# Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

This article shows all participating team squads at the women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

## Australia
### Team Cook-Barnett

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Natalie Cook | (1975-01-19)January 19, 1975 (age 33) | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 305 | 300 |
| 2 | Tamsin Barnett | (1980-03-10)March 10, 1980 (age 28) | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | - | - |

## Austria
### Team Schwaiger-Schwaiger

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Doris Schwaiger | (1985-02-28)February 28, 1985 (age 23) | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Stefanie Schwaiger | (1986-08-07)August 7, 1986 (age 21) | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | - | - |

## Belgium
### Team Van Breedam-Mouha

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Liesbet Van Breedam | (1979-01-27)January 27, 1979 (age 29) | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Liesbeth Mouha | (1983-01-07)January 7, 1983 (age 25) | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | - | - |

## Brazil
### Team Larissa-Ana Paula

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Larissa França | (1982-04-14)April 14, 1982 (age 26) | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Ana Paula Connelly | (1972-02-13)February 13, 1972 (age 36) | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | - | - |

### Team Talita-Renata

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Talita Antunes | (1982-08-29)August 29, 1982 (age 25) | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Renata Ribeiro | (1981-12-07)December 7, 1981 (age 26) | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | - | - |

## China
### Team Tian-Wang

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Tian Jia | (1981-02-09)February 9, 1981 (age 27) | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Wang Jie | (1985-12-04)December 4, 1985 (age 22)* | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | - | - |
*The FIVB website profile has age 22, the Beach Volleyball Database profile has age 24

### Team Xue-Zhang

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Xue Chen | (1989-02-18)February 18, 1989 (age 19) | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Zhang Xi | (1985-04-19)April 19, 1985 (age 23) | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | - | - |

## Cuba
### Team F. Grasset-L. Peraza

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Dalixia Fernandez Grasset | (1977-11-26)November 26, 1977 (age 30) | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 335 | 237 |
| 2 | Tamara Larrea Peraza | (1973-11-25)November 25, 1973 (age 34) | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | - | - |

### Team Esteves Ribalta-M. Crespo

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Imara Esteves Ribalta | (1978-04-15)April 15, 1978 (age 30) | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Milagros Crespo | (1979-02-04)February 4, 1979 (age 29) | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 320 | 226 |

## Georgia
### Team Saka-Rtvelo

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Cristine "Saka" Santanna | (1979-05-27)May 27, 1979 (age 29) | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins | (1977-08-02)August 2, 1977 (age 31) | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | - | - |

## Germany
### Team Goller-Ludwig

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Sara Goller | (1984-05-21)May 21, 1984 (age 24) | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Laura Ludwig | (1986-01-13)January 13, 1986 (age 22) | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | - | - |

### Team Pohl-Rau

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Stephanie Pohl | (1978-05-07)May 7, 1978 (age 30) | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Okka Rau | (1977-01-05)January 5, 1977 (age 31) | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | - | - |

## Greece
### Team Karantasiou-Arvaniti

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Vasso Karadassiou | (1973-01-06)January 6, 1973 (age 35) | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 305 | 295 |
| 2 | Vassiliki Arvaniti | (1985-03-17)March 17, 1985 (age 23) | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | - | - |

### Team Koutroumanidou-Tsiartsiani

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Efthalia Koutroumanidou | (1982-10-07)October 7, 1982 (age 25) | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Maria Tsiartsiani | (1980-10-21)October 21, 1980 (age 27) | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | - | - |

## Japan
### Team Teru Saiki-Kusuhara

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Mika Teru Saiki | (1971-09-25)September 25, 1971 (age 36) | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Chiaki Kusuhara | (1975-11-01)November 1, 1975 (age 32) | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | - | - |

## Mexico
### Team Candelas-García

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Bibiana Candelas | (1983-12-02)December 2, 1983 (age 24) | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Mayra García | (1972-05-16)May 16, 1972 (age 36) | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 285 | 270 |

## Netherlands
### Team Kadijk-Mooren

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Rebekka Kadijk | (1979-06-16)June 16, 1979 (age 29) | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Merel Mooren | (1982-09-22)September 22, 1982 (age 25) | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | - | - |

## Norway
### Team Håkedal-Tørlen

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Nila Håkedal | (1979-06-13)June 13, 1979 (age 29) | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Ingrid Tørlen | (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 (age 29) | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | - | - |

### Team Maaseide-Glesnes

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Kathrine Maaseide | (1976-12-18)December 18, 1976 (age 31) | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Susanne Glesnes | (1974-12-01)December 1, 1974 (age 33) | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | - | - |

## Russia
### Team Uryadova-Shiryaeva

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Natalya Uryadova | (1977-03-15)March 15, 1977 (age 31) | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Alexandra Shiryaeva | (1983-02-09)February 9, 1983 (age 25) | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | - | - |

## South Africa
### Team Augoustides-Nel

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Judith Augoustides | (1975-04-10)April 10, 1975 (age 33) | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Vita Nel | (1975-12-11)December 11, 1975 (age 32) | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | - | - |

## Switzerland
### Team Kuhn-Schwer

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Simone Kuhn | (1980-09-02)September 2, 1980 (age 27) | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 305 | 294 |
| 2 | Lea Schwer | (1982-01-13)January 13, 1982 (age 26) | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | - | - |

## United States
### Team Walsh-May-Treanor

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Kerri Walsh | (1978-08-15)August 15, 1978 (age 30) | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Misty May-Treanor | (1977-07-30)July 30, 1977 (age 31) | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | - | - |

### Team Branagh-Youngs

| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Nicole Branagh | (1979-01-31)January 31, 1979 (age 29) | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | - | - |
| 2 | Elaine Youngs | (1970-02-14)February 14, 1970 (age 38) | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | - | - |