1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships

none Beach Volleyball World Championships 1999 19 July – 24 July 1997 2001 These page shows the results of the II Beach Volleyball World Championships, held from 19 July to 24 July 1999 in Marseille, France. It was the second official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships (1987–1996) all held in Rio de Janeiro, and the first to be organized in Europe. The event, organized every two years and with $600,000 in total prize money, was held in a special facility for 5,000 spectators. At the end of the competition the spectators totalled nearly 50,000. Men's competition Final ranking (top twelve) A total number of 87 participating couples Rank Name AthletesSeedJosé Loiola and Emanuel Rego BRA2Martin Laciga and Paul Laciga SUI6Rogério Ferreira and Guilherme Marques BRA34.Javier Bosma and Fabio Diez ESP85.Adam Johnson and Karch Kiraly USA5Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner AUS157.Rob Heidger and Kevin Wong USA13Carl Henkel and Sinjin Smith USA169.John Child and Mark Heese CAN4Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana USA19Mariano Baracetti and José Salema ARG23Maurizio Pimponi and Andrea Raffaelli ITA31 Women's competition A total number of 71 participating couples Final ranking (top twelve) Rank Name AthletesSeedShelda Bede and Adriana Behar BRA1Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan USA8Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs USA134.Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel BRA135.Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki JPN15Ulrike Schmidt and Gudi Staub GER167.Pauline Manser and Kerri Pottharst AUS2Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch GER109.Rebekka Kadijk and Debora Schoon-Kadijk NED6Angela Clarke and Natalie Cook AUS11Adriana Bento and Monica Paludo BRA21Audrey Cooper and Amanda Glover GBR29 References Beach Volleyball Results 1999 W Beach Volleyball World Championships B