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2 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 1 of 162 This booklet provides information, facts and figures on the FIVB and the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. At the present time, the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour will be scheduled over a nine-month period starting in March in Australia and ending in November in China. TABLE OF CONTENTS...Page 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Schedule & Notes SWATCH-FIVB World Tour & Results FIVB Challenger & Satellite Schedule & Notes FIVB Challenger & Satellite Results... 4 SWATCH-FIVB U-21 World Championships & Past Results... 5 SWATCH-FIVB U-19 World Championships & Past Results... 7 BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games Qualification Process CEV Beach Volleyball Tournament Calendar European Beach Volleyball Championship Results SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Event Notes & Recaps FIVB Challenger & Satellite Event Notes & Recaps Fédération Internationale de Volleyball FIVB Representatives & FIVB Confederations FIVB Federations FIVB & Beach Volleyball History World Tour History, Olympics and ECO Friendly Frequently Asked Questions Beach Volleyball Court Layout & Rules FIVB Beach Volleyball Rules Changes SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Recaps Men's Event Results, Leaders, Fastest Serves Men s Medals, MOPs, Breakthroughs, Season Leaders Men s Final Four Review Men's Match, Set Records & Ratio Men s Awards Men s Chalenger/Satelite Final Four Review & Leaders Men's Qualifying & Wild Card Facts & Figures Women's Event Results, Leaders, Fastest Serves Women's Medals, MOPs, Breakthroughs, Season Leaders Women's Final Four Review Women's Match, Set Records & Ratio Women's Awards Women's Chalenger/Satelite Final Four Review & Leaders Women's Qualifying & Wild Card Facts & Figures SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Through the Years Points Champions Top Event Purses, Entries Beach Volleyball Major Championships Locations Past Men's SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Award Winners FIVB Beach Volleyball Participation Men s Country Medals & Final 4s Men s Individual Medals & Final 4s Men s Top Individual Medals & Final 4s Men's Top Season's Earnings Men s Team Medals & Final 4s, By Country Men s Team Medals & Gold Medal Match Records Men s Team Earnings Men s Individual Earnings Men s All-Time Match Records Men s World Tour Open Final 4s Men s World Tour Men s Gold Medals - By Country Men s FIVB Individual, Team Tournament Leaders Women s Country Medals & Final 4s Women sindividual Medals & Final 4s Women s TopIndividual Medals & Final 4s Women's Top Season's Earnings Women s FIVB Individual, Team Tournament Leaders Women s Team Medals & Final 4s, By Country Women s Team Medals & Gold Medal Match Records TABLE OF CONTENTS... Page Women s World Tour - Team Earnings...94 Women s World Tour - Individual Earnings...94 Women s Al-Time Match Records...95 Women s World Tour Open Final 4s...96 Women s Gold Medal Finishes - By Country Dennis Wagner & FIVB Challenge & Satellite MEN S EVENT FINAL 4s Men s MEDALS, PODIUMS & FINAL 4s WOMEN S EVENT FINAL 4s Women s MEDALS, PODIUMS &FINAL 4s Youngest & Oldest SWATCH-FIVB World Tour - Individual "Open" Event Winners Challenger/Satellite - Individual Event Winners SWATCH-FIVB World Tour -Team "Open" Event Winners Challenger/Satellite - Team Open Event Winners Highest Scoring & Longest Matches SWATCH-FIVB World Tour - Men's "Open" Sets & Matches SWATCH-FIVB World Tour - Women's "Open" Sets & Matches Challenger/Satellite - Men's & Women's "Open" Sets & Matches SWATCH-FIVB World Championships Men s Final Four Results Women's Final Four Results Past World Championship Entries Top Men s Events, Money, Points & Final 4s Top Women s Events, Money, Points & Final 4s World Championship Entries, Earnings, Finishes By Country SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Grand Slams SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Grand Slams Men s Grand Slams - Final Four Results, Team, Individual Men s Grand Slams -Team, Country & Individual Totals Women s Grand Slams - Final Four Results, Team, Individual Women s Grand Slams -Team, Country & Individual Totals Men s Points Leaders - Grand Slam Events Only Women s Points Leaders - Grand Slam Events Only Olympics Beach Volleyball Men s Participants Men s Entries, Matches, Wins Men s Placements Men s Match Results Atlanta Men smatch Results Sydney Men smatch Results - Athens Women s Participants Women s Entries, Matches, Wins Women s Placements Women s Match Results - Atlanta Women smatch Results - Sydney Women smatch Results - Athens Men s Head-to-Head Results Women s Head-to-Head Results SWATCH Podiums, By Confederation & SWATCH Notes Beach Volleyball Terms Men s Rosters, Team Statistics Women s Rosters, Team Statistics...159

3 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 2 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Schedule & Notes Highlighted by the Beijing Olympic Games and six Grand Slam events, the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB Tour calendar is scheduled to begin in March and conclude in November. Here are 2008 SWATCH-FIVB Tour highlights. The total prize money for 2008 is US$8.325-million. The calendar features 24 sites in 20 countries in three FIVB confederations (Asia, Europe and South America). The 2008 calendar will include 16 double gender events. Men s single gender events wil be in the Czech Republic (Prague), Italy (Roseto degli Abruzzi), Croatia (Zagreb), Mallorca and Bahrain (Manama). Women s single gender stops wil be in Korea (Seoul), Japan (Osaka), Poland (Myslowice) and Thailand (Phuket). Qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games concludes with a double gender event in The French Mediterranean port city of Marseille in July This includes 12 events for men and 11 for women. The following week in Switzerland, the official 2008 Olympic Games drawing of lots will be staged to determine the Pools composition and the first days of the match-up of the Beach Volleyball tournaments in Beijing. With the addition of an event in Moscow, the 2008 calendar will contain six SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Grand Slam events with total prize money of $3.6-million. The Swiss Alps village of Gstaad returns to the Grand Slam calendar after hosting the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships. Other Grand Slams will be held in Berlin, Paris, Stavanger and Klagenfurt. In addition to prize money totaling $600,000 for each Grand Slam double gender event, four of the stops will feature valuable Olympic qualifying points as compared to an open FIVB event. There are 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar, including Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). The FIVB wil also stage two junior world championships. With the London the site for 2012 Olympics, Great Britain wil host the eighth annual SWATCH-FVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in the city of Brighton September 3-7. The Netherlands will stage the seventh edition of the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 19 in The Hague July 30-August 3. The 2009 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships will be selected following in-depth verification of the bidding documentation from Norway (Stavanger) and Russia (Moscow) Two women s and four men s FIVB Chalenger/Satelite events have been scheduled for 2008 in the Czech Republic (men s Challenger, Brno, June 26-29), Egypt (women s Chalenger, Hacienda Bay Beach, July 23-25), Estonia (men s Challenger, Pärnu, July 17-20), Liechtenstein (women s and men s Satelite, Vaduz, August 6-10) and Switzerland (men s Satellite, July 10-13) SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Schedule As of January 29, 2008 Dates Tournament Gender...Prize Money (US dollars) March Adelaide, Australia Men & Women... $350,000 April 28-May 4 Shanghai, China Men & Women... $350,000 May 6-11 Prague, Czech Republic Men... $175,000 May Seoul, Korea Women... $175,000 May Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Men... $175,000 May Osaka, Japan Women... $175,000 May Zagreb, Croatia Men... $175,000 May 26-June 1 Barcelona, Spain Men & Women... $350,000 June 3-8 Stare Jablonki, Poland Men & Women... $350,000 June 9-15 Berlin, Germany Men & Women Grand Slam... $600,000 June Paris, France Men & Women Grand Slam... $600,000 June Stavanger, Norway Men & Women Grand Slam... $600,000 June 30-July 6 Moscow, Russia Men & Women Grand Slam... $600,000 July Marseille, France Men & Women... $350,000 July Gstaad, Switzerland Men & Women Grand Slam... $600,000 July 28-August 3 Klagenfurt, Austria Men & Women Grand Slam... $600,000 August 9-22 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Men & Women August Kristiansand, Norway Men & Women... $350,000 September 2-7 Myslowice, Poland Women... $175,000 September 2-7 Mallorca Men... $175,000 September Guarujà, Brazil Men & Women... $350,000 October 5-11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Men & Women... $350,000 October 27-November 1 Manama, Bahrain Men... $175,000 November 4-9 Phuket, Thailand Women... $175,000 November Sanya, China Men & Women... $350,000

4 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 3 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour With 17 tournaments for both men and women, the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar was highlighted by the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Switzerland along with four Grand Slams events in France, Norway, Germany and Austria. The 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour featured 21 events on four continents with prize money at US$8.15-million. The 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour schedule also featured 13 double gender stops. The 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Gstaad featured $1-millon in prize money while Paris, Stavanger, Berlin and Klagenfurt hosted Grand Slam stops where the combined prize money was $2.4-milion for the combined men s and women s events. Event sites hosting international Beach Voleybal events for the first-time included Manama, Bahrain (men), Singapore (women), Seoul, Korea (women), Kristiansand, Norway (men women) and Aland, Finland (men and women). Here are the 2007 results SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s Results Dates May 1-6 May 8-12 May June 6-10 June June June 26-July 1 July 4-8 July July July Aug. 1-5 Aug Aug Aug. 29-Sept. 2 Sept. 5-9 Sept Dates May 1-6 May May 30-June 3 June 6-10 June June June 26-July 1 July 4-8 July July July Aug. 1-5 Aug Aug Aug. 28-Sept. 1 Sept Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Tournament... Gold Medal Team China Shanghai Jinshan Open...Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil Bahrain Open, Manama...Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy... Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, Brazil VIP Open, Zagreb, Croatia... Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia Open of Portugal, Espinho...Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil Henkel Grand Slam, Paris, France...Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil ConocoPhilips Grand Slam, Stavanger, Norway...Marcio Araujo/Fabio, Brazil Montréal Open, Canada...Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil Smart Grand Slam, Berlin, Germany...Marcio Araujo/Fabio, Brazil World Series 13, Marseille, France... Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil SWATCH FIVB World Championships, Gstaad, SwitzerlandPhil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia, Klagenfurt, Austria...Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil Otera Open, Kristiansand, Norway...Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil PAF Open, Aland, Finland...Harley/Salgado, Brazil St. Petersburg Open, Russia...Harley/Salgado, Brazil Mazury Open Presented by Hotel Anders, Stare Jablonki, Poland...Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil Banco do Brasil Open, Brazil...Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Women s Results Tournament... Gold Medal Team China Shanghai Jinshan Open... Jia Tian/Jie Wang, China Singapore Open, Sentosa... Talita Antunes/Renata Antunes, Brazil Seoul Open, Korea... Tamsin Barnett/Natalie Cook, Australia GE Money Bank Warsaw Open, Poland... Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa France, Brazil Open of Portugal, Espinho... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil Henkel Grand Slam, Paris, France...Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, United States ConocoPhilips Grand Slam, Stavanger, Norway... Jen Boss/April Ross, United States Montréal Open, Canada...May-Treanor/Walsh, United States Smart Grand Slam, Berlin, Germany...May-Treanor/Walsh, United States World Series 13, Marseille, France...Talita/Renata, Brazil SWATCH FIVB World Championships, Gstaad, Switzerland...May-Treanor/Walsh, United States A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia, Klagenfurt, Austria...May-Treanor/Walsh, United States Otera Open, Kristiansand, Norway... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil PAF Open, Aland, Finland... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil St. Petersburg Open, Russia... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil Banco do Brasil Open, Brazil...May-Treanor/Walsh, United States Phuket Thailand Open, Phuket, Thailand...May-Treanor/Walsh, United States

5 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 4 of FIVB Men s & Women s Callenger/Satellite Schedule Notes A total of five men s and four women s events have been confirmed for the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB Tour highlights. The total prize money for 2008 is US$195,000. The calendar features seven sites in seven countries in two FIVB confederations (Africa, Asia Europe). The 2008 calendar includes two double gender events in Russia na dliechtenstein. Men s single gender events wil be in the Czech Republic (Brno), Switzerland (Lausanne) and Estonia (Pärnu). Women s single gender stops wil be in Spain (San Sebastian) and Egypt (Hacienda Bay Beach). The top 24 men's and 6 women's teams in the FIVB World Ranking (as per the standings 30 days before the start of the competition) are not allowed to take part in Challenger events. The top 48 men's and 32 women's teams in the FIVB World Ranking (as per the standings 30 days before the start of the competition) are not allowed to take part in Satellite events. Exceptions will be made for host country players as well as for two wild cards FIVB Challenger/Satellite Schedule As of February 1, 2008 Dates Tournament Gender... Prize Money (US dollars) June San Sebastiàn Satellite, Spain Women... $10,000 July 3-6 Czech Republic Challenger, Brno Men... $30,000 July Switzerland Satellite, Lausanne Men... $15,000 July Estonia Challenger, Pärnu Men... $30,000 July Egypt Challenger, Hacienda Bay Beach Women... $30,000 July 30-July 3 Russia Challenger, Vladivostok Men & Women... $60,000 August 6-10 Liechtenstein Satellite, Vaduz Men & Women... $20, FIVB Men s Chalenger/Satelite Results Dates Tournament... Gold Medal Team June 28-July 1 Brno Challenger, Czech Republic...Michal Biza/Martin Lebl, Czech Republic July Geroskipou Challenger, Cyprus... Bruno de Paula/Benjamin Insfran, Brazil August 9-12 Vaduz Satellite, Liechtenstein...Sascha Heyer/Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland August Lausanne Satellite, Switzerland...Joao Maciel/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil August 31-September 2 Milan Challenger, Italy... Anders Lund Hoyer/Bo Soderberg, Denmark 2007 FIVB Women schallenger/satellite Results Dates June 29-July 1 July July August 8-11 August November 7-11 Tournament... Gold Medal Team San Sebastiàn Satellite, Spain...Marleen Van Iersel/Maloes Wesselink, Netherlands Eboli Challenger, Italy... Maria Antonelli/Leão Vanilda, Brazil Geroskipou Challenger, Cyprus...Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany Vaduz Satellite, Liechtenstein... Antonelli/Leão, Brazil Beijing Challenger, China... Vivian Cunha/Angela Vieira, Brazil Hong Kong Challenger, China... Jia Tian/Jie Wang, China

6 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 5 of SWATCH-FIVB U-21 World Championships With the London 2012 Olympic Games in the future, Great Britain will host its first-ever international Beach Volleyball event as Brighton will be the site for the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under 21 years old. The eighth annual event will be September 3-7 in Brighton, which is located 45 minutes from London on the south coast of England and is one of the most famous cities by the sea in the United Kingdom. The 2008 U-21 gold medal team will be rewarded a wild card by the FIVB for a future SWATCH FIVB World Tour event during the final two months of the 2008 or in With a population of more than 250,000, Brighton is a popular place to visit, welcoming over eight million tourists each year. With its hotels, restaurants, shops and entertainment facilities, Brighton additionally serves a substantial business conference industry. The City of Brighton and Hove is also an educational centre with two universities and many English language schools. Of the seven previous SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under 21 years old, Brazilians have captured three men s and six women s titles. Brighton wil be the sixth European site for the championships as Modena hosted the 2007 event where the teams of Francesco Giontella/Paolo Nicolai of Italy and Lili Maestrini/Barbara Seixas of Brazil captured the men s and women s titles, respectively. With Giontela named the top men s player in Modena, the U-21 title was the first-ever youth Beach Volleyball gold medal for Italy. At the 2006 U-19 in Berumda, Giontella and Nicolai claimed the silver medal with compatriots Matteo and Paolo Ingrosso placing third for Italy. Seixas successfully defended her U- 21 crown after winning the 2006 gold medal in Poland with Carolina Aragao at Myslowice. The young Brazilians also won the 2005 U-19 title at Saint Quay Portrieux, France. The FIVB is very proud to stage a world event in a countrylike United Kingdom aiming to increase the awareness of Beach Volleyball leading towards the smooth preparation of the Beach Volleyball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games which wil be held in the core of London in Horse Guards square, said Angelo Squeo, the FIVB Beach Volleyball Events Director. Men s U-21 Final 4s Gold Silver Bronze Medals 4ths... Final 4s Brazil Spain Germany Latvia Poland Russia Italy Czech Republic Venezuela France Greece Netherlands San Marino Women s U-21 Final 4s Gold Silver Bronze Medals 4ths... Final 4s Brazil Germany Netherlands Czech Republic Russia Switzerland Australia France Austria Greece Mexico Spain

7 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 6 of 162 Past SWATCH-FIVB U-21 World Championships Results Men Italy, Modena (September 5-9, 2007) 1. Francesco Giontella/Paolo Nicolai, Italy 2. Adrián Gavira/Alejandro Rojas, Spain 3. Jonathan Erdmann/Stefan Windscheif, Germany 4. Marco Daalmeijer/Tim Oude Elferink, Netherlands Gold - Giontella/Nicolai def. Gavira/Rojas, 13-21, 21-17, (50 minutes) Bronze - Erdmann/Windscheif def. Daalmeije/Oude Elferink, 21-14, (43) Poland, Myslowice (August 24-27, 2006) 1. Bruno Oscar Schmidt/Pedro Salgado, Brazil 2. Tomasz Sinczak/Rafal Szternel, Poland 3. Piotr Marciniak/Krzysztof Orman, Poland 4. Janis Smedins-Toms Smedins, Latvia Gold - Bruno/Pedro def. Sinczak Sternel and (31) Bronze - Marciniak/Orman def. Smedins/Smedins 21-13, 17-21, (56) Brazil, Rio de Janeiro (September 7-11, 2005) 1. Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia 2. Jackson Henriquez/Jesus Villafane, Venezuela 3. Serguei Prokopiev/Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia 4. Salgado/Tiago Santos, Brazil Gold - Plavins/Samoilovs def. Henriquez/Villafane, and 21-9 (39) Bronze - Prokopiev/Koshkarev def. Salgado/Tiago, and (48) Portugal, Porto Santo (September 16-19, 2004) 1. Miguel Angel Amo/Inocencio Lario, Spain 2. Valters Ramma/Toms Smedins, Latvia 3. Mois Santos/Salgado, Brazil 4. Tom Gotz/Stefan Uhmann, Germany Gold - Amo/Lario def. Ramma/Smedins, 21-19, (32) Bronze - Santos/Salgado def. Gotz/Uhmann, 21-17, (39) France, Saint Quay Portrieux (August 7-10, 2003) 1. Pedro Cunha/Salgado, Brazil 2. Daniel Krug/Mischa Urbatzka, Germany 3. Ravel Rotreki/Pavel Kolar, Czech Republic 4. Gregoire Capitaine/Damien Quoirin, France Gold - Cunha/Salgado def. Krug/Urbatzka, 21-12, (34) Bronze - Rotreki/Kolar, def. Capitaine/Quoirin, 21-15, (39) Italy, Catania (July 10-14, 2002) 1. Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain 2. Cunha/Adriano Fonseca, Brazil 3. Matthias Karger/Maarten Lammens, Germany 4. Andreas Gortsianouk/Georgios Knapek, Greece Gold - Herrera/Mesa def. Cunha/Fonseca, , (29) Bronze - Karger/Lammens def. Gortsianouk/Knapek, 17-21, 21-19, (53) France, Le Lavandou (August 24-26, 2001) 1. Cunha/Anselmo Sigoli, Brazil 2. Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3. Anton Koulinovski/Alexei Verbov, Russia 4. Alfredo Tabarini/Francesco Tabarini, San Marino Gold - Cunha/Sigoli def. Herrera/Mesa, 17-21, 21-17, (55) Bronze - Koulinovski/Verbov def. Tabarini/Tabarini, 22-20, (37) Women Italy, Modena (September 5-9, 2007) 1. Lili Maestrini/Barbara Figueiredo Seixas, Brazil 2. Becchara Palmer/Alice Rohkamper, Australia 3. Marleen Van Iersel/Maloes Wesselink, Netherlands 4. Elsa Baquerizo/Liliana Steiner, Spain Gold - Lili-Seixas def. Palmer/Rohkamper, 25-27, 21-17, 15-7 (71 minutes) Bronze - Van Iersel/Wesselink def. Baquerizo/Liliana, (43) Poland, Myslowice (August 24-27, 2006) 1. Carolina Aragao/Barbara Figueiredo Seixas, Brazil 2. Julia Sude/Jana Kohler, Germany 3. Marleen Van Iersel/Maloes Wesselink, Netherlands 4. Carolina Salgado/Julia Caldas, Brazil Gold Seixas/Aragao def. Sude/Kohler, 21-13, 20-22, 15-6 (55 minutes) Bronze - Van Iersel-Wesselink def. Carol-Julia 19-21, 21-12, (58) Brazil, Rio de Janeiro (September 7-10, 2005) 1. Carolina/Camillinha Saldanha, Brazil 2. Ruth Flemig/Ilka Semmler, Germany 3. Stefanie Schwaiger/Doris Schwaiger, Austria 4. Nadine Zumkehr/Muriel Graessli, Switzerland Gold - Carolina/Camillinha def. Flemig/Semmler, 11-21, 21-17, (58) Bronze - Schwaigers def. Zumkehr/Graessli, 21-18, (34) Portugal, Porto Santo (September 16-19, 2004) 1. Taiana Lima/Carolina, Brazil 2. Marion Castelli/Eva Hamzaoui, France 3. Sarka Nakladalova/Veronika Opravilova, Czech Republic 4. Arjanne Stevens/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands Gold - Taiana/Carolina def. Castelli/Hamzaoui, 21-11, (29) Bronze - Nakladalova/Opravilova def. Stevens/Van Iersel, 21-16, (38) France, Saint Quay Portrieux (August 7-10, 2003) 1. Anna Morozova/Alexandra Shiryaeva, Russia 2. Katrin Holtwick/Maria Kleefisch, Germany 3. Carolina/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil 4. Tanya Schmocker/Melanie Schoneberger, Switzerland Gold - Morozova/Shiryaeva def. Holtwick/Kleefisch, 21-19, (37) Bronze - Carolina/Maria def. Schmocker/Schoneberger 21-12, (34) Italy, Catania (July 10-14, 2002) 1. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Taiana, Brazil 2. Isabelle Forrer/Melanie Schoneberger, Switzerland 3. Talita Rocha/Maria Clara, Brazil 4. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece Gold - Juliana/Lima def. Forrer/Schoneberger, 21-18, (34) Bronze - Rocha/Maria def. Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, 21-15, 21-9 (33) France, Le Lavandou (August 24-26, 2001) 1. Shaylyn Bede/Maria Clara, Brazil 2. Anna Bobrova/Anna Morozova, Russia 3. Katerina Tychnova/Markiea Tychnova, Czech Republic 4. Jeaqueline Alvares/Norma Perez, Mexico Gold - Shaylyn/Maria def. Bobrova/Morozova, 21-16, (29) Bronze - Tychnova/Tychnova def. Alvares/Perez, 21-13, (29)

8 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 7 of SWATCH-FIVB U-19 World Championships After hosting local, national and European Beach Volleyball stops the past several years, Netherlands will stage its firstever international event July 30-August 3 as The Hague will be the site for the SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 19. The Hague, the third-largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam with a population of nearly 500,000, is the largest Dutch city on the North Sea and comprises two distinct beach towns. The main beach resort Scheveningen, in the northwestern part of the city, is a popular destination for tourists and young people with 10 million visitors a year. The Hague offers a unique blend of versatility, service and quality. The hotels, restaurants, bars and clubs make Scheveningen one of the best known trendy resorts on the North Sea. Kijkduin, on the other hand, is smaller and more situated to those who live at a slower pace. These events have been critical to create a new generation of Beach Voleybal athletes, said Angelo Squeo, the FIVB Beach Voleybal Events Director. In a few years, these players will challenge for SWATCH-FIVB World Tour medals and vie for berths in future Olympic Games. The winners of these events will also be rewarded by the FIVB and the respective organizers with wild cards and free transportation to take part in the main draw of a SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in 2008 or Squeo was also pleased that the Netherlands was organizing such important events as the Dutch have a solid tradition in Volleyball and are now developing very competitive Beach Volleyball program with a strong interest for this discipline at any level. While Brazilians dominated the FIVB U-21 competition, the U-19 has seen the medal and final four count almost evenly distributed among 18 countries. The German men and the Dutch women have each captured two gold medals. The Polish team ofmichal Kadziola and Jakub Szalankiewicz gave their country the lead on the men s medal list by capturing the 2007 U-19 title. Germany was denied a women s podium placement for the first-time in 2007 as the Netherland s Danielle Remmers and Michelle Stiekema claimed the 2007 title. The Dutch team of Sanne Keizer and Arjanne Stevens won the first-ever women s gold medal when the competition was for players under the age of 18. The age for the competition was changed in 2005 for players under the age of 19. Men s U-18/19 Final 4s Gold Silver Bronze Medals 4ths... Final 4s Poland Germany Brazil Italy Slovenia United States Lithuania Latvia Russia Greece Ukraine Canada France Mexico Women s U-18/19 Final 4s Gold Silver Bronze Medals 4ths... Final 4s Germany Brazil Netherlands Poland Australia Czech Republic Italy Mexico Switzerland

9 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 8 of 162 Past SWATCH-FIVB U-18/19 World Championships Results Men Poland, Myslowice (July 12-15, 2007) 1. Michal Kadziola/Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland 2. Stefan Kohler/Malte Stiel, Germany 3. Vitalii Didukh/Pavlo Ostapenko, Ukraine 4. Marcin Kantor/Damian Wojtasik of Poland Gold - Kadziola/Szalankiewicz def. Kohler/Stiel, 21-16, (39 minutes) Bronze - Didukh/Ostapenko def. Kantor/Wojtasik, 16-21, 21-11, (48) Bermuda, Horseshoe Bay (September 6-10, 2006) 1. Jonathan Erdmann/Marvin Klass, Germany 2. Paolo Nicolai/Francesco Giontella, Italy 3. Matteo Ingrosso/Paolo Ingrosso, Italy 4. Renaud Ventresque/Brice Thesee, France Gold - Erdmann/Klass def. Nicolai/Giontella 21-18, 17-21, (54) Bronze - Ingrosso-Ingrosso def. Ventresque-Thesee FRA 22-20, (38) France, Saint Quay Portrieux (August 3-7, 2005) 1. Tine Urnaut/Nejc Zemljak, Slovenia 2. Joseph Dykstra/Mark Van Zwieten, United States 3. Grzegorz Fijalek/Michal Matyja, Poland 4. Jonathan Erdmann/Stefan Windscheif, Germany Gold - Urnaut/Zemljak def. Dykstra/Van Zwieten, 21-13, 21-23, (49) Bronze - Fijalek/Matyja def. Erdmann/Windscheif, 12-21, 21-17, (47) Italy, Termoli (September 8-12, 2004) 1. Arunas Kirsnys/Arvydas Miseikis, Lithuania 2. Zbigniew Bartman/Michal Kubiak, Poland 3. Ingars Ivanovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia 4. Reid Hall/Adam Podstawka, Canada Gold - Kirsnys/Miseikis def. Bartman/Kubiak, 21-14, and (54) Bronze - Ivanovs/Smedins def. Hall/Podstawka, and (34) Thailand, Pattaya (August 27-31, 2003) 1. Sebastian Fuchs/Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany 2. Ian Borges/Pedro Solberg Salgado, Brazil 3. Tomasz Sinczak/Rafat Szternal, Poland 4. Michel Mokomdoko/Juan Virgen, Mexico Gold - Fuchs/Kaczmarek def. Borges/Salgado, 21-19, 23-25, (64) Bronze - Sinczak/Szternal def. Mokomdoko/Virgen, 21-17, (37) Greece, Xylokastro (August 28-September 1, 2002) 1. Ian Borges/Pedro Solberg Salgado, Brazil 2. Andreas Gortisanouk/Theodoris Papadimitriou, Greece 3. Rouslan Daynov/Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia 4. Kamil Lyczko/Sebastian Pecherz, Poland Gold - Borges/Salgado def. Gortisanouk/Papadimitriou, 21-18, (41) Bronze -Daynov/Koshkarev def. Lyczko/Pecherz, 21-19, (40) Women Poland, Myslowice (July 12-15, 2007) 1. Danielle Remmers/Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands 2. Gilda Lombardo/Marta Menegatti, Italy 3. Iveta Halbichova/Barbora Jerabkova, Czech Republic 4. Monika Brzostek/Weronika Kurek, Poland Gold - Remmers/Stiekema, def. LombardoMenegatti, 21-10, 19-21, (52 minutes) Bronze - Halbichova/Jerabkova def. Brzostek/Kurek, 14-21, 21-15, 15-9 (49) Bermuda, Horseshoe Bay (September 5-9, 2006) 1. Becchara Palmer/Alice Rohkamper, Australia 2. Marleen Van Iersel/Danielle Remmers, Netherlands 3. Britta Bthe/Svenja Engelhardt, Germany 4. Tanja Goricanec/Taryn Sciarini, Switzerland Gold - Palmer/Rohkamper def. Van Iersel/Remmers, 17-21, 21-19, (69) Bronze - Bthe/Engelhardt def. Goricanec/Sciarini, 21-12, (38) France, Saint Quay Portrieux (August 3-7, 2005) 1. Carolina Aragao/Barbara Figueiredo Seixas, Brazil 2. Katarzyna Urban/Joanna Wiatr, Poland 3. Florentina Bttner/Julia Sude, Germany 4. Veronika Opravilova/Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic Gold - Figueiredo/Aragao def. Urban/Wiatr, 21-14, 15-21, (52) Bronze Medal Match - Bttner/Sude def. Opravilova/Slukova, 21-18, (39) Italy, Termoli (September 8-12, 2004) 1. Katarzyna Urban/Joanna Wiatr, Poland 2. Barbara Figueiredo/Carolina Solberg Salgado, Brazil 3. Florentina Bttner/Julia Sude, Germany 4. Marleen Van Iersel/Margo Wiltens, Netherlands Gold - Urban/Wiatr def. Figueiredo/Solberg Salgado, 17-21, 21-17, (53) Bronze - Bttner/Sude def. Van Iersel/Wiltens, 21-19, (34). Thailand, Pattaya (August 27-31, 2003) 1. Jana Kohler/Laura Ludwig, Germany 2. Barbara Figueiredo/Carolina Solberg Salgado, Brazil 3. Frederike Fischer/Sandra Piasecki, Germany 4. Diana Estrada/Martha Revuelta, Mexico Gold - Kohler/Ludwig def. Figueiredo/Salgado, 21-11, 30-32, 15-7 (62) Bronze - Fischer/Piasecki def. Estrada/Martha Revuelta, 21-19, 17-21, 15-7 (36) Greece, Xylokastro (August 28-September 1, 2002) 1. Sanne Keizer/Arjanne Stevens, Netherlands 2. Claudia Lehmann/Friederike Romberg, Germany 3. Ruth Flemig/Ilka Semmler, Germany 4. Isabel Grael/Carolina Solberg Salgado, Brazil Gold - Keizer/Stevens def. Lehmann/Romberg, 24-22, (44) Bronze - Flemig/Semmler def. Grael/Solberg Salgado, 21-14, (38)

10 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 9 of 162 QUALIFICATION FOR THE GAMES XXIX OLYMPIAD, BEIJING 2008 Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground Saturday, August 9 through Friday, August 22 Women's Medal Matches - August 21 Men's Medal Matches - August 22 The Beach Volleyball qualification period runs from January 1, 2007 to July 20, 2008 with 24 team vacancies available for each gender. By July 21, 2008, the FIVB will establish an Olympic Ranking based on the best eight performances of teams in recognized Olympic Qualification tournaments (SWATCH FIVB World Tour events, SWATCH FIVB World Championships, FIVB recognized Continental Championship Finals). China will automatically qualify at least one team as the host country with the top 23 teams from each gender qualifying for Beijing 2008, subject to a maximum of two teams per country. In order to respect the universality principle of the Olympic Games, if a continent does not have any teams qualified after the above procedure is applied, the 23rd place will be occupied by the highest-ranked eligible team from the continent in question. The FIVB confirmed the European Championship Finals in 2007 at Valencia, Spain (August 23-26) and 2008 in Hamburg, Germany (July 10-13) as part of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Qualification Process. Only the best finish from the two European Championships may be considered as one of the team s best eight performances. The 12,200-seat Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground will be the site for the 2008 competition. The volleyball ground contains 17,000 tons of fine sand imported from Hainan. Construction for the facility was started December 28, 2005 and was completed for an Olympic test event for womenin August Practicing the concept of "Green Olympics," the beach volleyball event organizers had the previously existing workshops and industrial storerooms on the grounds converted into office space rather than having new offices built. A "sun-chasing" solar power generation system installed at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground will be the first such power generation system used at an Olympic venue. The sun-chasing mechanism controls a rotating battery that switches according to where the sun shines, thereby maximizing the amount of solar power collected. The completely automatic 11-kW sun-chasing solar power generation system measures 11 m high x 7 m wide, and the battery is capable of rotating 270 degrees. The system can generate 30% more power than the average solar power generation system. With a lifespan of more than 25 years, the system can generate 72,000 kwh per year, with an average of 200 kwh per day. Moreover, it is environmentalfriendly. As a solar energy power generation system, it produces 23.4 tons less carbon dioxide and 1.5 tons less sulfur dioxide emissions than regular generators. Men...Olympic Champions... Women Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes, United States... Atlanta Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, Brazil Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, United States...Sydney Natalie Cook/Kerri Potthatrst, Australia Emanuel/Ricardo Santos, Brazil... Athens Misty May/Kerri Walsh, United States August Beijing

11 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 10 of CEV Beach Volleyball Tournament Calendar Dates Tournament Gender... Prize Money April Spanish Masters, Gran Canaria Men & Women...TBD May 8-12 Austrian Masters, St. Pölten Men & Women...TBD May Swiss Masters, Lucerne Men & Women...TBD May 28-June 1 Dutch Masters, The Hague Men & Women...TBD July Championship Final, Hamburg, Germany Men & Women...TBD September English Masters, Blackpool Men & Women...TBD September Russian Masters, Sochi Men & Women...TBD 1993 at Almeria, Spain 1. Jean-Philippe Jodard/Christian Penigaud, France 2. Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway 3. Andrea Ghiurghi/Dioisio Lequaglie, Italy 1994 at Almeria, Spain 1. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 2. Santiago Aguilera/Javier Bosma, Spain 3. Jörg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany 1995 at St. Quay, France 1. Marko Klok/Michiel Van der Kuip, Netherlands 2. Milan Dzavoronok/Vaclav Fikar, Czech Republic 3. Piero Antonini/Lequaglie, Italy 1996 in Italy 1. Marek Pakosta/Michal Palinek, Czech Republic 2. Ahmann/Hager, Germany 3. Nicola Griogolo/Ghiurghi, Itaty 1997 in Italy 1. Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, Norway 2. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 3. Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland 1994 at Almeria, Spain 1. Beate Bühler/Danja Müsch, Germany 2. Martina Hudcova/Dolores Storkova, Czech Republic 3. Cristiana Parenzan/Lucilla Perrotta, Italy 1995 at St. Quay, France 1. Cordula Borger/Beate Paetow, Germany 2. Merita Berntsen/Ragni Hestad, Norway 3. Parenzan/Lucilla Perrotta, Italy 1996 in Italy 1. Eva Celbova/Sona Novakova, Czech Republic 2. Bühler/Müsch, Germany 3. Laura Bruschini/Anamaria Solazzi, Italy 1997 in Italy 1. Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2. Daniela Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3. Celbova/Novakova, Czech Republic 1998 at Rhodes, Greece 1. Celbova/Novakova, Czech Republic 2. Rebekka Kadijk/Debora Schoon-Kadijk, Netherlands 3. Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy European Beach Volleyball ChampionshipMen s Results 1998 at Rhodes, Greece 1. M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Swtizerland 2. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 3. Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1999 at Mallorca 1. M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland 2. Bosma/Fabio Diez, Spain 3. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 2000 at Bilbao, Spain 1. M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland 2. Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland 3. Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2001 at Jesolo, Italy 1. Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2. M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland 3. Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2002 at Basel, Switzerland 1. Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, Germany 2. M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland 3. Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway European Beach Volleyball Championship Women s Results 1999 at Mallorca 1. Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2. Anabelle Prawerman/Cécile Rigaux, France 3. Celbova/Novakova, Czech Republic 2000 at Bilbao, Spain 1. Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2. Müsch/Jana Vollmer, Germany 3. Kadijk/Schoon-Kadijk, Netherlands 2001 at Jesolo, Italy 1. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efi Sfyri, Greece 2. Simone Kuhn/Nicole Schnyder, Switzerland 3. Andrea Ahmann/Ulrike Schmidt, Germany 2002 at Basel, Switzerlad 1. Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2. Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands 3. Celbova/Novakova, Czech Republic 2003 at Alanya, Turkey 1. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany 2. Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 3. Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2004 at Timmendorfer Strand, Germany 1. Kuhn/Schnyder, Switzerland 2. Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide, Norway 3. Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2003 at Alanya, Turkey 1. Nikolas Berger/Clemons Doppler, Austria 2. M. Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 3. Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2004 at Timmendorfer Strand, Germany 1. M. Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2. Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3. Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2005 at Moscow, Russia 1. Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain 2. Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 3. M. Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2006 at The Hague, Netherlands 1. Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann Germany 2. Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands 3. Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2007 at The Hague, Netherlands 1. Clemens Doppler/Peter Gartmayer, Austria 2. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands 3. David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany 2005 at Moscow, Russia 1. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2. Kadijk/Merel Mooren, Netherlands 3. Pohl/Rau, Germany 2006 at The Hague, Russia 1. Alexandra Shiryaeva/Natalya Uryadova, Russia 2. Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3. Pohl/Rau, Germany 2007 at The Hague, Netherlands 1. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany 3. Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, Norway

12 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 11 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps March 24-30, Adelaide Australia Open, Men & Women, $350,000 - For the first-time since 2001 when the Goodwill Games were staged in Brisbane, Australia will stage a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour as Adelaide will host the first event of the 2008 calendar on world famous Glenelg Beach. The last time an international Beach Volleyball event was staged in Australia, Brazilians captured the gold medals at the Goodwil Games. Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos won the men s Goodwil Games gold medal in September 2001 after Tatiana Minelo and Sandra Pires claimed the women s title for the South American country. While Natalie Cook and Kerri Potharst captured the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games women s gold medal, the best finish by an Aussie men s team in Australia was a fourth by Andy Burdin and Julien Prosser in the 1992 Sydney stop. Adelaide is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). PAST MEN S AUSTRALIAN PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 6, USA 4, Argentina 1, Germany 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Sydney 1991 Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, USA Andre Lima/Guilherme Marques, BRA Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA 2. Sydney 1992 Smith/Stoklos, USA Andre/Guilherme, BRA Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA 3. Sydney 2000 Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, USA ZeMarco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, BRA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER 4. Brisbane 2001 Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, BRA Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA PAST WOMEN S AUSTRALIAN PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 7, USA 3, Australia 1, Germany 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Brisbane 1995 Holly McPeak/Nancy Reno, USA Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Beate Buhler/Danja Musch, GER 2. Melbourne 1997 Sandra/Jackie, BRA Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, USA 3. Sydney 2000 Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Shelda/Adriana, BRA Sandra/Adriana Samuel, BRA 4. Brisbane 2001 Tatiana Minello/Sandra, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, USA April 28-May 4, China Shanghai Jinshan Open, Men & Women, $350,000 - With the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games looming, China hosts a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event for the 11th-straight season. While China has been hosting a women s SWATCH stop since 1998, the Asian country wil be staging a men s FIVB event for the fifth-straight year. Jinshan Beach has been the site of the international tour stop in Shanghai since 2004 with the 2008 event being the fourth-straight season of double gender competition. While Chinese women s teams have won the past two Shanghai stops, Brazilian men s tandems have captured the gold medals the last two years on Jinshan Beach. The best finish by a Chinese men s team in China was a 2007 fifth by Penggen Wu and Linyin Xu. The 2006 women s gold medal for Chen Xue made her the youngest player to win a SWATCH gold medal (17 years, 3 months, 10 days). PAST CHINESE MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 7, Germany 2, Switzerland 2, Spain 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Lianyungang 2004 Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, ESP Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, BRA Pedro Cunha/Para Ferreira, BRA 2. Shanghai 2005 C. Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, SUI 3. Shanghai 2006 Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Cunha/Franco Neto, BRA Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER 4. Shanghai 2007 Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, SUI PAST CHINESE WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Total Medals - Brazil 10, USA 9, Australia 4, China 4, Germany 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Dalian 1998 Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, USA Pauline Manser/Kerri Pottharst, AUS 2. Dalian 1999 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Annett Davis/Jenny J. Jordan, USA Arce/Barbra Fontana, USA 3. Dalian 2000 Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA Misty May-Treanor/McPeak, USA Ron Chi/Zi Xiong, CHN 4. Maoming 2001 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS 5. Maoming 2002 May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA McPeak/Youngs, USA Cook/Pottharst, AUS 6. Lianyungang 2003 Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, NED Suzanne Lahme/Danja Musch, GER Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS 7. Shanghai 2004 McPeak/Youngs, USA Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA 8. Shanghai 2005 Juliana F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Ana Paula Connelly/Shaylyn Bede, BRA 9. Shanghai 2006 Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Juliana/Larissa, BRA 10. Shanghai 2007 Tian/Wang, CHN Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, NOR Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, BRA

13 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 12 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps May 6-11, Prague 2008 Open, Czech Republic, Men, $175,000 - The Czech Republic hosts its first SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event with a 2008 stop in Prague after staging FIVB Challenger events in Karlovy Vary (1997) and Brno (2006 and 2007). The Czech Republic s Michal Biza and Martin Lebl won the 2007 Chalenger by defeating Canadians Jessi Leliott and Martin Reader in the finale. Brazilians Rodrigo Monteiro and Hevaldo Moreira won the 2006 Brno stop by defeating Simon Dahl and Stefan Gunnarsson of Sweden for the gold medal. Future Olympians competed for the 1997 Karlovy Vary title as the Swiss brothers Laciga (Martin and Paul) defeated Vegard Hoidalen and Jorre Kjemperud of Norway in the finals. Prague is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). May 13-18, Seoul Open, Korea, Women, $175,000 - The 2007 SWATCH-FVB World Tour event in Seoul was the country's first international Beach Volleyball event in nine seasons after Pusan hosted women's events for three years ( ). Natalie Cook, Australia's three-time Olympian and Sydney 2000 gold medal winner, captured the inaugural Seoul stop last season with Tamsin Barnett as the pair upset top-seeded Jia Tian and Jie Wang of China and in the 44-minute finale. Teams from American won all three gold medals in Pusan as three-time Olympian Holly McPeak was a member of each winning team. The inaugural Pusan event in 1995 was a double gender stop as Brazilians Roberto Lopes and Franco Neto captured the men's title after McPeak and her Atlanta 1996 Olympic partner Nancy Reno claimed the women's gold medal. McPeak and Lisa Arce won the next two Pusan gold medals as the 1996 finale marked the first of two SWATCH-FIVB World Tour title matches for teams from Japan. Yukiko Takahashi and Yuki Ishizaka captured the 1996 Pusan silver medal. Japan's other SWATCH finale was in 2000 when Takahashi and her Sydney 2000 Olympic partner Mika Teru Saiki placed second to Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil in Osaka, Japan. Kyung-Hee Ji and Sung-Min Kim were ninth at the 1996 Pusan stop for the top women's placement for South Korea on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. PAST KOREAN WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - USA 4, Brazil 4, Australia 2, China 1, Japan 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Pusan 1995 Holly McPeak/Nancy Reno, USA Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan, USA Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA 2. Pusan 1996 Lisa Arce/McPeak, USA Yuki Ishizaka/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, BRA 3. Pusan 1997 Arce/McPeak, USA Monica/Adriana, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS 4. Seoul 2007 Tamsin Barnett/Cook, AUS Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA May 13-18, Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy, Men, $175,000 - Roseto degli Abruzzi stages an "open" men's SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event for the third-straight season. Reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos have placed second in the first two Roseto degli Abruzzi stops after losing the inaugural event to Switzerland's Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel 14-21, and In the 80-minute 2007 finale, Marcio Araujo and Fabio Magalhaes defeated Emanuel and Ricardo 23-21, and Brazilian teams have captured seven of the previous 13 SWATCH stops in Italy. Dio Lequaglie and Giovanni Errichiello posted the best finish for an Italian team in the 13 events with a silver medal in 1989 at Jesi. It is one of two silver medal finishes for Italians on the SWATCH tour. Roseto degli Abruzzi also hosted a 2005 FIVB Challenger event where the Brazilian brothers Ferreira (Jan and Para) captured the final. PAST ITALIAN MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 19, USA 8, Argentina 4, Switzerland 3 Norway 2, Canada 1, Italy 1, Russia 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Jesi 1989 Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, USA Giovanni Errichiello/Dio Lequaglie, ITA Karch Kiraly/Steve Timmons, USA 2. Lignano 1990 Tim Hovland/Kent Steffes, USA Eddo/Sean Fallowfield, USA Eduardo Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRA 3. Cattolica 1991 Smith/Stoklos, USA John Eddo/Leif Hanson, USA Guilherme Marques/Andre Lima, BRA 4. Lignano 1992 Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA Eduardo/Roberto, BRA Scott Friederichsen/Tim Walmer, USA 5. Lignano 1995 Paulao/Paulo Emilio, BRA Martin Conde/Eduardo Martinez, ARG Franco Neto/Roberto Lopes, BRA 6. Lignano 1996 Emanuel Rego/Ze Marco de Melo, BRA Carl Henkel/Smith, USA Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR 7. Lignano 1997 Conde/Martinez, ARG Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR 8. Lignano 1998 Guilherme/Para Ferreira, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Jose Loiola/Emanuel, BRA 9. Lignano 1999 Emanuel/Loiola, BRA Guilherme/Para, BRA Conde/Martinez, ARG 10. Lignano 2000 Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI John Child/Mark Heese, CAN 11. Lignano 2001 Mariano Baracetti/Conde, ARG Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA 12. Roseto 2006 Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Benjamin Insfran/Harley Marques, BRA 13. Roseto 2007 Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS

14 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 13 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps May 20-25, Osaka 2008 Open, Japan, Women, $175,000 - After a two-year absence, Osaka returns to the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar by staging its 13th event. Dubbed Japan s second city, Osaka has hosted the most international Beach Voleybal stops since the start of the women s FIVB circuit in The French Mediteranean port cityof Marseille ranks second on the list with 10 events. Rio de Janeiro tops the men s list with 14 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events since the start of the men s circuit in After teams from the United States and Australia combined to win the first three Osaka stops, Brazilian tandems have won the last nine events led by legendary pair of Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar. After placing third in 1997, Shelda and Adriana won six of the next eight Osaka events as the South Americans placed second in 2003 and third in Shaylyn Bede, Shelda s younger sister, captured the 2005 Osaka gold medal with Ana Paula Connelly, who teamed with Sandra Pires to defeat Shelda and Adriana for the 2003 crown. The best finish by the host country was a silver medal in 2000 by Mika Teru Saiki and Yukiko Takahashi, who finished fourth at the Sydney Olympic Games for Japan. Osaka is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). PAST JAPANESE WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 18, USA 9, Australia 6, Germany 1, Japan 1, Switzerland 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Osaka 1994 Barbra Fontana/Lori Forsythe, USA Isabel Salgado/Roseli Timm, BRA Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan, USA 2. Osaka 1995 Holly McPeak/ Nancy Reno, USA Linda Hanley/Angela Rock, USA Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA 3. Osaka 1996 Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Danalee Bragado/Pat Keller, USA Liane Fenwick/Sarah Straton, AUS 4. Osaka 1997 Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, BRA Maike Friedrichsen/Danja Musch, GER Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA 5. Osaka 1998 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Pires/Samuel, BRA Lisa Arce/McPeak, USA 6. Osaka 1999 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Cook/Pottharst, AUS Ana Paula/Silva, BRA 7. Osaka 2000 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Mika Teru Saiki/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN Cook/Pottharst, AUS 8. Osaka 2001 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Misty May /Kerri Walsh, USA Fontana/ Elaine Youngs, USA 9. Osaka 2002 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Ana Paula/Tatiana Minello, BRA May/Walsh, USA 10. Osaka 2003 Ana Paula/Pires, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS 11. Osaka 2004 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Cook/Sanderson, AUS Simone Kuhn/Nicole Schnyder, SUI 12. Osaka 2005 Shaylyn Bede/Ana Paula, BRA Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA May 20-25, VIP Open, Zagreb, Croatia, Men, $175,000 - Zagreb stages SWATCH-FIVB World Tour men s event for the fourth-straight season as the 2007 finale pitted two teams that rebounded from an opening setback in the double-elimination VIP Open to win sevenstraight matches to reach the gold medal match. Kristian Kais and Rivo Vesik captured Estonia sfirst-ever SWATCH gold medal by defeating Patrick Heuscher and Sascha Heyer of Switzerland 21-19, 17-21, in the 64-minute finale. Brazilians captured the first two Zagreb titles as reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos defeated the United States' Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers for the 2006 gold medal. Two weeks prior to winning the 2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Berlin, Marcio Araujo and Fabio Magalhaes won their first SWATCH-FIVB World Tour gold medal together by defeating Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann of Germany in the inaugural VIP Open final. The best finishes by Croatian teams in Zagreb have been 17ths by Toni Ivkovic/Pero Krizanovic and Kresimir Peric/Tomislav Steinocher in 2005 and 2006, respectively. PAST CROATIAN MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 3, USA 2, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Russia 1, Switzerland 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Zagreb 2005 Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, BRA 2. Zagreb 2006 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger, USA 3. Zagreb 2007 Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, EST Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, SUI Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS

15 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 14 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps May 26-June 1, Barcelona Open, Men & Women, $350,000 - Spain hosts its first SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event since 2004 as Barcelona joins the calendar for the first time. Almeria, Cadiz, Mallorca, Marbella and Tenerife have hosted previous men s events where Spain s top finish was a 1995 silver medal for Javier Bosma and Sixto Jimenez in Tenerife. Women s events have been held in Almeria, Gran Canaria, Meadrid and Malorca. The top placement by a Spanish women steam was a ninth by Monica Del Prado and Liliana Diaz at the 1992 Almeria event, the first-ever women's stop on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. Brazilians have dominated the podium with 34 of the possible 63 men s and women s medals, including nine men s and three women s titles. The Lacigas (Martin and Paul) of Switzerland captured the most men s titles with four gold medals at three diferent Spanish sites. Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar captured 2001 and 2002 Spanish titles in Gran Canaria and Mallorca, respectively. Spain has hosted women's FIVB Satellite events the past two seasons where teams from Portugal (Juliana Antunes/Sandra Castro, 2006 at Getxo) and the Netherlands (Marleen Van Iersel/Maloes Wesselink, 2007 at San Sebastiàn) have won gold medals. Barcelona is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Mallorca (Spain) and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). PAST SPANISH MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 27, Switzerland 6, Argentina 4, USA 3, Canada 2, Cuba 1, France 1, Germany 1, Norway 1, Russia 1, Spain 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Almeria 1991 J-Philippe Jodard/Christian Penigaud, FRA Marlos Cogo/Marco Tullio, BRA Andre Lima/Guilherme Marques, BRA 2. Almeria 1992 Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, USA Eduardo Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRA Andre Lima/Guilherme, BRA 3. Marbella 1995 Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA Andre Gomes/Carlos Loss, BRA Ze Marco de Melo/Emanuel Rego, BRA 4. Tenerife 1995 Ze Marco/Emanuel, BRA Javier Bosma/Sixto Jimenez, ESP Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA 5. Marbella 1996 Ze Marco/Emanuel, BRA Roberto Lops/Franco, BRA Martin Conde/Eduardo Martinez, ARG 6. Tenerife 1996 Ze Marco/Emanuel, BRA John Child/Mark Heese, CAN Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell, CUB 7. Tenerife 1997 Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Conde/Martinez, ARG Ze Marco/Emanuel, BRA 8. Tenerife 1998 Jose Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Karch Kiraly/Mike Whitmarsh, USA Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark, USA 9. Tenerife 1999 Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira, BRA Giovane Gavio/Tande Ramos, BRA 10. Tenerife 2000 Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, RUS 11. Tenerife 2001 Tande/Emanuel, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Mariano Baracetti/Conde, ARG 12. Mallorca 2001 Tande/Emanuel, BRA Baracetti/Conde, BRA Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA 13. Cadiz 2002 M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Jody Holden/Conrad Leinemann, CAN Tande/Emamuel, BRA 14. Mallorca 2002 M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA 15. Mallorca 2003 Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Baracetti/Conde, ARG 16. Mallorca 2004 M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SUI Fabio Magalhaes/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA PAST SPANISH WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 7, USA 5, Australia 1, Czech Republic 1, Germany 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Almeria 1992 Karolyn Kirby/Nancy Reno, USA Linda Chisholm/Angela Rock, USA Roseliana Santos/Roseli Timm, BRA 2. Gran Canaria 2001 Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, USA Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, BRA 3. Madrid 2002 Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Ana Paula Connelly/Minello, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS 4. Mallorca 2002 Shelda/Adriana, BRA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Ana Paula/Minello, BRA 5. Mallorca 2004 Juliana F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Susanne Lahme/Danja Musch, GER Eva Celbova Rysava/Sona Novakova, CZE June 2-8, Mazury Open Presented by Hotel Anders, Stare Jablonki, Poland, Men & Women, $350,000 - Combined with the junior SWATCH-FIVB World Championships, Poland continues to host the international Beach Volleyball community as Stare Jablonki will expand its presence by hosting a double gender event in The Hotel Anders in the Mazury region hosts a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour stop for the fifth-straight season as the first four events featured men s competition where reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos of Brazil placed on each Stare Jablonki podiums with three gold medals. The Polish Volleyball Federation hosted women s events the past two seasons in Warsaw where teams from Brazil and China split the six podium spots and two gold medals. Polish junior world champions Michal Krzysztof Kadziola/Jakub Szalankiewicz and Katarzyna Urban/Joanna Wiatr have posted their country s best SWATCH finishes with 17ths in 2007 and , respectively. In Myslowice, the Polish Volleyball Federation staged the U-21 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in 2006 before hosting the U-19 finals in 2007 where Krzysztof Kadziola and Szalankiewicz won the men s title. Urban and Wiatr captured the gold medal at the 2004 U-18 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Termoli, Italy.

16 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 15 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps PAST POLISH MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Total Medals - Brazil 7, Argentina 1, China 1, Germany 1, Norway 1, Switzerland 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Stare Jablonki 2004 Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santo, BRA Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, BRA Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR 2. Stare Jablonki 2005 Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, SUI Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA 3. Stare Jablonki 2006 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Pedro Cunha/Franco, BRA Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, CHN 4. Stare Jablonki 2007 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA PAST POLISH WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - China 3, Brazil 3 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Warsaw 2006 Wang Jie/Tian Jia, CHN Xue Chen/Zhang Xi, CHN Leila Barros/Ana Paula Connelly, BRA 2. Warsaw 2007 Juliana F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN June 9-15, Smart Grand Slam, Berlin, Germany, Men & Women, $600,000 - The first of six SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Grand Slam events in 2008 will be hosted in the Germany capital. Four of the Grand Slam events feature additional points for qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games along with US$600,000 in prize money. After Berlin, other Grand Slam qualifying events will be staged in Paris, Stavanger and Moscow. Except for 2006 when the country hosted the World Cup of Soccer, Germany has been a regular on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar with the grand slam stop being the fifth double gender event in Berlin. The 2007 event featured the successful Berlin title defenses for Brazilians Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes and Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh of the United States as both claimed their first German gold medals in 2005 at the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships. The 2004 Berlin event saw the best finishes for the men s and women s teams from Germany. Before Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann captured the 2004 Berlin men s title, the Germany women s teams of Susanne Lahme and Danja Musch placed fourth. PAST GERMAN MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 14, Switzerland 4, Germany 4, Argentina 3, Norway 3, Australia 2, Canada 1, Spain 1, USA 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Berlin 1995 Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA Ze Marco de Melo/Emanuel Rego, BRA 2. Berlin 1996 John Child/Mark Heese, CAN Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, BRA Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner, AUS 3. Berlin 1997 Ze Marco/Emanuel, BRA Para/Guilherme, BRA Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR 4. Berlin 1998 Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR Para/Guilherme, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA 5. Berlin 1999 Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Javier Bosma/Fabio Diez, ESP 6. Berlin 2001 Prosser/Zahner, AUS M. Laciga/P.Laciga, SUI Tande Ramos/Emanuel, BRA 7. Berlin 2002 Para/Harley Marques, BRA Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG M. Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER 8. Berlin 2003 Harley/Franco, BRA Baracetti/Conde, ARG Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA 9. Berlin 2004 Markus Dieckmann/Reckermann, GER M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Baracetti/Conde, ARG 10. Berlin 2005* Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhães, BRA Sascha Heyer/P. Laciga, SUI Julius Brink/Kjell Schneider, GER 11. Berlin 2007 Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, GER Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA *SWATCH-FIVB World Championships PAST GERMAN WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 5, USA 5, China 2, Australia 1, Cuba 1, Japan 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Berlin 2000 Misty May-Treanor/Holly McPeak, USA Tania Gooley/Pauline Manser, AUS Yukiko Takahashi/Mika Teru Saiki, JPN 2. Berlin 2003 Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, BRA Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs, USA Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, BRA 3. Berlin 2004 Adriana/Shelda, BRA Dalixia Fernandez Grasset/Tamara Larrea Peraza, CUB McPeak/Youngs, USA 4. Berlin 2005* May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Jia Tian/Fei Wang 5. Berlin 2007 May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN *SWATCH-FIVB World Championships

17 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 16 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps June 16-22, Henkel Grand Chelem, Paris, France, Men & Women, $600,000 - With the world famous Eiffel Tower in the background, the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour returns to Paris for the fourth-straight year as France joins China in holding multiple international Beach Voleybal events in 2008, Marseile wil host a double gender event to end the Olympic qualifying process. China s international lineup starts with May s stop in Shanghai folowed by the Beijing2008 Olympic Games in August and concluding with an inaugural event in Sanya in November. The previous men s stops in Paris have featured three diferent winners while reigning Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States have advanced to all three gold medal matches next to the Eiffel Tower with titles in 2005 and Other than Brazil, France has staged the most men s and women s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events, including the 1999 world championships. Of the 99 total medals for both men and women presented for SWATCH stops in France, Brazilians have neted 49, including 16 of the 20 men s titles and six of the 13 women s crowns. France s top finish by a men s team was in 1994 when Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud dropped the gold medal match to Jan Kvalheim and Bjorn Maaseide of Norway in the first all-european finale on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. Ethel-Julie Arjona and Virginie Kadjo have posted ninths in Marseille (2003 and 2004) for France's best women's finishes as a host country entry. In Paris, the French women have never finished higher that 17th while the men s team of Guilherm Deulofeu/Yannick Salveti placed 13th at the 2006 Eifel Tower stop for France. PAST FRENCH MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 30, USA 10, Argentina 4, Norway 4, Switzerland 4, Germany 2, Australia 1, Canada 1, Cuba 1, France 1, Italy 1, Russia 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Sete 1990 Andre Lima/Guilherme Marques, BRA John Eddo/Sean Fallowfield, USA Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA 2. CapdAgde 1991 Eddo/Leif Hanson, USA Andrea Ghiurghi/Dionisio Lequaglie, ITA Andre Lima/Guilherme Marques, BRA 3. Marseille 1994 Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Christian Penigaud/J-P Jodard, FRA Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA 4. Marseille 1995 Emanuel Rego/Ze Marco de Melo, BRA Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR Andre Gomes/Carlos Loss, BRA 5. La Baule 1995 Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA John Child/Mark Heese, CAN 6. Marseille 1996 Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith, USA Eduardo Martinez/Martin Conde, ARG 7. Pornichet 1996 Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Guilherme/Para Ferreira, BRA Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR 8. Marseille 1997 Guilherme/Para, BRA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Julie Prosser/Lee Zahner, AUS 9. Marseille 1998 Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark, USA 10. Marseille 1999* Jose Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Guilherme/Para, BRA 11. Marseille 2000 Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR Loiola/Emanuel, BRA 12. Marseille 2001 Mariano Baracetti/Conde, ARG Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA 13. Marseille 2002 Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell, CUB Emanuel/Tande, BRA 14. Marseille 2003 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard, USA 15. Marseille 2004 Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI Baracetti/Conde, ARG 16. Paris 2005 Heuscher/Kobel, SUI Jake Gibb/Metzger, USA Julius Brink/Kjell Schneider, GER 17. Marseille 2006 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Pedro Cunha/Franco, BRA 18. Paris 2006 Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, USA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA 19. Paris 2007 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Cunha/Franco, BRA Mike Lambert/Metzger, USA 20. Marseille 2007 Cunha/Franco, BRA Baracetti/Conde, ARG Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS *FIVB World Championships PAST FRENCH WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 19, USA 15, China 4, Australia 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Marseille 1997 Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, USA Monica RodriguesAdriana Samuel, BRA 2. Marseille 1998 Sandra Pires/Samuel, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Jackie Silva/Monica, BRA 3. Marseille 1999* Shelda/Adriana, BRA Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA 4. Marseille 2000 Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Ana Paula Connelly/Monica Rodrigues, BRA 5. Marseille 2001 Barbra Fontana/Youngs, USA Shelda/Adriana Behar, BRA Arce/McPeak, USA 6. Marseille 2002 McPeak/Youngs, USA Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS 7. Marseille 2003 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Ana Paula/Pires, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA 8. Marseille 2004 Rachel Wacholder/Walsh, USA Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA 9. Paris 2005 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Jia Tian, Feil Wang, CHN 10. Marseille 2006 Juliana/Larissa, BRA Adriana/Shelda, BRA Leila Barros/Ana Paula, BRA 11. Paris 2006 Juliana/Larissa, BRA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Leila/Ana Paula, BRA 12. Paris 2007 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Tyra Turner/Wacholder, USA 13. Marseille 2007 Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, BRA Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN Tian/Jie Wang, CHN *FIVB World Championships

18 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 17 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps June 23-29, ConocoPhilips Grand Slam Stavanger, Norway, Men & Women, $600,000 - Will 2008 be the year that teams other than those from Brazil win a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour men s event in Norway? Five diferent men s tandems from the South American country have won the previous nine men s gold medals as Brazilians have compiled 19 of the 27 podium spots with medal sweeps in 1999, 2000 and Reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos have won four of the past five men s titles in Stavanger, but their 2007 placement of 25th was the pair s lowest finish ever on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. Emanuel has won seven of the nine Stavanger gold medals, including the inaugural title in 1999 with Jose Loiola and a pair of crowns with Tande Ramos in 2001 and The United States has won three of the six women s titles as Americans Jen Boss and April Ross overcame a pair of pool play setbacks to upset China s Jia Tian and Jie Wang to win the 2007 gold medal. Boss and Ross also became the lowest-seeded team (29th) to win a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour title. Vassiliki Arvaniti and Vasso Karadassiou captured Greece s first-ever SWATCH gold medal by upsetting Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca of Brazil in the 2005 finale. With the gold medal in 2005, Arvaniti became the youngest player to capture a SWATCH gold medal (20 years, 3 months, 15 days) at the time. Norway s top men s finishers in Stavanger are fifths by Vegard Hoidalen and Jore Kjemperud in 2001 and Nila Ann Hakedal and Ingrid Torlen placed fifth in 2004 for the top finish bya Norwegian women s team in Stavanger. PAST STAVANGER MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 19, Switzerland 3, Argentina 1, Australia 1, China 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Stavanger 1999 Jose Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira, BRA Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, BRA 2. Stavanger 2000 Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Loiola/Emanuel, BRA 3. Stavanger 2001 Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Para/Ze Marco de, BRA 4. Stavanger 2002 Emanuel/Tande, BRA Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Stefan Kobel/Patrick Heuscher, SUI 5. Stavanger 2003 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Martin Conde/Mariano Baracetti, ARG Julien Prosser/Mark Williams, AUS 6. Stavanger 2004 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Dave Klemperer/Niklas Rademacher, GER Franco/Tande, BRA 7. Stavanger 2005 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Benjamin/Harley Marques, BRA Heuscher /Kobel, SUI 8. Stavanger 2006 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Benjamin/Harley, BRA 9. Stavanger 2007 Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NED Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, CHN PAST STAVANGER WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 7, USA 7, China 2, Australia 1, Greece 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Stavanger 2002 Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs, USA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, BRA 2. Stavanger 2003 Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, BRA Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Adriana/Shelda, BRA 3. Stavanger 2004 McPeak/Youngs, USA Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA Walsh/Rachel Wacholder, USA 4. Stavanger 2005 Vasso Karadassiou/Vassiliki Arvaniti, GRE Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Jia Tian/Fei Wang, CHN 5. Stavanger 2006 Juliana/Larissa, BRA Adriana/Shelda, BRA Leila Barros/Ana Paula, BRA 6. Stavanger 2007 Jen Boss/April Ross, USA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN May-Treanor/Walsh, USA June 30-July 6, Moscow Open, Russia, Men & Women, $600,000 - After stops the past three years in historic St. Petersburg on the Neva River, the Russian Volleyball Federation will stage a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Grand Slam event in 2008 for men and women. While the women will be making their first visit to the Russian capital, the men played twice in Moscow in 1998 and Brazilians captured the last three gold medals for both men and women in St. Petersburg with three diferent men s champions while Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca captured al three women s titles. Russia s first appearance on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar was in 1994 for the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg where teams from Norway and the United States captured the men s and women s gold medal, respectively. Moscow is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). PAST RUSSIAN MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Total Medals - Brazil 9, Germany 2, USA 2, Argentina 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 1, Portugal 1, Russia 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. St. Petersburg 1994 Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA Bruk Vandeweghe/Sinjin Smith, USA 2. Moscow 1998 Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, BRA Martin Conde/Eduardo Martinez, ARG Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER 3. Moscow 1999 Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, POR Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, BRA Jose Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA 4. St. Petersburg 2005 Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magelhaes, BRA Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, BRA 5. St. Petersburg 2006 Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, NED 6. St. Petersburg 2007 Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRA Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA

19 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 18 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps PAST RUSSIAN WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Total Medals - Brazil 7, USA 4, China 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. St. Petersburg 1994 Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan, USA Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, BRA Barbra Fontana/Lori Kotas, USA 2. St. Petersburg 2005 Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRARenata Riberio/Talita Antunes, BRA Leila Barros/Ana Paula Connelly, BRA 3. St. Petersburg 2006 Juliana/Larissa, BRA Xue Chen.Zhang Xi, CHN Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, BRA 4. St. Petersburg 2007 Juliana/Larissa, BRA Jen Boss/April Ross, USA Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, USA July 14-20, World Series 13 Open, Marseille, France, Men & Women, $350,000 - Marseille will tie Rio de Janeiro in hosting the most SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events as the Mediterranean port city has staged an international Beach Volleyball event every year since 1994, except in 2005 when the organizer was developing a stop in Paris. The 14th event in Marseille is also the final qualifying event for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. While the men have completed in each Marseille event with Brazilians securing 19 podium placements and 11 gold medals, the 2008 women s event wil be Event No. 11 on the Plages du Prado Gaston Defere. Only Osaka (12) has staged more women s SWATCH stops than Marseile. The 2007 gold medal finish with Pedro Cunha by Franco Neto (40 years, eight months, 11 days) made the Brazilian the oldest player to win a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event. Women s teams from Brazil and the United States have split the previous 10 gold medals. Marseille hosted the 1999 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships where Brazilians captured both the men s and women s crowns. France s top finish by a men s team was in 1994 when Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud dropped the gold medal match to Jan Kvalheim and Bjorn Maaseide of Norway in the first all-european finale on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. Ethel-Julie Arjona and Virginie Kadjo have posted ninths in Marseille (2003 and 2004) for France's best women's finishes as a host country entry. PAST MARSEILLE MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 19, USA 4, Argentina 4, Norway 3, Switzerland 3, Australia 1, Cuba 1, France 1, Germany 1, Russia 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Marseille 1994 Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Christian Penigaud/J-P Jodard, FRA Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA 2. Marseille 1995 Emanuel Rego/Ze Marco de Melo, BRA Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR Andre Gomes/Carlos Loss, BRA 3. Marseille 1996 Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith, USA Eduardo Martinez/Martin Conde, ARG 4. Marseille 1997 Guilherme/Para, BRA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Julie Prosser/Lee Zahner, AUS 5. Marseille 1998 Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark, USA 6. Marseille 1999* Jose Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Guilherme/Para, BRA 7. Marseille 2000 Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR Loiola/Emanuel, BRA 8. Marseille 2001 Mariano Baracetti/Conde, ARG Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA 9. Marseille 2002 Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell, CUB Emanuel/Tande, BRA 10. Marseille 2003 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard, USA 11. Marseille 2004 Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI Baracetti/Conde, ARG 12. Marseille 2006 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Pedro Cunha/Franco, BRA 13. Marseille 2007 Cunha/Franco, BRA Baracetti/Conde, ARG Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS *FIVB World Championships PAST MARSEILLE WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 16, USA 11, China 2, Australia 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Marseille 1997 Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, USA Monica RodriguesAdriana Samuel, BRA 2. Marseille 1998 Sandra Pires/Samuel, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Jackie Silva/Monica, BRA 3. Marseille 1999* Shelda/Adriana, BRA Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA 4. Marseille 2000 Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Ana Paula Connelly/Monica Rodrigues, BRA 5. Marseille 2001 Barbra Fontana/Youngs, USA Shelda/Adriana Behar, BRA Arce/McPeak, USA 6. Marseille 2002 McPeak/Youngs, USA Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS 7. Marseille 2003 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Ana Paula/Pires, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA 8. Marseille 2004 Rachel Wacholder/Walsh, USA Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA 9. Marseille 2006 Juliana/Larissa, BRA Adriana/Shelda, BRA Leila Barros/Ana Paula, BRA 10. Marseille 2007 Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, BRA Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN Tian/Jie Wang, CHN *FIVB World Championships

20 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 19 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps July 21-27, 1to1 Energy, Gstaad, Switzerland, Men & Women, $600,000 - With Olympic qualifying completed, the highlight of the weekend will be the announcement of the pools for the Beijing 2008 Games. The international Beach Volleyball event started with women s competition in 2000 folowed by the first double gender event the next year. The 2007 stop featured the $1-million SWATCH- FIVB World Championships where the American teams of Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh and Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers captured the women s and men s gold medals, respectively. The men s 2007 podium marked the first-time that a Brazilian team did not win a medal as reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos dropped final four matches to Dalhausser/Rogers and Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, who became the first men s team from Australia to medal in the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships. Swiss men s teams have medaled twice, including a title in 2004 by Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel. Simone Kuhn has led the Swiss women s efort with ninth-place finishes four times, including two each with Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (2002 and 2003) and Lea Schwer (2005 and 2006). PAST SWISS MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 9, Germany 3, Switzerland 3, USA 3, Argentina 1, Australia 1, Russia 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Gstaad 2001 Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Emanuel Rego/Tande Ramos, BRA 2. Gstaad 2002 Martin Conde/Mariano Baracetti, ARG Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA 3. Gstaad 2003 Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Stefan Kobel/Patrick Heuscher, SUI 4. Gstaad 2004 Heuscher/Kobel, SUI M. Dieckmann/Reckermann, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA 5. Gstaad 2005 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Benjamin/Harley Marques, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magelhaes, BRA 6. Gstaad 2006 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER 7. Gstaad 2007* Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, AUS *FIVB World Championships PAST SWISS WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 11, USA 9, China 3, Australia 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Gstaad 2000 Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Holly McPeak/Misty May-Treanor, USA Ana Paula Connelly/Monica Rodrigues, BRA 2. Gstaad 2001 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, USA May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA 3. Gstaad 2002 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS 4. Gstaad 2003 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Ana Paula/Sandra Pires, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA 5. Gstaad 2004 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA McPeak/Youngs, USA 6. Gstaad 2005 Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Jia Tian/Fei Wang, CHN Shelda/Adriana, BRA 7. Gstaad 2006 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN 8. Gstaad 2007 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Juliana/Larissa, BRA July 28-August 3, A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia, Klagenfurt, Austria, Men & Women, $600,000 - The 12th Klagenfurt stop will be the final stop before the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games while being the sixth of six Grand Slam stops on the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar. Reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos of Brazil and Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh of the United States captured the 2007 Klagenfurt gold medals. For Emanuel and Ricardo, it was their second Austrian title as the pair won the 2004 gold medal before placing second in 2005 and Overal, Brazilian men s teams have won eight Klagenfurt gold medals with Emanuel also claiming titles with Ze Marco de Melo (1997) and Jose Loiola (1998, 1999 and 2000). Nikolas Berger and Clemens Doppler posted fifths in 2002 and 2003 for the best Austrian men's placement in Klagenfurt. May-Treanor and Walsh have now won four of the seven Klagenfurt titles. Walsh has been atop the Austrian podium five times as she captured the 2004 crown with Rachel Wacholder when May-Treanor was sidelined before the Athens 2004 Olympic Games with an adnominal strain. Sara Montagnolli and Sabine Swoboda posted the best Austrian women's finish in Klagenfurt with a 2006 fifth. PAST AUSTRIAN MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 19, Germany 4, Norway 3, USA 3, Switzerland 2, Argentina 1, Netherlands 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Klagenfurt 1997 Emanuel Rego/Ze Marco de Melo, BRA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA 2. Klagenfurt 1998 Jose Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, USA Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR 3. Klagenfurt 1999 Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira, BRA 4. Klagenfurt 2000 Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Paulao/Jefferson Bellaguarda, BRA 5. Klagenfurt 2001* Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR 6. Klagenfurt 2002 Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SUI Hoidalen/Kjemperud, NOR 7. Klagenfurt 2003 Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA Stefan Kobel/Patrick Heuscher, SUI 8. Klagenfurt 2004 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, BRA C. Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug, GER 9. Klagenfurt 2005 Christoph. Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA 10. Klagenfurt 2006 Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA 11. Klagenfurt 2007 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, GER Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NED *FIVB World Championships

21 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 20 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps PAST AUSTRIAN WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 8, USA 8, China 2, Germany 2, Czech Republic 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Klagenfurt 2001* Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Sandra Pires/Tatiana Minello, BRA Eva Celbova/Sona Novakova, CZE 2. Klagenfurt 2002 Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Elaine Youngs/Holly McPeak, USA 3. Klagenfurt 2003 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Pires/Ana Paula Connelly, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA 4. Klagenfurt 2004 Walsh/Rachel Wacholder, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Annett Davis/ Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA 5. Klagenfurt 2005 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Wacholder/Youngs, USA Tian Jia/Wang Fei, CHN 6. Klagenfurt 2006 Wang Jie/Tian Jia, CHN Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, GER 7. Klagenfurt 2007 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Juliiana/Larissa, BRA Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, GER *FIVB World Championships August 9-22, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, Men & Women - Qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games concludes with a double gender event in The French Mediterranean port city of Marseille in July This includes 13 events for men and 12 for women. The following week in Switzerland, the official 2008 Olympic Games drawing of lots will be staged to determine the Pools composition and the first days of the match-up of the Beach Volleyball tournaments in Beijing. OLYMPIC MEN'S PODIUM PLACEMENTS - 3 events Total Medals - USA 3, Brazil 2, Canada 1, Germany 1, Spain 1 and Switzerland 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Atlanta 1996 Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes, USA Mike Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh, USA John Child/Mark Heese, CAN 2. Sydney 2000 Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, USA Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, BRA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER 3. Athens 2004 Emanuel Rego/Ricardo, BRA Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, ESP Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI OLYMPIC WOMEN'S PODIUM PLACEMENTS - 3 events Total Medals - Brazil 5, Australia 2, USA 2 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Atlanta 1996 Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS 2. Sydney 2000 Cook/Pottharst, AUS Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Sandra/Adriana Samuel, BRA 3. Athens 2004 Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs, USA August 25-31, Otera Open, Kristiansand, Norway, Men & Women, $350,000 - Kristiansand hosts the first event after the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games as Norway joins China, France and Poland in hosting two SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events this season. The Brazilian teams of Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos and Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca won the inaugural Kristiansand event in For Emanuel, it was his eighth Norwegian title in 10 events while Ricardo was winning for the sixth-time in the European country. Juliana and Larissa recovered from their lowest SWATCH-FIVB World Tour finish in 40 events at the 2007 Stavanger stop to defeat China s top two teams to win the first women s title in Kristiansand. Iver Horem/Bjorn Maaseide (seventh) and Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen (fifth) posted Norway's top finishes in the inaugural Kristiansand event. PAST NORWEGIAN MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 21, Switzerland 3, Germany 2, Argentina 1, Australia 1, China 1, Netherlands 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Stavanger 1999 Jose Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira, BRA Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, BRA 2. Stavanger 2000 Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Loiola/Emanuel, BRA 3. Stavanger 2001 Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Para/Ze Marco de, BRA 4. Stavanger 2002 Emanuel/Tande, BRA Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Stefan Kobel/Patrick Heuscher, SUI 5. Stavanger 2003 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Martin Conde/Mariano Baracetti, ARG Julien Prosser/Mark Williams, AUS 6. Stavanger 2004 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Dave Klemperer/Niklas Rademacher, GER Franco/Tande, BRA 7. Stavanger 2005 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Benjamin/Harley Marques, BRA Heuscher /Kobel, SUI 8. Stavanger 2006 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Benjamin/Harley, BRA 9. Stavanger 2007 Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NED Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, CHN 10. Kristiansand 2007 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, GER Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA

22 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 21 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps PAST NORWEGIANWOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 8, USA 7, China 4, Australia 1, Greece 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Stavanger 2002 Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs, USA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, BRA 2. Stavanger 2003 Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, BRA Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Adriana/Shelda, BRA 3. Stavanger 2004 McPeak/Youngs, USA Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA Walsh/Rachel Wacholder, USA 4. Stavanger 2005 Vasso Karadassiou/Vassiliki Arvaniti, GRE Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Jia Tian/Fei Wang, CHN 5. Stavanger 2006 Juliana/Larissa, BRA Adriana/Shelda, BRA Leila Barros/Ana Paula, BRA 6. Stavanger 2007 Jen Boss/April Ross, USA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN May-Treanor/Walsh, USA 7. Kristiansand 2007 Juliana/Larissa, BRA Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN Tian/Jie Wang, CHN September 2-7, Myslowice Open, Poland, Women, $175,000 - After hosting U-21 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in 2006 and the U-19 world finals in 2007, Myslowice entertains the top women s Beach Voleybal players in the world. Poland joins China, France and Norway in hosting two or more SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events in Myslowice is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). PAST POLISH WOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - China 3, Brazil 3 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Warsaw 2006 Wang Jie/Tian Jia, CHN Xue Chen/Zhang Xi, CHN Leila Barros/Ana Paula Connelly, BRA 2. Warsaw 2007 Juliana F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN September 2-7, Mallorca Open, Men, $175,000 - The SWATCH-FIVB World Tour returns to Mallorca for the first-time since July 2004 when the stop on the Mediterranean island was the final qualifying event for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games for both men and women. The 2008 event wil feature men's play only and wil be held at the Plaza de toros, the legendary bullfight arena where promoter Frank Lichte obtained permission to hold the event. The brothers Laciga (Martin and Paul) won two of the four previous men's events (2002 and 2004), including the only All-Switzerland gold medal match in SWATCH-FIVB World Tour history. Brazilians captured the gold medals in 2001 (Tande Ramos/Emanuel Rego) and 2003 (Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran). The inaugural Mallorca event was held despite 9/11 as five players from the United States had to withdraw from the event due to airport closures. Brazilian Jose Loiola, who lived in Southern California, also had to withdraw with partner Ricardo Santos after the pair had finished second a month earlier in the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria. Mallorca is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). PAST MALLORCA MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 6, Switzerland 3, Argentina 2, Germany 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Mallorca 2001 Tande Ramos/Emanuel Rego, BRA Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA 2. Mallorca 2002 Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo Sanos, BRA 3. Mallorca 2003 Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Baracetti/Conde, ARG 4. Mallorca 2004 M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SUI Fabio Magalhaes/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA September 15-21, Brazil Open, Guaruja, Men & Women, $350,000 - Guaruja is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Guaruja hosted a SWATCH stop in 2000 where Marcio Araujo and Benjamin Insfran won their first-ever SWATCH event. Brazil has hosted the most SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events, including 29 men s and 24 women s events. The 2008 Guaruja stop marks the 22nd year that Brazil has hosted a men s SWATCH stop and 16th-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 hosted the 2007 PanAm Games in Rio de Janeiro where Brazilians Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos and Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca captured the titles.

23 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 22 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps PAST BRAZILIANMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Total Medals - Brazil 52, USA 19, Switzerland 6, Argentina 4, Germany 2, Canada 2, Cuba 1, Norway 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Rio de Janeiro 1987 Randy Stoklos/Sinjin Smith, USA Karch Kiraly/Pat Powers, USA Renan Dal Zotto/Jose Montanaro, BRA 2. Rio de Janeiro 1988 Karch Kiraly/Pat Powers, USA Bernard/Luis Amerigo, BRA Renan/Montanaro, BRA 3. Rio de Janeiro 1989 Stoklos/Smith, USA Eduardo Tinoco/Edinho de Mattos, BRA Mike Dodd/Tim Hovland, USA 4. Rio de Janeiro 1990 Stoklos/Smith, USA Dodd/Hovland, USA Franco Neto/Roberto Lopes, BRA 5. Rio de Janeiro 1991 Stoklos/Smith, USA Kent Steffes/Tim Hovland, USA Guilherme Marques/Andre Lima, BRA 6. Rio de Janeiro 1992 Stoklos/Smith, USA Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA Eduardo Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRA 7. Rio de Janeiro 1993 Adam Johnson/Steffes, USA Eduardo Bacil/Jose Loiola, BRA Stoklos/Smith, USA 8. Rio de Janeiro 1994 Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA Ze Marco de Melo/Paulo Emilio, BRA 9. Fortaleza 1994 Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Guilherme/Para Ferreria, BRA 10. Rio de Janeiro 1995 Andre Gomes/Carlos Loss, BRA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA 11. Fortaleza 1995 Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Juan Rosell/Francisco Alvarez, CUB Guilherme/Para, BRA 12. Rio de Janeiro 1996 Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA John Child/Mark Heese, CAN 13. Joao Pessoa 1996 Paulao/Paulo Emilio, BRA Eduardo Martinez/Martin Conde, ARG Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA 14. Fortaleza 1996 Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh, USA Guilherme/Para, BRA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA 15. Rio de Janeiro 1997 Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Bacil/Loiola, BRA Jody Holden/Conrad Leinemann, CAN 16. Fortaleza 1997 Emanuel Ze Marco, BRA Eduardo Garrido/Guilherme, BRA Martinez/Conde, ARG 17. Rio de Janeiro 1998 Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA 18. Vitoria 1998 Guilherme/Para, BRA Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Jose Salema/Mariano Baracetti, ARG 19. Vitoria 1999 Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Jose Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA 20. Guaruja 2000 Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Loiola/Emanuel, BRA 21. Vitoria 2000 Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA Emanuel Rego/Tande Ramos, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI 22. Vitoria 2001 Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI 23. Fortaleza 2002 Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA 24. Rio de Janeiro 2003* Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Holdren/Metzger, USA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA 25. Salvador 2004 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI Baracetti/Conde, ARG 26. Rio de Janeiro 2004 M. Dieckmann/J. Reckerman, GER Heuscher/Kobel, SUI Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SUI 27. Salvador 2005 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Jake Gibb/Metzger, USA 28. Vitoria 2006 Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, USA Pedro Cunha/Franco, BRA 29. Fortaleza 2007 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA *FIVB World Championships PAST BRAZILIANWOMEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Total Medals - Brazil 44, USA 24, Australia 3, Japan 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Rio de Janeiro 1993 Nancy Reno/Karolyn Kirby, USA Adriana Samuel/Monica Rodrigues, BRA Jackie Silva/Karina Silva, BRA 2. Santos 1993 Liz Masakayan/Kirby, USA Isabel Salgado/Roseli Timm, BRA Adriana Behar/Magda Lima, BRA 3. Santos 1994 Samuel/Monica, BRA Masakayan/Kirby, USA Salgado/Timm, BRA 4. Rio de Janeiro 1995 Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Samuel/Monica, BRA Kirby/Deb Richardson, USA 5. Santos 1995 Linda Hanley/Barbra Fontana, USA Holly McPeak/Angela Rock, USA Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA 6. Maceio 1996 Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Samuel/Monica, BRA Shelda Bede/Adriana, BRA 7. Recife 1996 Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Samuel/Monica, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA 8. Rio de Janeiro 1996 Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Kerri Pottharst/Natalie Cook, AUS Shelda/Adriana, BRA 9. Salvador 1996 Samuel/Monica, BRA Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA 10. Rio de Janeir 1997 Samuel/Monica, BRA McPeak/Lisa Arce, USA Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA 11. Salvador 1997 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Holly McPeak/Arce, USA Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA 12. Rio de Janeiro 1998 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Pottharst/Pauline Manser, AUS Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA 13. Salvador 1998 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Hanley/Fontana, USA Pires/Samuel, BRA 14. Salvador 1999 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA Pires/Samuel, BRA 15. Fortaleza 2000 McPeak/Misty May-Treanor, USA Pires/Samuel, BRA Leanne McSorley/Nancy Mason, USA 16. Vitoria 2000 Masakayan/Youngs, USA Pires/ Samuel, BRA Mika Teru Saiki/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN 17. Fortaleza 2001 Shelda/Adriana, BRA McPeak/Kerri Walsh, USA Masakayan/Dianne DeNecochea, USA 18. Vitoria 2002 Youngs/McPeak, USA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Ana Paula Connelly/Tatiana Minello, BRA 19. Rio de Janeiro 2003* May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS 20. Fortaleza 2004 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Juliana Felisberta Silva/ Larissa Franca, BRA 21. Rio de Janeiro 2004 Ana Paula/Pires, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Juliana/Larissa, BRA 22. Salvador 2005 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Rachel Wacholder/Youngs, USA 23. Vitoria 2006 Juliana/Larissa, BRA Leila Barros/Ana Paula, BRA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA 24. Fortaleza 2007 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Nicole Branagh/Youngs, USA *FIVB World Championships

24 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 23 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps October 5-11, UAE Open, Dubai, Men & Women, $350,000 - Dubai is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), and Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain). The double gender event marks the first-time a women s SWATCH stop has been held in the Arabian Gulf. October 27- November 1, Manama Open, Bahrain, Men, $175,000 - Bahrain hosted the first-ever SWATCH-FIVB World Tour stop in the Arabian Gulf in 2007 where the Netherlands netted its first-ever men's "open" gold medal when Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil upset Brazilians Pedro Cunha and Franco Neto for the title at the Bahrain Formula 1 International Circuit. SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR - ASIAN MEN'S PODIUM PLACEMENTS - 20 events Total Medals - Brazil 31 (11 gold, 14 silver, 6 bronze), USA 14 (6, 5, 3), Germany 3 (1, 0, 2), Norway 3 (0, 0, 3), Switzerland 2 (0, 0, 2), Argentina 1 (0, 1, 0), Australia 1 (0, 0, 1), France 1 (0, 0, 1), Japan 1 (0, 0, 1), Italy, 1 (0, 0, 1), Netherlands 1 (1, 0, 0), Spain 1 (1, 0, 0) Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Enoshima 1989 Karch Kiraly/Steve Timmons, USA Edinho de Mattos/Eduardo Tinoco, BRA Koichiro Kanno/Kazuyuki Takao, JPN 2. Enoshima 1990 Leif Hanson/Eric Wurts, USA Al Janc/Tim Walmer, USA Dio Lequaglie/Marco Solustri, ITA 3. Sydney 1991 Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, USA Andre Lima/Guilherme Marques, BRA Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA 4. Yokohama 1991 Al Janc/Tim Walmer, USA Andre/Guilherme, BRA Andy Burdin/Julien Prosser, AUS 5. Sydney 1992 Smith/Stoklos, USA Andre/Guilherme, BRA Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA 6. Enoshima 1992 Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA Mark Eller/Todd Schaefer, USA Jean-P Jodard/Christian Penigaud, FRA 7. Enoshima 1993 Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA Eduardo Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRA Troy Tanner/Dan Vrebalovich, USA 8. Enoshima 1994 Roberto Lopes/Paulao Moreira, BRA Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR 9. Pusan 1995 Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, BRA Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR 10. Enoshima 1995 Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA Carl Henkel/Smith, USA Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR 11. Bali 1995 Ze Marco de Melo/Emanuel Rego, BRA Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA Adam Johnson/Kent Steffes, USA 12. Jakarta 1996 Robert Lopes/Franco, BRA Henkel/Smith, USA Andrea Gomes/Emanuel, BRA 13. Macau 2000 Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA 14. Sydney (OG) 2000 Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, USA Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER 15. Brisbane 2001 Jose Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA 16. Lianyungang 2004 Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, ESP Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Pedro Cunha/Para, BRA 17. Shanghai 2005 C. Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, SUI 18. Shanghai 2006 Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Cunha/Franco Neto, BRA Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER 19. Shanghai 2007 Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, SUI 20. Bahrain 2007 Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NED Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, BRA Harley/Salgado, BRA November 4-9, Phuket Thailand Open, M, $175,000 -After staging women s FIVB Chalenger/Satelite events in Pataya (2001), Bangkok (2005) and Phuket (2005), Thailand wil be hosting a women s event on the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar for the third-straight year. The 2005 Phuket stop served as a prelude to the inaugural SWATCH stop in Thailand in 2006 where the competition was part of the Andaman Festival to mark the first anniversary of the Tsunami of Jen Kessy Boss and Heather Lowe won the 2001 Pataya event for the United States while China s Linjun Ji and Whenhui You captured the Bangkok stop. Lijun Ji was 18 years old when she won the event to become the youngest player ever to win any international Beach Voleybal event a the time. Eiko Koizumi and Shinako Tanaka captured Japan s first-ever international Beach Volleyball gold medal by winning the 2005 Phuket event. After upsetting reigning Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States in the semi-finals, 17-year old Chen Xue and her 21-year old partner Xi Zhang upset Chinese rivals Jia Tian and Jie Wang for the 2006 gold medal. May-Treanor and Walsh maintained their podium spot in 2007 by defeating American rivals Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs in the finals. Branagh and Youngs advanced to the gold medal match by upsetting Tian and Wang in the semi-finals.

25 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 24 of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men s & Women s Event Notes & Recaps November 10-15, Sanya Open, China, Men & Women, $175,000 - Sanya is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). With Sanya hosting its first event, China joins France, Norway and Poland in hosting multiple SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events. SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR - ASIAN WOMEN'S PODIUM PLACEMENTS - 39 events Total Medals - Brazil 48 (19 gold, 16 silver, 13 bronze), USA 32 (11, 11, 10), Australia 13 (4, 1, 8), China 11 (4, 4, 3), Germany 4 (0, 3, 1), Japan 2 (0, 2, 0), Cuba 1 (0, 1, 0), Czech Republic 1 (0, 0, 1), Greece 1 (0, 0, 1), Italy, 1 (0, 0, 1), Netherlands 1 (1, 0, 0), Norway 1 (0, 1, 0), Switzerland 1 (0, 0, 1) Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Osaka 1994 Barbra Fontana/Lori Forsythe, USA Isabel Salgado/Roseli Timm, BRA Liz Masakayan /Karolyn Kirby, USA 2. Pusan 1995 Holly McPeak/Nancy Reno, USA Kirby/Masakayan, USA Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA 3. Osaka 1995 McPeak/Reno, USA Linda Hanley/Angela Rock, USA Sandra/Jackie, BRA 4. Bali 1995 McPeak/Reno, USA Sandra/Jackie, BRA Kirby/Rock, USA 5. Brisbane 1995 McPeak/Reno, USA Sandra/Jackie, BRA Beate Buhler/Danja Musch, GER 6. Osaka 1996 Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Danalee Bragado/Pat Keller, USA Sarah Straton /Liane Fenwick, AUS 7. Pusan 1996 Lisa Arce/McPeak, USA Yuki Ishizaka/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN Adriana Samuel/Monica Rodrigues, BRA 8. Jakarta 1996 Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Maike Friedrichsen/Musch, GER Sandra/Jackie, BRA 9. Melbourne 1997 Sandra/Jackie, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Arce/McPeak, USA 10. Osaka 1997 Adriana/Monica, BRA Friedrichsen/Musch, GER Shelda/Adriana, BRA 11. Pusan 1997 Arce/McPeak, USA Adriana/Monica, BRA Cook/Pottharst, AUS 12. Osaka 1998 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Sandra/Adriana Samuel, BRA Lisa Arce/McPeak, USA 13. Dalian 1998 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Arce/McPeak, USA Pauline Manser/Pottharst, AUS 14. Osaka 1999 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Cook/Pottharst, AUS Ana Paula Connelly/Jackie, BRA 15. Dalian 1999 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Annett Davis/Jenny J. Jordan, USA Arce/Fontana, USA 16. Osaka 2000 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Mika Teru Saiki/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN Cook/Pottharst, AUS 17. Dalian 2000 Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA Misty May-Treanor/McPeak, USA Ron Chi/Zi Xiong, CHN 18. Sydney (OG)2000 Cook/Pottharst, AUS Shelda/Adriana, BRA Sandra/Adriana Samuel, BRA 19. Macau 2001 Cook/Pottharst, AUS Shelda/Adriana, BRA May-Treanor/McPeak, USA 20. Osaka 2001 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Misty May /Kerri Walsh, USA Elaine Youngs/Fontana, USA 21. Maoming 2001 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Tatiana Minello/Sandra, BRA Cook/Pottharst, AUS 22. Hong Kong 2001 Shelda/Adriana, BRA May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Daniela Gattelli/Lucilla Perrotta, ITA 23. Brisbane 2001 Sandra/Tatiana Minello, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Fontana/Youngs, USA 24. Osaka 2002 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Ana Paula/Tatiana, BRA May/Walsh, USA 25. Maoming 2002 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA McPeak/Youngs, USA Cook/Pottharst, AUS 26. Osaka 2003 Ana Paula/Sandra, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS 27. Lianyungang2003 Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, NED Suzanne Lahme/Musch, GER Cook/Sanderson, AUS 28. Bali 2003 Jia Tian/Fei Wang, CHN Dalixia Fernandez Grasset/Tamara Larrea Peraza, CUB Eva Celbova/Sona Novakova, CZE 29. Shanghai 2004 McPeak/Youngs, USA Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA 30. Osaka 2004 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Cook/Sanderson, BRA Nicole Schnyder/Simone Kuhn, SUI 31. Shanghai 2005 Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Ana Paula/Shaylyn Bede, BRA 32. Osaka 2005 Shaylyn/Ana Paula, BRA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA 33. Bali 2005 Talita Antunes Renata Ribeiro, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Thalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, GRE 34. Shanghai 2006 Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Juliana/Larissa, BRA 35. Phuket 2006 Xue/Zhang, CHN Tian/Jie Wang, CHN May-Treanor/Walsh, USA 36. Shanghai 2007 Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, NOR Talita/Renata, BRA 37. Singapore 2007 TalitaRenata, BRA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Xue/Zhang, CHN 38. Seoul 2007 Tamsin Barnett/Cook, AUS Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Juliana/Larissa, BRA 39. Phuket 2007 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, USA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN 2008 FIVB Men s & Women s Chalenger/Satelite Event Notes & Recaps June 27-29, San Sebastián Satellite, Spain, Women, $10,000 - For the third-straight season, Spain hosts a women s satelite events with teams from Portugal and Netherlands have captured the first two events with the 2006 tournament being hel in Getxo and the 2007 beging played in San Sebastián, the provincial capital of Guipuzcoa, in the Basque Country. PAST SPANISH WOMEN S SATELITTE PODIUM PLACEMENTS Total Medals - Canada 2, Brazil 1, Netherlands 1, Philippines 1, Portugal 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Getxo 2006 Juliana Antunes/Sandra Castro, POR Anouk Boileau/Marie-Christine Mondor, CAN Line Jomphe/Rebecca Moskowitz, CAN 2. San Sebastián 2006 Marleen Van Iersel/Maloes Wesselink, NED Heidi Ilustre/Diane Pascua, PHI Maria Antonelli/Leão Vanilda, BRA

26 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 25 of FIVB Men s & Women s Chalenger/Satelite Event Notes & Recaps July 3-6, Czech Republic Challenger, Brno, Men, $30,000 - It addition to hosting a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event in Prague in mid-may, the Czech Republic wil also host a FIVB men s Chalenger event in Brno for the third-straight year. Teams from Brazil and the Czech Republic have captured the first two Brno gold medals while Canadians Jessi Lelliott and Martin Reader have claimed podium berths. Brno, the Czech Republic's second largest city, is situated in a picturesque countryside, surrounded on three sides by wooded hills and opening to the Southern Moravian lowlands to the south of the city. With historical ties to the Austrian capitol of Vienna, which is 110 km (68 miles) to the south, Brno enjoys a pleasant and moderate climate. PAST CZECH REPUBLIC MEN S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Total Medals - Canada 2, Czech Rebublic 2, Brazil 1, Italy 1, Norway 1, Sweden 1, Switzerland 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Karlovy Vary1997 Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR Andrea Ghiurghi/Ricardo Lione, ITA 2. Brno 2006 Rodrigo Monteiro/Hevaldo Moreira, BRA Simon Dahl/Stefan Gunnarsson, SWE Jessi Lelliott/Martin Reader, CAN 3. Brno 2007 Michal Biza/Martin Lebl, CZE Lelliott/Reader, CAN Premysl Kubala/Jaroslav Pavlas, CZE July 10-13, Switzerland Satellite, Lausanne, Men, $15,000 - Lausanne has been the host to a FIVB Satellite stop the past 10 seasons where Brazilian (five) and Switzerland (four) teams combined to win nine gold medals with Argentina s Mariano Baraceti and Martin Conde breaking up the dominance with a 2002 title. The event also featured women s competition in 2004 and 2005 where teams from the Netherlands (Sanne Keizer/Merel Mooren) and Switzerland (Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer) captured titles. Lausanne, a French-speaking part of Switzerland, is the home of the FIVB headquarters and situated on the shores of Lake Geneva and facing vian-les-bains (France). Lausanne is located 60 km northeast of Geneva. Lausanne also is the home of the International Olympic Committee. PAST SWITZERLAND MEN S CHALLENGER/SATELLITE PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Switzerland 19, Brazil 9, USA 3, Canada 2, American Samoa 1, Argentina 1, Czech Republic 1, Italy 1, Norway 1, Puerto Rico 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Jona 1998 Petr Chromy/Igor Stejskal, CZE Morgan Chapman/Greg Ryan, USA Willie De Jesus/Amaury Velasco, PUR 2. Lausanne 1998 Jan Ferreira/Fred Souza, BRA Dennys Paredes/Luizao Correa, BRA Morgan Chapman/Greg Ryan, USA 3. Jona 1999 Christian Bigler/Marcel Gscheidle, SUI Kjell Goranson/Iver Horrem, NOR Sascha Heyer/Martin Tschudi, SUI 4. Lausanne 1999 Stefan Kobel/Martin Walser, SUI Markus Egger/Bernhard Vesti, SUI Albert Hannemann/Nick Hannemann, ASA 5. Lausanne 2000 Patrick Heuscher/Kobel, SUI Egger/Sascha Heyer, SUI Marcel Gscheidle/Tschudi, SUI 6. Pfaeffikon 2000 Egger/Heyer, SUI Heuscher/Kobel, SUI Brandon Taliaferro/Larry Witt, USA 7. Lausanne 2001 Murilo Toscano/Klepper Feitosa, BRA Heuscher/Kobel, SUI Egger/Heyer, SUI 8. Lausanne 2002 Mariano Baracetti/ Martin Conde, ARG Gscheidle/Vesti, SUI Heuscher/Kobel, SUI 9. Lausanne 2003 Heuscher/Kobel, SUI Fabio Galli/Riccardo Fenili, ITA Egger/Heyer, SUI 10. Lausanne 2004 Pedro Cunha/Fred, BRA David Wenger/Philip Gabathuler, SUI Pedro Brazao/Marcello Duarte, BRA 11. Lausanne 2005 Heuscher/Kobel, SUI Gscheidle/Jan Schnider, SUI Paulo Emilio Silva/Moises Santos, BRA 12. Lausanne 2006 Lula Barbosa/Adriano Garrido, BRA Jason Kruger/Wes Montgomery, CAN Josh Binstock/Christian Redmann, CAN 13. Lausanne 2007 Joao Maciel/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, BRA Fabio Guerra/Roberto Lopes, BRA Michael Bleiker/Michel Kertai,SUI July 17-20, Estonia Challenger, Pärnu, Men, $30,000 - Estonia hosts a FIVB Beach Volleyball event for the first-time with a men s Challenger stop in Pärnu. Known as Estonia's Summer Capital, Pärnu is a city on the Baltic Sea coast of Pärnu Bay, in southwestern Estonia. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city. Pärnu is a health resort of international stature. In addition to guests arriving from around 50 countries, it is also proved by its membership in the European Spas Association (since 2000) and the European Blue Flag that has been flying at the beach of Pärnu since July 23-25, Egypt Challenger, Hacienda Bay Beach, Women, $30,000 - Egypt hosts a FIVB Beach Volleyball event for the first-time with a Challenger stop at the Hacienda Bay Beach Resort, which is located between Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh (208Km from Cairo). July 30-August 3, Russian Challenger, Vladivostok, Men & Women, $60,000 - Russia stages its first Challenger event in Vladivostok, Russia's largest port city on the Pacific Ocean and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai. It is situated at the head of the Golden Horn Bay not far from the Russo-Chinese border and North Korea. August 6-10, Liechtenstein Satellite, Vaduz, Men & Women, $10,000 - Liechtenstein hosts a FIVB Satellite stop for the fourth-straight year as the three Swiss teams have captured the first three men s gold medal while the women s competition has featured three diferent winners from Bulgaria, Germany and Brazil. Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler, the 2006 Liechtenstein winners, captured the 2007 European Tour season title. Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and located along the Rhine. Vaduz has a lively tourist industry, despite being one of the very few capital cities in the world without an airport or railway station. The closest railway station is that of Sargans, a Swiss town roughly 7 km from Vaduz's centre. The city has a lively country market selling unique handmade souvenirs. PAST LIECHTENSTEIN PODIUM PLACEMENTS Men s Medals - Switzerland 5, Canada 2, Austria 1, Germany 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Vaduz 2005 Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, SUI Marcel Gscheidle /Jan Schnider, SUI Peter Gartmayer/Andreas Matzler, AUT 2. Vaduz 2006 Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI Josh Binstock/Christian Redmann, CAN Philip Gabathuler/David Wenger, SUI 3. Vaduz 2007 Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, SUI Tilo Backhaus/Tom Gotz, GER Binstock/Jason Kruger, CAN Women s Medals - Germany 3, Switzerland 2, Austria 1, Brazil 1, Bulgaria 1, Ukraine 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Vaduz 2005 Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, BUL Annalea Hartmann/Dorothea Hebeisen, SUI Sara Montagnolli/Sabine Swoboda, AUT 2. Vaduz 2006 Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, GER Hartmann/Karin Trussel, SUI Svitlana Baburina/Galyna Osheyko, UKR 3. Vaduz 2007 Maria Antonelli/Leao Vanilda, BRA Claudia Lehmann/Julia Sude, GER Frederike Fischer/Jama Kohler, GER

27 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 26 of 162 FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE VOLLEYBALL FIVB - Located in Lausanne, Switzerland, The FIVB is the International Organization responsible for all forms of Volleyball on a global level. Working closely with National Federations and private enterprises, the FIVB promotes Volleyball competitions and development activities as entertainment and promotional factors for the enjoyment of spectators and participants while satisfying sponsors' needs. Dr. Rubén Acosta Hernandez of Mexico is the FIVB President. FIVB mission - The FIVB governs, manages and communicates all forms of Volleyball and Beach Volleyball worldwide. It aims to develop Volleyball as a major world media and entertainment sport through world class planning and organization of competitions, marketing and promotional activities. The new era - The new era commenced in 1984 when FIVB moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and elected a new President, who envisaged a marketing strategy with new competitions aimed at consolidating FIVB's brand identity and world class profile. As a result, The FIVB is now the largest sports organization in the world in terms of its 218 member National Federations, operating at continental level through five Confederations based in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, and South America. Under FIVB guidance, these entities provide opportunities to Volleyball and Beach Volleyball event organizers, sponsors, TV broadcasters and over 500 million participating athletes world-wide. Secure in its future - The FIVB is governed by its own Constitution and Regulations under Swiss law and operates from Lausanne in a villa fully equipped and resourced with the latest technologies. Secure in its operations for at least the next decade, the FIVB is in a position to provide effective leadership to Volleyball athletes and stakeholders. Under the financial control of an accountant certified by the Swiss government, the FIVB is audited every year by one of the world's leading auditing firms FIVB today - One of the top three global International Sporting Federations, The FIVB provides leadership to 500-million players and 33-million licensed athletes from 218 affiliated National Federations. Partnering with up to 100 Event Organizers and TV Broadcasters annually, the FIVB is the worldwide leader in innovative 'new generation' sports entertainment and awards over US$ 25-million in Prize Money every year. The FIVB structure - As The FIVB's basic platform and comprising all affiliated National Federations, the World Congress is the supreme authority. Convened every two years, the Congress elects the President and members of the Board. The Board of Administration is responsible for the overall management of the FIVB, overseeing the work of the National Federations, Confederations, Commissions and Councils and appoints Officials, including members of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is composed of Board members and each member is charged with important and specific responsibilities. The FIVB President is personally accountable before the Congress and the Board of Administration whose decisions he is responsible for executing and is supported by the Executive Committee members. National Federations are responsible for Volleyball in their respective countries. The Continental Confederations, Councils and Commissions are supporting institutions of FIVB actions in their area and are accountable before the FIVB for the fulfillment of their duties in accordance with FIVB regulations and decisions. FIVB Technical Officials represent the FIVB world wide in its global operations. They supervise and participate in the organisation of events, ensuring that event organizers deliver world class conditions to sponsors and participants.

28 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 27 of 162 FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE VOLLEYBALL - REPRESENTATIVES FIVB Board of Administration Essa Hamza Ahmad Al Failakawi, Kuwait Roberto Wilfrido Escobar Gonzalez, Paraguay Abdelhadi Ghzali, Morocco Habu Ahmed Gumel, Nigeria Yang-Ja Hong, Korea Angel Tomás Iglesias Guerra, Cuba André Leclercq, France Dr. Rafael Lloreda Currea, Colombia Augusto Patricio Sandoval Carrera, Ecuador Shanrit Wongprasert, Thailand Miguel Angel Quintana, Spain Miroslaw Przedpelski, Poland Douglas P. Beal, United States Marta Eugenia Centeno O. de Sajche, Guatemala Carlos J. Beltran Puerto Rico Sundrasegren Reddy, South Africa FIVB Executive Committee Dr. Rubén Acosta Hernandez, Mexico, President Jizhong Wei, China, First Executive Vice-President Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz, Dominican Republic, Second Executive Vice-President Dr. B. Sivanthi Adityan, India, Executive Vice-President Dr. Saleh Ahmad Bin Nasser, Saudi Arabia, Ex. Vice-President Theofanis Tsiokris, Greece, Executive Vice-President Dr. Amr M. Elwani, Egypt, Executive Vice-President Dr. Ary Da Silva Graça Filho, Brazil, Executive Vice-President Yuri Chesnokov, Russia, Executive Vice-President Vicente Henrique Goncalves De Araujo, Portugal, Executive Vice- President André Meyer, Luxemburg, Executive Vice-President Rita Subowo, Indonesia, Executive Vice-President Aleksandar Borici, Serbia, FIVB Executive Vice-President Masao Tachiki, Japan, FIVB Executive Committee Co-opt Member Francesco Franchi, Italy, FIVB Executive Committee Co-opt Member FIVB Beach Volleyball Council Christopher St.John Sinjin Smith, USA, President José Fernando Lopes Casanova, Portugal Björn Maaseide, Norway Miguel Angel Quintana, Spain, National Federations' Representative Sascha Heyer, Switzerland Carl Henkel, United States Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil FIVB Commission Presidents Jizhong Wei, China, Legal Dr. B. Sivanthi Adityan, India, Finance Michel Henault, France, Press Alexander James Steel, Scotland, Rules of the Game Gavriel Kraus, Israel, Refereeing Hiroshi Toyoda, Japan, Technical Yuri Chesnokov, Russia, Coaching Dr. Roald Bahr, Norway, Medical Vicente Henrique Goncalves de Araujo, Portugal, Development Peter C. Diamond, USA, Television & New Media Dr. Rubén Acosta Hernandez, Mexico, Investment Bruno Manzella, Italy, Disciplinary FIVB Confederation MemberCode Countries President...Web Site Confédération Africaine De Volleyball CAVB 53 Dr. Amr Elwany, Egypt... Asian Volleyball Confederation AVC 64 Jizhong Wei, China... Confédération Européenne De Volleyball CEV 54 André Meyer, Luxembourg... NORCECA Volleyball Confederation NORCECA 34 Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz, Dominican Republic... www. norceca.org Confederación Sudamericana De Voleibol CSV 12 Dr. Ary Da Silva Graça Filho, Brazil...

29 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 28 of 162 FIVB FEDERATIONS Country Code Since Confederatin Afghanistan AFG 1980 AVC Albania ALB 1949 CEV Algeria ALG 1964 CAVB Andorra AND 1987 CEV Angola ANG 1978 CAVB Anguillia AGU 1992 NORCECA Antigua and Barbuda ANT 1986 NORCECA Argentina ARG 1951 CSV Armenia ARM 1992 CEV Aruba ARU 1986 NORCECA Australia AUS 1968 AVC Austria AUT 1953 CEV Azerbaij an AZE 1992 CEV Bahamas BAH 1968 NORCECA Bahrain BRN 1976 AVC Bangladesh BAN 1976 AVC Barbados BAR 1988 NORCECA Belarus BLR 1992 CEV Belgium BEL 1947 CEV Belize BIZ 1984 NORCECA Benin BEN 1964 CAVB Bermuda BER 1984 NORCECA Bhutan BHU 1984 AVC Bolivia BOL 1966 CSV Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH 1992 CEV Botswana BOT 1988 CAVB Brazil BRA 1947 CSV British Virgin Islands IVB 1980 NORCECA Brunei Negara Darussalam BRU 1982 AVC Bulgaria BUL 1949 CEV Burkina Faso BUR 1964 CAVB Burundi BDI 1992 CAVB Cambodia CAM 1968 AVC Cameroon CMR 1964 CAVB Canada CAN 1959 NORCECA Cape Verde CPV 1988 CAVB Cayman Islands CAY 1976 NORCECA Central African Republic CAF 1964 CAVB Chad CHA 1964 CAVB Chile CHI 1959 CSV China CHN 1953 AVC Chinese Taipei TPE 1982 AVC Colombia COL 1955 CSV Comoros COM 1982 CAVB Congo CGO 1964 CAVB Cook Islands COK 1992 AVC Costa Rica CRC 1970 NORCECA Côte d'ivoire CIV 1964 CAVB Croatia CRO 1992 CEV Cuba CUB 1955 NORCECA Cyprus CYP 1980 CEV Czech Republic CZE 1947 CEV Democratic Rep. of Congo COD 1964 CAVB Denmark DEN 1955 CEV Djibouti DJI 1984 CAVB Country Code Since Confederatin Dominica DMA 1992 NORCECA Dominican Republic DOM 1955 NORCECA Ecuador ECU 1951 CSV Egypt EGY 1947 CAVB El Salvador ESA 1964 NORCECA England ENG 1964 CEV Equatorial Guinea GEQ 1992 CAVB Eritrea ERT 1998 CAVB Estonia EST 1992 CEV Ethiopia ETH 1955 CAVB Faroe Islands FER 1978 CEV Fiji FIJ 1982 AVC Finland FIN 1957 CEV France FRA 1947 CEV French Guyana FGU 1997 CSV Gabon GAB 1965 CAVB Gambia GAM 1972 CAVB Georgia GEO 1992 CEV Germany GER 1957 CEV Ghana GHA 1961 CAVB Gibraltar GIB 1984 CEV Greece GRE 1951 CEV Greenland GRL 1998 CEV Grenada GRN 1989 NORCECA Guadeloupe GDP 1992 NORCECA Guam GUM 1976 AVC Guatemala GUA 1951 NORCECA Guinea GUI 1961 CAVB Guinea-Bissau GBS 1992 CAVB Guyana GUY 1966 CSV Haiti HAl 1959 NORCECA Honduras HON 1974 NORCECA Hong Kong HKG 1959 AVC Hungary HUN 1947 CEV Iceland ISL 1974 CEV India IND 1951 AVC Indonesia INA 1959 AVC Iran IRI 1959 AVC I raq I RQ 1959 AVC Ireland IRL 1982 CEV Israel ISR 1953 CEV Italy ITA 1947 CEV Jamaica JAM 1961 NORCECA Japan JPN 1951 AVC Jordan JOR 1970 AVC Kazakhstan KAZ 1992 AVC Kenya KEN 1964 CAVB Kiribati KIR 2000 AVC Korea KOR 1959 AVC Korea, People's Dem. Rep PRK 1955 AVC Kuwait KUW 1964 AVC Kyrgyzstan KGZ 1992 AVC Laos LAO 1968 AVC Latvia LAT 1992 CEV Lebanon LIB 1949 AVC

30 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 29 of 162 FIVB FEDERATIONS Country Code Since Code Lesotho LES 1992 CAVB Liberia LBR 1987 CAVB Libyan Arab Jamahiriya LBA 1968 CAVB Liechtenstein LIE 1978 CEV Lithuania LTU 1992 CEV Luxemburg LUX 1951 CEV Macao MAC 1986 AVC Macedonia MKD 1993 CEV Madagascar MAD 1964 CAVB Malawi MAW 1984 CAVB Malaysia MAS 1964 AVC Maldive Islands MDV 1984 AVC Mali MLI 1964 CAVB Malta MLT 1984 CEV Marshall Islands MSH 1992 AVC Marti nique MQE 1992 NORCECA Mauritania MTN 1964 CAVB Mauritius MRI 1959 CAVB Mexico MEX 1955 NORCECA Micronesia FSM 1996 AVC Moldova MLD 1992 CEV Monaco MON 1988 CEV Mongolia MGL 1957 AVC Morocco MAR 1959 CAVB Mozambique MOZ 1978 CAVB Myanmar MYA 1961 AVC Namibia NAM 1991 CAVB Nauru NRU 1998 AVC Nepal NEP 1980 AVC Netherlands Antilles AHO 1955 NORCECA Netherlands NED 1947 CEV New Zealand NZL 1970 AVC Nicaragua NCA 1980 NORCECA Niger NIG 1964 CAVB Nigeria NGR 1972 CAVB Niue Island NIU 1998 AVC Northern Ireland NIR 1982 CEV Norway NOR 1949 CEV Oman OMA 1978 AVC Pakistan PAK 1955 AVC Palau PAU 1998 AVC Palestine PLE 1980 AVC Panama PAN 1968 NORCECA Papua-New Guinea PNG 1988 AVC Paraguay PAR 1955 CSV Peru PER 1955 CSV Philippines PHI 1951 AVC Poland POL 1947 CEV Polynesia, French PLY 1998 AVC Portugal POR 1947 CEV Puerto Rico PUR 1959 NORCECA Qatar QAT 1974 AVC Romania ROM 1947 CEV Country Code Since Code Russia RUS 1992 CEV Rwanda RWA 1978 CAVB Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN 1988 NORCECA Saint Lucia LCA 1986 NORCECA Saipan SAI 1986 AVC Samoa, American ASA 1988 AVC Samoa, Western SAM 1984 AVC San Marino SMR 1987 CEV São Tomé and Príncipe STP 1984 CAVB Saudia Arabia KSA 1964 AVC Scotland SCO 1970 CEV Senegal SEN 1961 CAVB Serbia & Montenegro SCG 1947 CEV Seychelles SEY 1982 CAVB Sierra Leone SLE 1992 CAVB Singapore SIN 1965 AVC Slovak Republic SVK 1993 CEV Slovenia SLO 1992 CEV Solomon Islands SOL 1990 AVC Somalia SOM 1972 CAVB South Africa RSA 1992 CAVB Spain ESP 1953 CEV Sri Lanka SRI 1955 AVC St. Vincent & the Grenadines VIN 1987 NORCECA Sudan SUD 1972 CAVB Surinam SUR 1976 NORCECA Swaziland SWZ 1984 CAVB Sweden SW E 1961 CEV Switzerland SUI 1957 CEV Syria SYR 1955 AVC Tajikistan TJK 1992 AVC Tanzania TAN 1984 CAVB Thailand THA 1964 AVC Togo TOG 1968 CAVB Tonga TGA 1987 AVC Trinidad and Tobago TRI 1964 NORCECA Tunisia TUN 1957 CAVB Turkey TUR 1949 CEV Turkmenistan TKM 1992 AVC Tuvalu TUV 1992 AVC Uganda UGA 1982 CAVB Ukraine UKR 1992 CEV United Arab Emirates UAE 1976 AVC United States USA 1947 NORCECA Uruguay URU 1947 CSV Uzbekistan UZB 1992 AVC Vanuatu VAN 1986 AVC Venezuela VEN 1951 CSV Vietnam VI E 1961 AVC Virgin Islands ISV 1966 NORCECA Wales WAL 1989 CEV Yemen YEM 1970 AVC Zambia ZAM 1970 CAVB Zimbabwe ZIM 1982 CAVB

31 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 30 of SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR FACT SHEET - HISTORY THE FIVB - The seeds of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) were sown at a meeting in the Graf Coffee House in Prague when the Polish, French and (then) Czechoslovak Volleyball Federations discussed declarations of support from the Italian, Yugoslav, Romanian, and Belgian Federations suggesting an "autonomous Volleyball commission". Subsequently, the organization of a first Constitutive Congress was entrusted to the President of the French Volleyball Federation, Paul Libaud, and it took place in Paris April 18-20, 1947 with the participation of 14 Federations. The FIVB was born! Libaud was elected first President of the FIVB shortly afterwards and the headquarters were established in Paris, where they remained for the first 37 years until The first World Championships were organized in 1949 for men and in 1952 for women and have since remained the biggest event in Volleyball. In 1957 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) included Volleyball as a medal sport in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo while Beach Volleyball made its Olympic debut at the 1996 Atlanta Games. A big turning point for the FIVB came in 1984 when President Libaud, by then in his late 70's and highly acclaimed for having founded the Federation and making it a significant reality on the world sports stage, resigned. Dr. Rubén Acosta Hernandez was elected new President to succeed him at the World Congress in Long Beach, California. The FIVB moved its headquarters to Lausanne, Switzerland the same year bringing it closer to the IOC. Immediately after Dr. Acosta became Voleybal s ambassador, the promotion of the sport increased worldwide with competitions held in the five Confederations (Asia, Africa, Europe, South America and Norceca). BEACH VOLLEYBALL - Born in the depression days of the 1920s on the sandy beaches of Santa Monica, California, Beach Volleyball has become a multi million-dollar extravaganza and an Olympic sport that has captivated players in more than 90 countries. From those first matches, the game caught on 10 years later in France, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Latvia before slotting perfectly into the Californian lifestyle in the 1950s and the pulsating 1960s, taking its place alongside surfing. The United States and Brazil played a major role in transforming "Beach" into a professional sport in the1970s and 1980s, but it was the hard work of the FIVB President Dr. Rubén Acosta and Beach Volleyball stars such as Sinjin Smith, Karch Kiraly and Randy Stoklos that helped establish Beach Volleyball internationally in the 1980s and 1990s and become a full medal sport at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games. At the same time the FIVB Beach Volleyball International Circuit evolved from the World Series to the World Tour and exploded in popularity in Europe, Latin America and Asia. The 2004 and 2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour boasted more than 50 major events encompassing Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas with over US $12-million in prize money. 1920s - The birth of Beach Volleyball on the California beaches of Santa Monica The first official two-man Beach Volleyball tournament held at State Beach in California with no prize money The first tournament with prizes was played at State Beach were the top teams were rewarded crates of Pepsi The first money tournament was held where the US$1,500 San Diego Open attracted 250 spectators The first FIVB international competition started called "The World Championship" in Rio de Janeiro. It later changed its name to the World Series in and the World Tour in The International Olympic Committee recognizes Beach Volleyball as an Olympic Games discipline First appearance (and sold out) at the Atlanta Olympic Games Beach Volleyball at the Sydney Olympic Games attracts 180,000 spectators and billions of TV viewers More than 120,000 spectators attend five days of competition at the World Championship in Austria. The first World Championships for players under the age of 21 is held France The first World Championships for players under the age of 18 is held Greece. In 2005, the age limited is raised to The World Tour includes a four-leg "Grand Slam" integrated tournament within a tournament, challenging the top teams to win "The Slam" and go down in history as truly great players. Berlin, Marseille, Klagenfurt and Los Angeles host Grand Slams with US$300,000 in prize money for each tournament A record 27 tournaments, including a three-leg Grand Slam (Berlin, Marseille and Klagenfurt) and the Athens Olympic Games with record prize money of US$5,480, A record 31 tournaments, including the $1-million SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Berlin and Grand Slam stops in Stavanager, Paris and Klagenfurt. A total of $7.28-milion in prize money was distributed for open eventsalong with a record 25 challenger/satellite events sanctioned with nearly $400,000 in prize money A total of 20 events for each gender are staged, including Grand Slam, Challenger and Satellite events, with more than $6.75-million in prize money With 22 events for men and 23 tournaments for women, a rercord total of $8.425-million in prize money was available. The calendar was highlighted by the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Switzerland along with four Grand Slams events in France, Norway, Germany and Austria. The 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour featured 21 events on four continents with prize money at US$8.15-million.

32 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 31 of SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR FACTS SWATCH-FIVB World Tour - From 1989 when the first international Beach Volleyball Tour called the World Series was unleashed in Rio de Janeiro, the circuit has undergone two name changes and a makeover to become a series of "dynamic" global sporting events each year. From the beginning in 1989 of three legs of men's competition in Brazil, Italy and Japan involving 40 athletes from seven countries, the international Beach Volleyball Tour introduced women's play three years later before the world-wide circuit was revitalized and the World Championship Series was born in At that point legs and prize money stood at 17 and US$2.4-million, respectively, thus prompting the transformation into the now famous World Tour. The SWATCH-FIVB World Tour embraced 22 stops split between men and women in 2003 with over 700 athletes from more than 50 countries and a record prize money pool nearing US$5-million, including Grand Slam stops in Berlin, Marseille, Klagenfurt and Los Angeles. The 2004 season featured 27 major tournaments (15 men and 12 women), with US$5.48-million in prize money, a three-leg Grand Slam (Berlin, Marseille and Klagenfurt), plus the Athens 2004 Olympics Games where 24 men s and 24 women s teams competed for the gold medals won by Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos of Brazil and Misty May/Kerri Walsh of the United States. The 2005 season also broke records with close to $7.7-million in prize money distributed for al events, including 31 open and 25 chalenger/satelite stops.a record $8.425-million in prize money was made available for events in 2007 as a record 34 open events were staged, including the World Championships in Switzerlands and Gran Slam stops in Paris, Stavanger, Berlin and Klagenfurt. Prize money will top $8.5-million in 2008 with a record 20 SWATCH stops for both men and women scheduled. OLYMPIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL - The SWATCH-FIVB World Tour during the 1992 and 1993 season was, in a way, the beginning of the sports Olympic era. After the 1992 Barcelona Games, a beach volleyball event was played in Almeria, Spain, as post-olympic demonstration sport. In addition to being the first-ever women s international event, the tournament was the first step in getting the sport entered in the Olympics. The United States won both men s (Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos) and women s (Karolyn Kirby/Nancy Reno) titles. In February, 1993, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samarach, along with Atlanta Committee Olympic Games President Billy Payne and other IOC members attended the FIVB Beach Volleyball Finals in Rio de Janeiro. There they saw the excitement that the sport could generate as over 140,000 fans jammed the stadium for the one-week tournament. As a result, the most important event in the history of beach volleyball occurred on September 24, On that day, at the 101st IOC session in Monte Carlo, the sport of beach volleyball was admitted as a medal discipline for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The sport had reached its Olympic era. ECO FRIENDLY BEACH VOLLEYBALL! - The FIVB and Global Sports Alliance have joined forces for the third year to help raise environment awareness through sport. The ecoflag symbolizes the commitment to the environment of sportslovers and everyone who knows the importance and irreplaceable nature of the water, air and greenery that surrounds us. The SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event in Gstaad, Switzerland is setting the example by players using bicycles for local transport in the picturesque alpine town! Hop, Step and Jump to a better environment GSA's, approach to the environmental problem is unique and practical: First (Hop) is promoting awareness through the Ecoflag. "We can enjoy volleyball because of clean air and water, thus the environment. Let's make sure that we keep the environment clean for future generations." Second (Step) is promoting the spontaneous actions on the environment. The GSA has introduced advanced initiatives on sports and environmental issues, such as asking sport fans to take spontaneous actions on the environment. They make this introduction through the 2003 Global Forum for Sports and Environment in Tokyo where FIVB president Dr. Rubén Acosta received the Prince Takamondo Memorial Prize for environmental excellence. Third (Jump) is spreading this awareness and actions to the 1 billion sport enthusiasts around the world. For more information take a look at the global Sports Alliance website at

33 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 32 of 162 SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Do men and women receive equal prize money? Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) - Yes Why does the FIVB require the women to play in bikinis? FIVB - They don't. The women have the option of playing in a one or two piece playing uniform. In 1989, they played in a one piece uniform. Do you have to have special sand for the tournaments? FIVB - Yes. A specialized laboratory in Canada tests for top quality, clean, fine sand. Is the net and court the same size for Beach Volleyball as in Volleyball? FIVB -Yes, 2.43 meters for men and 2.24 meters for women. Why isn't mixed Beach Volleyball played? FIVB - Firstly the net is at a different height for men and women and secondly, the speed of which the game is played differs between the two sexes, however the FIVB does not exclude the possibility of mixed Beach Volleyball being played in the future. Do all Beach Volleyball players come from Volleyball? FIVB - While some Volleyball players have made the successful transition - Karch Kiraly of the United States, Susanne Lehme of Germany and Jackie Silva of Brazil to name a few, Beach Volleyball has such a presence now it is attracting professional players who have dedicated their life to the sport. Is Beach Volleyball always played on beaches? FIVB - No. You will see some venues located in the middle of town squares, amongst the mountains, ports and holiday resorts. Do beach volleyball teams have captains? FIVB - Yes. Usually indicated on the score sheet and the captain is responsible for the coin toss. Is a ball on the line in or out? FIVB - In What is the average length of a match? FIVB - A typical game consists of about 100 rallies or just less than an hour. Is the ball the same as Volleyball? FIVB - No, it is heavier. What is the role of a National Federation? FIVB - National Federations affiliated to the FIVB manage and promote all kind of Beach Volleyball activities through their own calendar and supporting major events by supplying their referees and officials. What do the signals mean in Beach Volleyball? FIVB - One index finger behind the back means the blocker will take the line parallel to the outside of the court while the player at the back covers the diagonal angle. Two index fingers means the blocker takes the diagonal while the player at the back covers the shot down the line.

34 Federation Internationale de Volleyball Page 33 of 162 BEACH VOLLEYBALL RULES - Unlike Volleyball with two teams of six players, Beach Volleyball is played by two players. The two teams of two players each must score points by placing the ball over (without touching) the net and into the opponent's court. The ball can touch any part of the body and each team has three alternate hits between the two players to return the ball. Other rules are: Except for the World Championships, each tournament for each gender features a single-elimination qualifier and a 32-team double-elimination Main Draw. The World Championships will feature a 48-team Main Draw for each gender with pool play determining the lineup for the 32-team single-elimination draw. The match is won by the team that wins two sets. A set is won by the team that scores 21 points first with a minimum margin of two (except in the deciding third set). In the case of a tie, play is continued until a two-point lead is reached. In the case of the sets being tied 1-1, the deciding set is played to 15 points (not the usual 21) with a minimum lead of two points. A team winning a rally scores a point - The Rally Point System. The serving player must be alternated every time there is a change in possession. There are NO determined positions on the court. Two players can touch the ball at the same time, but when two team mates do, it counts as two hits (except if blocking). If there is a"held ball" by two opponents over the net it is not considered a fault. A player may enter the opponent's court provided they don't interfere with the opponent's play. A player cannot catch or throw the ball.