Men's Stavanger 2005

2005 Informational Kit

STAVANGER 2005 - For the fourth-straight year, the oil capital of Norway hosts a double gender SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event.  However, the 2005 event becomes the second of four “Grand Slam” events on the schedule and directly follows the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Berlin.  Stavanger has become a favored Beach Volleyball destination due to the fanatical support the event has enjoyed since its creation in 1999.   Since the southwestern Norwegian city’s landscape has been described as varied, contrasting and inspiring, the unpredictable weather in Stavanger adds to the excitement of the event.  Indeed, it is not unknown for conditions to change dramatically during a match so the athletes need to be well prepared for every possible outcome when they step out onto the sand.  Fjords and mountains, sophisticated city life and a multicultural population all help to create a special atmosphere in Stavanger where the motto is simply to “enjoy life!”

Women – The 2004 Stavanger event helped Norway gain two spots in the women’s competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games as Nila Ann Hakedal and Ingrid Torlen placed fifth for the top finish by a Norwegian team in the three Stavanger stops.  Two different teams have won the Stavanger gold medal with the United States sweeping the three podium spots in 2004 led by a first-place finish Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs, who also captured the inaugural Stavanger event in 2002.

2004 Stavanger Women's Podium

1.  Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs, United States

2.  Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, United States