After
hosting soccer's World Cup in 2006, Germany returns to the SWATCH-FIVB World
Tour calendar in 2007 by hosting a Grand Slam event. The last
international Beach Volleyball event held in Berlin was the 2005 SWATCH-FIVB
World Championships, where teams from the United States and Brazil captured the
gold medals on the Schlossplatz centre court.
Berlin
is the capital city and one of the sixteen federal states of Germany. With a
population of 3.4 million in its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest
city and the second most populous city in the European Union. Berlin is an
influential center in European politics, culture and science. The city serves as
an important hub of continental transportation and is home to renowned
universities, research faculties and museums. The rapidly evolving metropolis
is a center for the creative industries, and encompasses a diverse range of
convention venues and media corporations. Berlin is an international tourist
destination, recognized for its festivals, sport events, contemporary
architecture, nightlife, and avant-garde arts. Being home to people from over
180 nations, Berlin is a focal point for individuals who are attracted by its
liberal lifestyle, urban eclecticism, and artistic freedom.
Women
– The women’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour returns to Berlin for the fifth-time where
teams from Brazil and the United States have captured gold medals, including the
second SWATCH-FIVB World Championship title for Americans Misty May-Treanor and
Kerri Walsh in 2005. It was May-Treanor's second Berlin gold medal as she
won the inaugural women's stop in the German capital in 2000 with Holly McPeak. Suzanne Lahme and Danja Musch
posted Germany's best finish in Berlin with a 2004 fourth at the Schlossplatz.
2005 Berlin podium at the SWATCH-FIVB World
Championships (left to right) Larissa, Juliana, May-Treanor, Walsh, Tian Jia and
Wang Fei |
Year - Berlin Gold Medal /
Berlin Silver Medal / Berlin Bronze Medal
2000
-
Holly McPeak/Misty May-Treanor, USA / Tania Gooley/Pauline Manser, Australia / Mia Teru
Saiki/Yukiko Takahashi, Japan
2003
– Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, Brazil / Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs, USA,
Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Brazil
2004
– Adriana/Shelda, Brazil /
Dalixia Fernandez Grasset/Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba / McPeak/Youngs,
United States
2005
– May-Treanor/Walsh, United States /
Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca,
Brazil / Tian Jia/Wang Fei,
China
Men
- The men’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour returns to Berlin for the 11th-time as
reigning world champions Marcio Araujo and Fabio Magalhaes of Brazil attempt to
become the first-ever men's team to win back-to-back title in the Germany
capital. Marcio Araujo and Fabio posted a remarkable comeback in the
2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships on the Schlossplatz as the Brazilians
rebounded from an opening round setback to win the title with nine-straight
wins, including seven in the elimination bracket. Host Germany
will be looking for its third-straight Berlin podium placement after Julius
Brink and Kjell Schneider captured the bronze medal in 2005 after Markus Dieckmann and Jonas
Reckermann won the gold medal at the 2004 Grand Slam on the Schlossplatz.
Germany's Thorsten Schoen was named the SWATCH most outstanding player at the
2005 world championships after he and Marvin Polte started as the 46th-seeded
team and placed fourth.
2005 Berlin podium at the SWATCH-FIVB World
Championships (left to right) Heyer, Schoen, Fabio, Marcio Araujo, Brink and
Schneider |
Year – Berlin Gold Medal /
Berlin Silver Medal / Berlin Bronze Medal
1995
-
Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn
Maaseide, Norway /
Franco Neto/Roberto
Lopes, Brazil /
Emanuel Rego/Ze
Marco de Melo, Brazil
1996
-
John Child/Mark
Heese, Canada /
Guilherme Marques/Para
Ferreira, Brazil /
Julien Prosser/Lee
Zahner, Australia
1997
-
Emanuel/Ze
Marco, Brazil /
Guilherme/Para,
Brazil /
Kvalheim/Maaseide,
Norway
1998
-
Jorre Kjemperud/Vegard
Hoidalen, Norway /
Guilherme/Para,
Brazil /
Ze Marco/Ricardo
Santos, Brazil
1999
-
Ze Marco/Ricardo,
Brazil /
Martin Laciga/Paul
Laciga, Switzerland /
Javier Bosma/Fabio
Diez, Spain
2001
-
Prosser/Zahner,
Australia /
M. Laciga/P.
Laciga, Switzerland /
Emanuel/Tande
Ramos, Brazil
2002
-
Para/Harley
Marques, Brazil /
Mariano Baracetti/Martin
Conde, Argentina /
Markus Dieckmann/Jonas
Reckermann, Germany
2003
-
Franco/Harley,
Brazil /
Baracetti/Conde,
Argentina /
Emanuel/Ricardo,
Brazil
2004
- M. Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany / M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland /
Baracetti/Conde, Argentina
2005 - Marcio Araujo/Fabio
Magalhaes, Brazil / Sascha Heyer/P. Laciga, Switzerland / Julius Brink/Kjell
Schneider, Germany
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