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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1956
Bernie Holtzman and Gene Selznick won the Parks & Rec Santa Monica Muscle Beach Open.
It was the 13th win for Bernie Holtzman, the 12th win for Gene Selznick, and the 8th win for the team.
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In 1962
Ron Lang and Gene Selznick won the Parks & Rec Will Rogers State Beach Open.
It was the 15th win for Ron Lang, the 30th win for Gene Selznick, and the 14th win for the team.
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In 1968
Ron Lang and Ron Von Hagen won the Parks & Rec Corona del Mar Open.
It was the 33rd win for Ron Lang, the 17th win for Ron Von Hagen, and the 12th win for the team.
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In 1984
Mike Dodd and Tim Hovland won the AVP Ocean Beach Open.
It was the 14th win for Mike Dodd, the 15th win for Tim Hovland, and the 14th win for the team.
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In 1990
Karolyn Kirby and Jackie Silva won the WPVA Flamingo Hilton Boulder Open.
It was the 7th win for Karolyn Kirby, the 40th win for Jackie Silva, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 1995
Roberto Lopes and Franco Neto won the FIVB French Open.
It was the 11th win for Roberto Lopes, the 9th win for Franco Neto, and the 9th win for the team.
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In 1998
Eva Celbova Rysava and Sona Novakova won the CEV Rhodes Open.
It was the 2nd win for Eva Celbova Rysava, the 2nd win for Sona Novakova, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2000
Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi won the CEV European Championships.
It was the 4th win for Laura Bruschini, the 4th win for Annamaria Solazzi, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2001
Pedro Cunha and Anselmo Sigoli won the FIVB Jr/Youth Under 21 World Championships.
It was the 1st win for Pedro Cunha, the 1st win for Anselmo Sigoli, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2001
Shaylyn Bede and Maria Clara Salgado won the FIVB Jr/Youth Under 21 World Championships.
It was the 1st win for Shaylyn Bede, the 1st win for Maria Clara Salgado, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2001
Anna Voronova and Ekaterina Voronova won the CEV U23 European Championships.
It was the 2nd win for Anna Voronova, the 2nd win for Ekaterina Voronova, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2001
Jose Pedrosa and Jose Teixeira won the CEV U23 European Championships.
It was the 1st win for Jose Pedrosa, the 1st win for Jose Teixeira, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2001
Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar won the FIVB Hong Kong Open.
It was the 27th win for Shelda Bede, the 27th win for Adriana Behar, and the 27th win for the team.
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In 2001
Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong won the AVP Michelob Light Open at Manhattan Beach Presented by Paul Mitchell.
It was the 3rd win for Stein Metzger, the 4th win for Kevin Wong, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2001
Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs won the AVP Michelob Light Open at Manhattan Beach Presented by Paul Mitchell.
It was the 20th win for Barbra Fontana, the 14th win for Elaine Youngs, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2007
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the AVP Brooklyn Open presented by Cushman & Wakefield.
It was the 85th win for Misty May-Treanor, the 82nd win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 79th win for the team.
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In 2007
Clemens Doppler and Peter Gartmayer won the CEV Nestea European Championship.
It was the 2nd win for Clemens Doppler, the 1st win for Peter Gartmayer, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2012
Eric Haddock and Roberto Rodriguez won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Puerto Rico.
It was the 2nd win for Eric Haddock, the 6th win for Roberto Rodriguez, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2012
Yarleen Santiago and Yamileska Yantin won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Puerto Rico.
It was the 9th win for Yarleen Santiago, the 4th win for Yamileska Yantin, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2012
Jan Hadrava and Robert Kufa won the 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters.
It was the 1st win for Jan Hadrava, the 3rd win for Robert Kufa, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2012
Emilia Nystrom and Erika Nystrom won the 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters.
It was the 5th win for Emilia Nystrom, the 5th win for Erika Nystrom, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2012
John Hyden and Sean Scott won the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 20th win for John Hyden, the 22nd win for Sean Scott, and the 17th win for the team.
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In 2012
Jenny Kropp and Whitney Pavlik won the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 12th win for Jenny Kropp, the 12th win for Whitney Pavlik, and the 12th win for the team.
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In 2014
Duda Lisboa and Ana Patricia Silva won the FIVB Jr/Youth Nanjing Youth Olympic Games.
It was the 3rd win for Duda Lisboa, the 1st win for Ana Patricia Silva, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2017
Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst won the SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals presented by Vodaphone.
It was the 22nd win for Laura Ludwig, the 15th win for Kira Walkenhorst, and the 13th win for the team.
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In 2018
Romain Di Giantommaso and Jeremy Silvestre won the FIVB Siofok One Star.
It was the 1st win for Romain Di Giantommaso, the 1st win for Jeremy Silvestre, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2018
Tjasa Jancar and Tjasa Kotnik won the FIVB Siofok One Star.
It was the 1st win for Tjasa Jancar, the 1st win for Tjasa Kotnik, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2023
Dorina Klinger and Ronja Klinger won the FIVB BPT Futures Baden.
It was the 3rd win for Dorina Klinger, the 3rd win for Ronja Klinger, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2023
Laurenz Leitner and Paul Pascariuc won the FIVB BPT Futures Al-Alamein.
It was the 1st win for Laurenz Leitner, the 1st win for Paul Pascariuc, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2023
Jekaterina Saule and Ieva Vasiliauskaite won the FIVB BPT Futures Al-Alamein.
It was the 1st win for Jekaterina Saule, the 1st win for Ieva Vasiliauskaite, and the 1st win for the team.
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| 8/24/2026 |
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Norway’s Kjemperuds and Slovenia’s Kotnik & Lovsin win Bujumbura Futures
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Norway’s Jonah Kjemperud & Sebastian Kjemperud and Slovenia’s Tjasa Kotnik & Tajda Lovsin topped the men’s and the women’s podiums, respectively, at the Bujumbura Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Benjamin Vaught & Wesley Jensen of the United States and Jiri Dostal & Filip Rydval of Czechia earned silver and bronze in the men’s tournament, while two Japanese teams... |
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Thâmela and Victoria end the season with Montréal Elite gold
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Brazilians Thâmela Coradello and Victoria Lopes had to wait until the last Elite event of the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season to celebrate, but they are set to end the year with gold medals around their necks after triumphing in Montréal on Sunday. The South Americans have now won Beach Pro Tour Elite events in each of their three seasons as partners and have four golds in 25 events... |
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| 8/23/2026 |
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Mol says goodbye to the sand with Montréal three-peat alongside Sørum
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Playing what would be his last tournament on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in many months, Norwegian superstar Anders Mol said his brief goodbye to the sand by doing something he got very accustomed to in the last eight years - winning! Set to make a move to indoor volleyball to play for Rana Verona in the 2026-2027 Italian League, the Olympic and world champion triumphed... |
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Estonians celebrate home-sand success at Tallinn Futures
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Estonian teams claimed three medals, including both golds, at the Tallinn Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Mart Tiisaar & Dimitriy Korotkov triumphed in the men’s tournament, while Eva Liisa Kuivonen & Liisa-Lotta Jurgenson and Heleene Hollas & Liisa Remmelg finished first and third on the women’s side. Both silver medals went to Austrian pairs... |
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| 8/22/2026 |
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Nigeria and Morocco qualify for LA28!
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Nigeria’s Esther Onyinye Mbah & Pamela Miyoum Bawa and Morocco’s Zouheir Elgraoui & Soufiane El Gharouti emerge African champions and earn qualification to the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028: Morocco’s Zouheir Elgraoui & Soufiane El Gharouti and Esther Onyinye Mbah & Pamela Miyoum Bawa of Nigeria are the 2026 CAVB African Beach Volleyball champions. |
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| 8/20/2026 |
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2026 History on the Pier
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The Granddaddy of them all delivered. Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz won their third consecutive Manhattan Beach Open title, and Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh went through the entire men’s draw without losing a set. One team cemented a dynasty. The other started a new chapter in a family tradition that now spans nine straight finals. |
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| 8/18/2026 |
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Melissa and Brandie go for home three-peat at Montréal Elite
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The top Canadian team competing on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and one of the very best in the entire world, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson will try to make their country proud another time this week when they compete at home in the Montréal Elite. The Paris 2024 Olympic silver medalists enter the event, which will be held from Wednesday to Sunday at Parc Jean-Drapeau... |
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New European champs Hölting Nilsson and Andersson try to keep momentum at Montréal Elite
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Fresh from their victory at the European Championship, which earned their country a spot at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, Swedish stars Jacob Hölting Nilsson and Elmer Andersson return to action on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour this week, trying to keep their momentum. Sitting at the top of the FIVB World Rankings, the Europeans are one of the main attractions of this week's Elite event... |
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| 8/16/2026 |
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Netherlands and Sweden qualify for LA28!
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Sweden’s Hölting Nilsson Jacob & Andersson Elmer and Katja Stam & Raïsa Schoon of The Netherlands are the 2026 CEV EuroBeachVolley champions. By winning the tournament, Sweden and The Netherlands have also secured a spot at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. The winners of the 2026 continental championships will earn their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) a quota spot for... |
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Filipino duos triumph with gold and silver at Busan Futures
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Two Filipino duos wrote a golden page for their country’s beach volleyball by reaching Sunday’s final of the women’s Busan Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. The gold medal went to Khylem Harl Progella & Sofiah Shanine Pagara, while their compatriots Cherry Ann Rondina & Bernadeth Pons brought home bronze. Australia’s Jana Milutinovic & Jasmine Rayner completed the podium in Korea. |
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Young Swedes claim EuroBeachVolley title, book ticket to LA28
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Jacob Hölting Nilsson/Elmer Andersson of Sweden are the newly-crowned men’s Beach Volleyball European champions following a final day where the youngsters from Sweden first edged their compatriots David Ahman/Jonatan Hellvig in the semis and subsequently prevented Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sørum from securing their sixth continental crown. With this result, the Swedes have also secured... |
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Stam/Schoon crowned European champions in Stare Jablonki as Netherlands secure LA28 spot
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On Sunday, under a cloudy sky in Stare Jablonki, Raïsa Schoon and Katja Stam of the Netherlands could celebrate two major achievements – their very first EuroBeachVolley title and securing a spot for their National Olympic Committee to compete at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The final match with Spain’s sensation Tania Moreno Matveeva and Sofia Izuzquiza was truly one-sided... |
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| 8/15/2026 |
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Three Scandinavian teams plus France reach EuroBeachVolley men’s semis
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Two teams from Sweden – Åhman/Hellvig and Hölting Nilsson/Andersson, the gold and silver medal winners from last year’s World Championships in Adelaide – will lock horns in one of the men’s semi-finals at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki on Sunday. In the other semi-final, last year’s World Championships bronze medallists Téo Rotar and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat of France will challenge... |
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Spain and the Netherlands to fight for EuroBeachVolley women’s crown and ticket to LA28
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Whoever emerges victorious from Sunday’s gold medal match in the women’s competition at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 will crown themselves European champions for the very first time in their careers. Spain’s Tania Moreno Matveeva and Sofia Izuzquiza caused a real sensation with their come-from-behind semi-final victory over World champions Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia. |
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Stare Jablonki cements Beach Volleyball Mecca status with EuroBeachVolley added to track record
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There is no major sporting event that can go ahead without volunteers at its core and the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki is just a confirmation of that. The organisers have recruited some 65 volunteers across a variety of areas to support the smooth delivery of the continental championship – including ball kids, rakers, and other personnel supporting media and TV operations... |
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Fresh from establishing partnership, Spain’s Moreno/Izuzquiza reach EuroBeachVolley semis
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Sofia Izuzquiza and Tania Moreno Matveeva teamed up earlier this year and while they compete at EuroBeachVolley for the very first time as a combo, they have already left their mark on the competition. On Friday, the two Spaniards reached the semis in Stare Jablonki after a truly impressive 2-0 victory (21-16, 21-14) in their quarterfinal game with Paris 2024 Olympians... |
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| 8/14/2026 |
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Fun through sports with Volleyball stars – PGE Kids Camps at CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026
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The CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 tournament at Hotel Anders is not only a showcase of Europe’s elite Beach Volleyball players, but also an energetic celebration for families. As one of Poland’s top family-friendly destinations, Hotel Anders is once again combining top-tier sporting events with active recreation for children through the so-called PGE Kids Camps. |
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| 8/13/2026 |
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EuroBeachVolley to resume on Friday with mouth-watering Round of 16 fixtures
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The men’s and women’s competitions at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki have reached the Round of 16 – with the medal contenders and top seeds still chasing continental glory in this small, yet truly idyllic village in the Warmia Mazury Region. The tournament will resume on Friday morning with a few matches that already feature some of the top teams in Europe locking horns for... |
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Elazar and Cuzmiciov on a mission to make history for Israeli sport
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Eylon Elazar and Kevin Cuzmiciov are currently pursuing a very ambitious goal – and what is usually regarded as any athlete’s ultimate dream. Their objective is not only to represent Israel to the best of their ability on the international circuit, but to eventually do so at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in less than two years. Such an endeavour is supported, even with the provision of a... |
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Germany’s Melanie Paul – From alleged setback to cherished EuroBeachVolley debut
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This week, Austria’s Beach Volleyball legend Alexander Horst achieved a significant milestone with his 19th EuroBeachVolley appearance – he has not missed a single edition since 2007 apart from last year’s event in Düsseldorf. For Germany’s Melanie Paul, on the other hand, the event in Stare Jablonki was special in many ways. Last year, she was due to play on home soil with Lea Kunst until... |
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AVP announces wave of new blue chip brand partners in 2026 amid record growth
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August 13, 2026 – The AVP, the premier professional beach volleyball league in the world, today announced a slate of new blue chip brand partnerships as the league continues its rapid growth during the 2026 summer season. Leading the announcements, Progressive Insurance has signed on as title sponsor of the AVP League and AVP Manhattan Beach Open while also becoming... |
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| 8/12/2026 |
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The 2026 AVP Progressive Manhattan Beach Open Preview
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Established in 1960, the Manhattan Beach Open is synonymous with the word iconic in the sport of beach volleyball. The Granddaddy of them all returns this Friday through Sunday with the biggest draw of the season and the highest stakes — 64 teams across the two main draws, 160 more fighting Thursday for just 16 qualifier spots, and free general admission on the sand surrounding... |
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| Aug 27-30, 2026 |
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