstanding Player

SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour 08
FIVB * Maria Antonelli (

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Talita Antunes Talita Antunes da Rocha (born August 29, 1982) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. She was FIVB rookie of the year in 2005, and World Tour Winner twice, in 2013 and 2015. Career Born in Aquidauana, Antunes caught the ...

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Shelda Bede Shelda Kelly Bruno Bede (born January 1, 1973) is a retired beach volleyball player from Brazil. She was born in Fortaleza, and won silver medals in beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athe ...

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**for the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA in

Nicole Branagh Nicole Christine Branagh (born January 31, 1979, in Orinda, California) is an American volleyball player. She has represented the United States in international competition as a member of both the indoor and beach national teams. With partner E ...

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( GER) for the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain *

Ana Paula Connelly Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly Henkel (born 13 February 1972 in Lavras, Minas Gerais) is a retired female volleyball player and journalist from Brazil, who represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: in volleyball in 1992 and 1996, and ...

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Phil Dalhausser Philip "Phil" Peter Dalhausser (born January 26, 1980) is a Swiss-born American professional beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. He and his former playing partner, Todd Rogers, were the 2007 AVP Tour and FIVB world champions. Dalha ...

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Juliana Felisberta Juliana Felisberta da Silva (born 22 July 1983) is a Brazilian female beach volleyball player who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach ...

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Larissa França Larissa França Maestrini (born April 14, 1982) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. She is the all-time leader of beach volleyball titles, with 57 FIVB career gold medals, including the 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships with Julia ...

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* Pablo Herrera (

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) for the Otera Open Kristiansand in Kristiansand, Norway *

Igor Kolodinsky Igor Georgiyevich Kolodinsky (russian: Игорь Георгиевич Колодинский; born July 7, 1983) is a Russian male volleyball player and a former beach volleyball player. On club level he plays for Fakel Novy Urengoy. He was bo ...

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**for the Brazil Open in Guarujá, Brazil *

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Reinder Nummerdor Reinder Aart Nummerdor (born 10 September 1976) is a Dutch volleyball player, who represented his native country at five consecutive Summer Olympics. Two times as a member of the indoor volleyball team in 2000 and 2004, and 3 more times after swi ...

( NED) for the Dubai Open in

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* Stephanie Pohl ( GER) for the World Series 13 in Marseille, France *

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Sean Rosenthal Sean Michael Rosenthal (born June 19, 1980) is an American beach volleyball player, playing as a defender. He is best known for his high leaping ability, which has earned him the nickname of "Superman". Rosenthal has an entourage called "Rosie's ...

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Pedro Solberg Salgado Pedro Salgado Collett Solberg (born 27 March 1986) is a Brazilian male beach volleyball player. Solberg's mother, Isabel Salgado, herself was a successful beach volleyball player and won in 1994 a FIVB World Tour event in Miami. His sisters ...

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Records

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Igor Kolodinsky
shot the fastest serve in the Swatch FIVB World Tour history, when he served at 114.0 km/h at the Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy.

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player

Elaine Youngs Elaine Youngs (born February 14, 1970 in Orange, California) is an American former professional volleyball player who competed both indoors and on the beach. Youngs attended UCLA, where as a freshman she started on a team that went undefeated t ...

, became the oldest women to win an "open" FIVB event, when she was 38 years, three months and 16 days old, when she won the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Branagh, Youngs Discover Gold on Beach in Barcelona
USOC PressBox, May 31, 2008

References

volleyballer.de
Beach Volleyball Database

External links

at FIVB.org
Beachvolley
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Tournaments

Adelaide Australia Open
March 25–30, 2008
Prague Open
May 6–11, 2008
Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 26 - June 1, 2008
Mazury Open
June 3–8, 2008
Henkel Grand chelem
June 16–22, 2008
ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger
June 24–29, 2008
1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 21–27, 2008
Myslowice Open
September 2–7, 2008
Open de Mallorca
September 3–7, 2008 {{FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2008 in beach volleyball

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