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In 1971
Bob Clem and Ron Von Hagen won the Parks & Rec Will Rogers State Beach Open.
It was the 7th win for Bob Clem, the 41st win for Ron Von Hagen, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1976
Gary Hooper and Fred Sturm won the Parks & Rec Lake Tahoe Open.
It was the 1st win for Gary Hooper, the 1st win for Fred Sturm, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1976
Kathy Gregory and Miki McFadden won the Parks & Rec Hermosa Beach Women's Open.
It was the 9th win for Kathy Gregory, the 6th win for Miki McFadden, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 1982
Karch Kiraly and Sinjin Smith won the Parks & Rec Jose Cuervo San Diego.
It was the 21st win for Karch Kiraly, the 26th win for Sinjin Smith, and the 19th win for the team.
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In 1992
Brent Frohoff and Ricci Luyties won the AVP Jose Cuervo Gold Crown Santa Cruz.
It was the 18th win for Brent Frohoff, the 6th win for Ricci Luyties, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1993
Karolyn Kirby and Liz Masakayan won the WPVA Coors Light World Championships.
It was the 42nd win for Karolyn Kirby, the 20th win for Liz Masakayan, and the 12th win for the team.
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In 1999
Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana won the AVP Cleveland Tournament of Champions.
It was the 3rd win for Dain Blanton, the 4th win for Eric Fonoimoana, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1999
Ze Marco de Melo and Ricardo Santos won the FIVB Spanish Open.
It was the 20th win for Ze Marco de Melo, the 5th win for Ricardo Santos, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2004
Kevin Ces and Fabien Dugrip won the FIVB Corsica Satellite.
It was the 1st win for Kevin Ces, the 1st win for Fabien Dugrip, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2004
Katerina Tychnova and Marketa Tychnova won the FIVB Corsica Satellite.
It was the 3rd win for Katerina Tychnova, the 3rd win for Marketa Tychnova, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2008
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the FIVB XXIX Olympic Games.
It was the 33rd win for Phil Dalhausser, the 45th win for Todd Rogers, and the 32nd win for the team.
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In 2008
The fourth Olympic Beach Volleyball competition takes place from August 9 to 22 in a specially constructed 12,200 seat venue at Chaoyang Park in Beijing, China. Twenty-four men's and women's teams compete for Olympic medals. The United States becomes the first nation to sweep gold medals in both genders. Second-seeded Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the gold medal over Brazil's fourth-seeded pair of Marcio Araujo and Fabio Luiz Magalhães. Defending gold medalists, third-seeded Emanuel Rego, playing in his fourth Olympic Games, and Ricardo Santos of Brazil captured the bronze. It was the third medal for Ricardo who also won a silver in 2000. In the women's competition, Americans Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh become the first team, men or women, to successfully repeat as gold medalists. The host nation displays their upcoming presence at the top level of beach volleyball with top seeded Jia Tian, playing her third Olympic Games, taking the silver medal with new partner Jie Wang and fourth seeded Chen Xue and Xi Zhang, the youngest team in the competition at 19 years and 23 years, respectively, taking the bronze. The two medals were the first ever for China in beach volleyball.
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In 2009
Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Maestrini won the FIVB PAF Open.
It was the 29th win for Juliana Felisberta, the 29th win for Larissa Maestrini, and the 28th win for the team.
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In 2010
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the FIVB PAF Open.
It was the 61st win for Phil Dalhausser, the 72nd win for Todd Rogers, and the 59th win for the team.
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In 2010
Top-seeded Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers claimed their 9th victory of 2010, winning the PAF Open in Aland, Finland with a 24-22, 10-21, 15-13 gold medal victory in 59 minutes over third-seeded Marcio Araujo and Ricardo Santos of Brazil. The nine gold medals in a season is a new SWATCH FIVB World Tour record, breaking the previous record of eight titles in a year set by the Brazilian women’s pair of Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca in 2008. The American pair set the record for men's gold medals in a season the previous week at the Otera Open in Kristiansand, Norway. The American’s winning’s mark of $387,700 also set a season record, breaking the previous men’s best of $355,000 in 2006 by Emanuel Rego and Ricardo. Dalhausser and Rogers also extended their SWATCH FIVB World Tour victory string to 23-straight matches. Their last loss was a pool forfeit to a Portuguese team at the Austrian Grand Slam at the end of July.
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In 2021
Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner won the FIVB Prague 2 Star.
It was the 2nd win for Ondrej Perusic, the 2nd win for David Schweiner, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2021
Thamela Coradello and Elize Maia won the FIVB Prague 2 Star.
It was the 1st win for Thamela Coradello, the 3rd win for Elize Maia, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2021
Jyrki Nurminen and Santeri Siren won the FIVB Budapest One Star.
It was the 1st win for Jyrki Nurminen, the 1st win for Santeri Siren, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2021
Sara Breidenbach and Chiara They won the FIVB Budapest One Star.
It was the 1st win for Sara Breidenbach, the 1st win for Chiara They, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2021
Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb won the AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 8th win for Tri Bourne, the 10th win for Trevor Crabb, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2021
Alix Klineman and April Ross won the AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 18th win for Alix Klineman, the 73rd win for April Ross, and the 18th win for the team.
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In 2026
Dimitriy Korotkov and Mart Tiisaar won the FIVB BPT Futures Tallinn.
It was the 1st win for Dimitriy Korotkov, the 2nd win for Mart Tiisaar, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2026
Liisa-Lotta Jurgenson and Eva Kuivonen won the FIVB BPT Futures Tallinn.
It was the 1st win for Liisa-Lotta Jurgenson, the 1st win for Eva Kuivonen, and the 1st win for the team.
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