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Acapulco
2007
Women's Open
23.10.2007 -
27.10.2007
PRESENTATION
Presentation
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Beach Volleyball on the Mexican Riviera
  ACAPULCO
2007 -
Affectionately called the Queen of the Mexican Riviera, Acapulco hosts the
SWATCH-FIVB World Tour for the third-straight season after staging a Sydney
Olympic qualifying event in 1999. Located in the Mexican state of Guerrero,
about 230 miles south of Mexico City on Mexico's southwest Pacific Coast, the
city is bordered by the spectacular Acapulco Bay to the west, and by the
majestic Sierra Madre mountains to the east. The town has a population of about
1.5 million. Acapulco is one of Mexico's top vacation destinations,
attracting some 3.5 million visitors annually. Famous for its stunning beaches,
with their satiny, fine, white and golden sands - dotted with tall, majestic
palm trees, Acapulco features nearly 20 miles of beaches. La Condesa beach,
located in the center of the Zona Dorada (Golden Zone), between the El
Presidente and Continental Plaza hotels, is perhaps the most popular beach in
Acapulco.
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 Men
- The 2006 Acapulco stop was the first at which the Brazilians
did not capture the
majority of the podium spots. Although Ricardo/Emanuel took
the silver, the US duos of Gibb/Rosenthal and Rogers/Dalhausser took
the gold and bronze, pushing the USA ahead in the total tally of
SWATCH FIVB gold medals in Mexico. The best finish by a local team
in 2006 was by the Ontiveros brothers, whose 13th place was the
highest of three Mexican pairs participating in the tournament.
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2006
Corona Open men's podium (left to right) with Emanuel,
Ricardo, Gibb, Rosenthal, Rogers and Dalhausser |
Year -
Acapulco Gold Medal / Acapulco Silver Medal / Acapulco Bronze
Medal
1999 - Bill Boullianne/Ian
Clark, USA / Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, Brazil / Ze Marco
deMelo/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2005
- Emanuel Rego/Ricardo, Brazil / Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil
/ Benjamin Insfran/Harley Marques, Brazil
2006 -
Gibb/Rosenthal, USA / Ricardo/Emanuel, Brazil / Rogers/Dalhausser,
USA
PAST MEXICO
MEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS
Total Medals -
Brazil 6, USA 3
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
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Acapulco |
1999 |
Bill Bouillianne/Ian Clark, USA |
Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira, BRA |
Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, BRA |
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Rosarito |
2000 |
Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers, USA |
Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong, USA |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA |
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Acapulco |
2005 |
Emanuel Rego/Ricardo, BRA |
Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, BRA |
Benjamin/Harley Marques, BRA |
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Acapulco |
2006 |
Gibb/Rosenthal, USA |
Ricardo/Emanuel, BRA |
Rogers/Dalhausser, USA |
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Totals |
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USA 3 Golds, Brazil 1 |
Brazil 3 Silvers, USA 1 |
Brazil 3 Bronzes, USA 1 |
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 Women
- The Acapulco stop has
been the stage for world firsts over the past two years. The 2005 final
set a new record as Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa
Franca out-lasted Olympic and World Champions Misty May-Treanor and
Kerri Walsh 28-26, 40-42 and 15-13 in the 100-minute gold medal
match. The 2006 edition saw Norway's Ingrid Torlen and Nila Ann
Hakedal take the first step on to the podium for their country.
Three Mexican duos finished 25th in last year's tournament.
| 2006 Corona Open
women's podium (from left to right) May-Treanor, Torlen,
Talita, Hakedal, Walsh and Renata |
Year -
Acapulco Gold Medal / Acapulco Silver Medal / Acapulco Bronze
Medal
1999
- Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil / Pauline Manser/Kerri
Pottharst, Australia / Angela Clarke/Natalie Cook, Australia
2005
- Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil / Misty May-Treanor/Kerri
Walsh, USA / Rachel Wacholder/Elaine Youngs, USA
2006 -
Walsh-May/Treanor
USA / Renata/Talita Brazil / Hakedal/Torlen, Norway
PAST MEXICO
WOMEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS
Total Medals -
USA 4, Brazil 3, Australia 2
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
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Acapulco |
1999 |
Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA |
Pauline Manser/Kerri Pottharst, AUS |
Angela Clark/Natalie Cook, AUS |
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Rosarito |
2000 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Misty May-Treanor/Holly McPeak, USA |
Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA |
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Acapulco |
2005 |
Juliana F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA |
May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA |
Rachel Wacholder/Elaine Youngs, USA |
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Acapulco |
2006 |
Walsh-May/Treanor USA |
Renata/Talita Brazil |
Hakedal/Torlen, Norway |
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Totals |
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Brazil 3 Golds, USA 1 |
USA 2 Silvers, Australia 1, Brazil 1 |
USA 2 Bronzes, Australia 1, Norway 1 |
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Teams