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Brazil's
double-gender event returns to Fortaleza
 FORTALEZA
2007
- Fortaleza, the capital city of the State of Ceará, located in northeastern
Brazil, has been for decades one of the most popular
destinations of Brazilian tourists. In recent years, the fame of
Fortaleza has been spreading across the world, and the number of
Europeans, North and South Americans traveller coming to Cearás
has grown fast.
With a population of over 2.4 million, Fortaleza is the
fourth-most populous city in Brazil and the second most
important city in the region in economic terms, after Salvador
in Bahia.
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Men - The SWATCH FIVB World Tour
returns to Fortaleza for the first-time since 2002. The previous four
Vitória events featured all-Brazilian gold medal matches with four different winners.
Brazil has hosted more men’s “open” SWATCH stops than any other country with the
2006 Vitoria event being No. 28.
Year -
Fortaleza
Gold
Medal / Fortaleza
Silver Medal /
Fortaleza
Bronze Medal
1994 -
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA / Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR /
Guilherme/Rogerio Para, BRA
1995 -
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA / Juan Rosell/Francisco Alvarez, CUB /
Guilherme/Rogerio Para, BRA
1996 - Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh, USA
/ Guilherme/Para, BRA / Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA
1997 - Emanuel Ze Marco, BRA / Eduardo Garrido/Guilherme, BRA /
Martinez/Conde, ARG
2002 - Marcio Araujo/Benjamin,
BRA / Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA / Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA
PAST BRAZIL MEN’S PODIUM
PLACEMENTS
Total Medals - Brazil 49,
USA 17, Switzerland 6, Argentina 4, Canada 2, Cuba 1, Germany 1, Norway 1
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
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Rio de Janeiro
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1987 |
Randy Stoklos/Sinjin Smith, USA |
Karch Kiraly/Pat Powers, USA |
Renan Dal Zotto/Jose Montanaro, BRA |
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Rio de Janeiro
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1988 |
Karch Kiraly/Pat Powers, USA |
Bernard/Luis Amerigo, BRA |
Renan/Montanaro, BRA |
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Rio de Janeiro
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1989 |
Stoklos/Smith, USA |
Eduardo Tinoco/Edinho de Mattos, BRA |
Mike Dodd/Tim Hovland, USA |
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Rio de Janeiro
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1990 |
Stoklos/Smith, USA |
Dodd/Hovland, USA |
Franco Neto/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
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Rio de Janeiro
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1991 |
Stoklos/Smith, USA |
Kent Steffes/Tim Hovland, USA |
Guilherme Marques/Andre Lima, BRA |
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Rio de Janeiro
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1992 |
Stoklos/Smith, USA |
Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA |
Eduardo Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRA |
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Rio de Janeiro
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1993 |
Adam Johnson/Steffes, USA |
Eduardo Bacil/Jose Loiola, BRA |
Stoklos/Smith, USA |
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Rio de Janeiro
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1994 |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA |
Ze Marco de Melo/Paulo Emilio, BRA |
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Fortaleza
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1994 |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR |
Guilherme/Rogerio Para, BRA |
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Rio de Janeiro
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1995 |
Andre Gomes/Carlos Loss, BRA |
Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
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Fortaleza
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1995 |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
Juan Rosell/Francisco Alvarez, CUB |
Guilherme/Rogerio Para, BRA |
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Rio de Janeiro
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1996 |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA |
John Child/Mark Heese, CAN |
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Joao Pessoa |
1996 |
Paulao/Paulo Emilio, BRA |
Eduardo Martinez/Martin Conde, ARG |
Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA |
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Fortaleza
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1996 |
Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh, USA |
Guilherme/Para, BRA |
Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA |
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Rio de Janeiro
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1997 |
Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA |
Bacil/Loiola, BRA |
Jody Holden/Conrad Leinemann, CAN |
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Fortaleza |
1997 |
Emanuel Ze Marco, BRA |
Eduardo Garrido/Guilherme, BRA |
Martinez/Conde, ARG |
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Rio de Janeiro
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1998 |
Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA |
Loiola/Emanuel, BRA |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
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Vitória |
1998 |
Guilherme/Para, BRA |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
Jose Salema/Mariano Baracetti, ARG |
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Vitória |
1999 |
Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA |
Jose Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
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Guaruja |
2000 |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA |
Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI |
Loiola/Emanuel, BRA |
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Vitória |
2000 |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA |
Emanuel Rego/Tande Ramos, BRA |
M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI |
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Vitória |
2001 |
Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA |
Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, BRA |
M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI |
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Fortaleza |
2002 |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA |
Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
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Rio de Janeiro* |
2003 |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Holdren/Metzger, USA |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA |
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Salvador |
2004 |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI |
Baracetti/Conde, ARG |
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Rio de Janeiro |
2004 |
M. Dieckmann/J. Reckerman, GER |
Heuscher/Kobel, SUI |
Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SUI |
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Salvador |
2005 |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Marcioa Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA |
Jake Gibb/Stein Metzger, USA |
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Vitória |
2006 |
Brink/Dieckmann, GER |
Gibb/Rosenthal, USA |
Cunha/Franco, BRA |
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Totals |
Brazil 18 Golds,
USA 8, Germany 2 |
Brazil 15 Silvers, USA
7, Switzerland 3, Argentina 1 |
Brazil 17 Bronzes, Argentina 3, Switzerland 3, USA 3, Canada 2 |
*FIVB World Championships
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Women - Brazilians have
only won two of the seven World Tour stops held in the country since
2000, with Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor finishing on
the podium for the past four years.
Year -
Fortaleza
Gold Medal /
Fortaleza
Silver
Medal /
Fortaleza
Bronze Medal
2001
- Adriana Behar/Shelda, Brazil / McPeak/Walsh,
USA / Masakayan/DeNecochea, USA
2004 - Walsh/May-Treanor,
USA / Adriana Behar/Shelda, Brazil / Larissa/Juliana, Brazil
BRAZIL WOMEN’S PODIUM
PLACEMENTS 2000-present
Total Medals -
USA 10, Brazil 9,
Australia 1, Japan 1
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
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Vitória |
2000 |
Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA |
Sandra Pires/Adriana Samuel, BRA |
Mika Teru Saiki, JPN |
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Fortaleza
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2001 |
Adriana Behar/Shelda, BRA |
McPeak/Walsh USA |
Masakayan/DeNecochea USA |
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Vitória |
2002 |
Holly McPeak/Youngs, USA |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
Ana Paula Connelly/Tatiana Minello, BRA |
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Rio de Janeiro*
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2003 |
Walsh/May-Treanor, USA |
Adriana Behar/Shelda, BRA |
Cook/Sanderson, AUS |
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Fortaleza
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2004 |
Walsh/May-Treanor, USA |
Adriana Behar/Shelda, BRA |
Larissa/Juliana, BRA |
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Salvador
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2005 |
Walsh/May-Treanor, USA |
Larissa/Juliana, BRA |
Wacholder/Youngs, USA |
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Vitória |
2006 |
Larissa/Juliana, BRA |
Ana Paula/Leila, BRA |
Walsh/May-Treanor, USA |
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Totals |
USA 5 Golds, Brazil 2 |
Brazil 5 Silvers, USA 2 |
USA 3 Bronzes, Brazil 2, Australia 1, Japan 1 |
*FIVB World Championships
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Teams
Fortaleza
2007
Women's Open