PRESENTATION
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Brasilia first stop on 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball
SWATCH World
Tour |
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The opening
event on the 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour will once
again take place in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia as the international
beach volleyball circuit returns to the South American country for
the 25th year from April 16-21. Brazil has
staged a FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour event every year since the start of the
international circuit for men in 1987 and women in 1992. Located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau
known as Planalto Central, Brasília has a population of about
2,557,000 making it the fourth largest city in Brazil. As the
national capital, Brasília is the seat of all three branches of the
Brazilian government. The city also hosts the headquarters of many
Brazilian companies. The city was planned and developed in 1956 with
Lúcio Costa as the principal urban planner and Oscar Niemeyer as the
principal architect. In 1960, it formally became Brazil's national
capital. When seen from above, the main planned part of the
city's shape resembles an airplane or a butterfly.
Pictured below to the left is the 2010 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour
podium in
Brasilia
featuring
(from left to right) Germans Laura Ludwig and Sara Goller,
Brazilians Larissa and Juliana and compatriots Maria Clara and
Carol. |
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BRAZIL & BEACH VOLLEYBALL -
Brazil has been the
site of the most SWATCH FIVB World Tour events, including 34 men’s and
29 women’s tournaments The 2012 Brasília stop marks the 26th year that
Brazil has hosted a men’s SWATCH stop and 20th-straight season staging a
women’s event. Except for the 2004 men’s event in Rio de Janeiro, teams
from the South American country have medaled for host Brazil. Brazil
also staged the 2007 PanAm Games in Rio de Janeiro where Brazilians
Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos and Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca
captured the titles. |
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PAST BRAZILIAN
WOMEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS
Total Medals -
Brazil 48, USA 25, Australia 3, Germany 1, Japan 1 |
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
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Rio de Janeiro |
1993 |
Nancy Reno/Karolyn
Kirby, USA |
Adriana
Samuel/Monica Rodrigues, BRA |
Jackie
Silva/Karina Silva, BRA |
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Santos |
1993 |
Liz
Masakayan/Kirby, USA |
Isabel
Salgado/Roseli Timm, BRA |
Adriana
Behar/Magda Lima, BRA |
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Santos |
1994 |
Samuel/Monica, BRA |
Masakayan/Kirby, USA |
Salgado/Timm, BRA |
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Rio de
Janeiro |
1995 |
Sandra
Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA |
Samuel/Monica, BRA |
Kirby/Deb
Richardson, USA |
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Santos |
1995 |
Linda
Hanley/Barbra Fontana, USA |
Holly
McPeak/Angela Rock, USA |
Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA |
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Maceio |
1996 |
Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA |
Samuel/Monica, BRA |
Shelda
Bede/Adriana, BRA |
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Recife |
1996 |
Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA |
Samuel/Monica, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
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Rio de Janeiro |
1996 |
Pires/Jackie Silva,
BRA |
Kerri Pottharst/Natalie
Cook, AUS |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
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Salvador |
1996 |
Samuel/Monica, BRA |
Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
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Rio de
Janeir |
1997 |
Samuel/Monica, BRA |
McPeak/Lisa Arce, USA |
Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA |
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Salvador |
1997 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Holly McPeak/Arce,
USA |
Pires/Jackie Silva,
BRA |
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Rio de Janeiro |
1998 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Pottharst/Pauline
Manser, AUS |
Pires/Jackie Silva,
BRA |
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Salvador |
1998 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Hanley/Fontana, USA |
Pires/Samuel, BRA |
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Salvador |
1999 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Masakayan/Elaine
Youngs, USA |
Pires/Samuel, BRA |
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Fortaleza |
2000 |
McPeak/Misty May-Treanor,
USA |
Pires/Samuel, BRA |
Leanne McSorley/Nancy
Mason, USA |
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Vitoria |
2000 |
Masakayan/Youngs,
USA |
Pires/ Samuel, BRA |
Mika Teru
Saiki/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN |
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Fortaleza |
2001 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
McPeak/Kerri Walsh, USA |
Masakayan/Dianne DeNecochea, USA |
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Vitoria |
2002 |
Youngs/McPeak, USA |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
Ana Paula
Connelly/Tatiana Minello, BRA |
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Rio de
Janeiro |
2003* |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS |
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Fortaleza |
2004 |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Juliana
Felisberta Silva/ Larissa Franca, BRA |
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Rio de
Janeiro |
2004 |
Ana
Paula/Pires, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
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Salvador |
2005 |
May-Treanor/Walsh,
USA |
Juliana/Larissa,
BRA |
Rachel Wacholder/Youngs,
USA |
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Vitoria |
2006 |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
Leila
Barros/Ana Paula, BRA |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
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Fortaleza |
2007 |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
Nicole
Branagh/Youngs, USA |
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Guarajà |
2008 |
Vivian
Cunha/Larissa, BRA |
Shaylyn
Bede/Agatha Bednarczuk, BRA |
Shelda/Ana Paula, BRA |
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Fortaleza |
2009 |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
Jen Kessy/April
Ross, USA |
Sara
Goller/Laura Ludwig, GER |
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Brasilia |
2010 |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
Goller/Ludwig GER |
Maria Clara/Carol BRA |
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Brasilia |
2011 |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
Kessy/Ross USA |
*FIVB World Championships
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