# Beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's beach volleyball event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, was held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego Brazil |
| Silver | Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera Spain |
| Bronze | Stefan Kobel and Patrick Heuscher Switzerland |

## Pool play

The 24 competing teams were split equally into six pools of four, and each team played each of the other teams in their pool a best of three set match (so that the number of pool matches, P, played by each team was 3).
The teams in each pool were ranked first through fourth based on the number of matches won, W. In the event of a two-way tie, the winning team in the head-to-head match finished ahead. In a three-team tie, the total number of points each team won and lost during all matches involving only the three tied teams were added up, and the bottom-ranked team of the three was decided by the points for to points against ratio; the other two teams were then ranked according to the outcome of the head-to-head match. The top two teams from each pool and the four best third placed teams (based on: first, matches won; second (in the event of a tie), set ratio SF/SA; and third (if there is still a tie), points ratio PF/PA) progressed through to the round of sixteen (single elimination tournament).
Two points (Pts) were awarded for each match win (W) and one point was given for each loss (L). In individual matches, all winners are shown in bold. In group tables advancing teams are highlighted.

### Pool A

| Team | P: | W: | L: | SF: | SA: | PF: | PA: | Pts: |
| Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego (BRA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 139 | 107 | 6 |
| Daxton Holdren and Stein Metzger (USA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 138 | 152 | 4 |
| Andrew Schacht and Joshua Slack (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 135 | 138 | 4 |
| Iver Horrem and Bjørn Maaseide (NOR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 132 | 147 | 4 |
August 15
| Holdren & Metzger | 2–1 | Schacht & Slack | 22–24, 24–22, 15–13 |
| Santos & Rego | 2–1 | Horrem & Maaseide | 21–15, 19–21, 15–10 |
August 17
| Holdren & Metzger | 1–2 | Horrem & Maaseide | 21–14, 15–21, 14–16 |
| Santos & Rego | 2–0 | Schacht & Slack | 21–17, 21–17 |
August 19
| Schacht & Slack | 2–0 | Horrem & Maaseide | 21–18, 21–17 |
| Santos & Rego | 2–0 | Holdren & Metzger | 21–17, 21–10 |

### Pool B

| Team | P: | W: | L: | SF: | SA: | PF: | PA: | Pts: |
| Andreas Scheuerpflug and Christoph Dieckmann (GER) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 147 | 140 | 5 |
| Benjamin Insfran and Márcio Araújo (BRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 124 | 111 | 5 |
| Francisco Álvarez and Juan Rossell (CUB) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 133 | 137 | 4 |
| Stéphane Canet and Mathieu Hamel (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 117 | 133 | 4 |
August 15
| Scheuerpflug & Dieckmann | 2–1 | Alvarez & Rossell | 21–19, 19–21, 15–10 |
| Insfran & Araujo | 2–0 | Canet & Hamel | 21–13, 21–14 |
August 17
| Scheuerpflug & Dieckmann | 1–2 | Canet & Hamel | 21–17, 18–21, 10–15 |
| Insfran & Araujo | 2–0 | Alvarez & Rossell | 23–21, 22–20 |
August 19
| Alvarez & Rossell | 2–0 | Canet & Hamel | 21–18, 21–19 |
| Insfran & Araujo | 0–2 | Scheuerpflug & Dieckmann | 20–22, 17–21 |

### Pool C

| Team | P: | W: | L: | SF: | SA: | PF: | PA: | Pts: |
| Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera (ESP) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 150 | 124 | 6 |
| Paul Laciga and Martin Laciga (SUI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 133 | 117 | 5 |
| Nikolas Berger and Florian Gosch (AUT) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 105 | 118 | 4 |
| Robert Nowotny and Peter Gartmayer (AUT) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 110 | 139 | 3 |
August 15
| Laciga & Laciga | 2–0 | Nowotny & Gartmayer | 21–14, 21–14 |
| Berger & Gosch | 0–2 | Bosma & Herrera | 14–21, 13–21 |
August 17
| Laciga & Laciga | 1–2 | Bosma & Herrera | 19–21, 21–17, 9–15 |
| Berger & Gosch | 2–0 | Nowotny & Gartmayer | 21–17, 21–17 |
August 19
| Bosma & Herrera | 2–1 | Nowotny & Gartmayer | 21–16, 19–21, 15–11 |
| Laciga & Laciga | 2–0 | Berger & Gosch | 21–17, 21–19 |

### Pool D

| Team | P: | W: | L: | SF: | SA: | PF: | PA: | Pts: |
| Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann (GER) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 145 | 121 | 5 |
| Björn Berg and Simon Dahl (SWE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 131 | 126 | 5 |
| Jørre Kjemperud and Vegard Høidalen (NOR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 148 | 153 | 5 |
| Raúl Papaleo and Ramon Hernández (PUR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 130 | 154 | 3 |
August 14
| Kjemperud & Høidalen | 0–2 | Berg & Dahl | 13–21, 18–21 |
| Dieckmann & Reckermann | 2–0 | Papaleo & Hernández | 21–14, 21–13 |
August 16
| Kjemperud & Høidalen | 2–1 | Papaleo & Hernández | 18–21, 21–19, 15–10 |
| Dieckmann & Reckermann | 2–0 | Berg & Dahl | 21–16, 21–15 |
August 18
| Berg & Dahl | 2–1 | Papaleo & Hernández | 19–21, 21–16, 18–16 |
| Dieckmann & Reckermann | 1–2 | Kjemperud & Høidalen | 24–22, 24–26, 13–15 |

### Pool E

| Team | P: | W: | L: | SF: | SA: | PF: | PA: | Pts: |
| Stefan Kobel and Patrick Heuscher (SUI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 151 | 144 | 6 |
| Julien Prosser and Mark Williams (AUS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 143 | 129 | 5 |
| John Child and Mark Heese (CAN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 132 | 126 | 4 |
| Dain Blanton and Jeff Nygaard (USA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 106 | 133 | 3 |
August 14
| Kobel & Heuscher | 2–0 | Child & Heese | 28–26, 21–18 |
| Blanton & Nygaard | 0–2 | Prosser & Williams | 16–21, 14–21 |
August 16
| Kobel & Heuscher | 2–1 | Prosser & Williams | 16–21, 22–20, 15–9 |
| Blanton & Nygaard | 0–2 | Child & Heese | 16–21, 10–21 |
August 18
| Kobel & Heuscher | 2–1 | Blanton & Nygaard | 21–16, 13–21, 15–13 |
| Prosser & Williams | 2–1 | Child & Heese | 21–13, 15–21, 15–12 |

### Pool F

The Greek pair of Pavlos Beligratis and Athanasios Michalopoulos had to withdraw from their final group game after Beligratis incurred an injury, this gave their opponents Mariano Baracetti and Martín Conde a 21–0, 21–0 straight sets victory.
| Team | P: | W: | L: | SF: | SA: | PF: | PA: | Pts: |
| Mariano Baracetti and Martín Conde (ARG) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 133 | 70 | 6 |
| Gershon Rorich and Colin Pocock (RSA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 130 | 134 | 5 |
| Miguel Maia and João Brenha (POR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 124 | 126 | 4 |
| Pavlos Beligratis and Athanasios Michalopoulos (GRE) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 85 | 144 | 2 |
August 14
| Baracetti & Conde | 2–1 | Maia & Brenha | 13–21, 21–16, 15–5 |
| Beligratis & Michalopoulos | 1–2 | Rorich & Pocock | 16–21, 26–24, 10–15 |
August 16
| Baracetti & Conde | 2–0 | Rorich & Pocock | 21–13, 21–15 |
| Beligratis & Michalopoulos | 0–2 | Maia & Brenha | 14–21, 19–21 |
August 18
| Maia & Brenha | 0–2 | Rorich & Pocock | 20–22, 20–22 |
| Beligratis & Michalopoulos | 0–2 | Baracetti & Conde | Walkover |

## Playoffs
### Round of 16

20 August
| Santos & Rego | 2–1 | Kjemperud & Høidalen | 21–15, 19–21, 15–6 |
| Maia & Brenha | 0–2 | Kobel & Heuscher | 18–21, 19–21 |
| Holdren & Metzger | 2–1 | Dieckmann & Reckermann | 21–16, 19–21, 15–13 |
| Bosma & Herrera | 2–0 | Berg & Dahl | 21–16, 21–17 |
21 August
| Insfran & Araujo | 1–2 | Laciga & Laciga | 19–21, 21–19, 12–15 |
| Baracetti & Conde | 0–2 | Child & Heese | 17–21, 17–21 |
| Rorich & Pocock | 0–2 | Prosser & Williams | 14–21, 10–21 |
| Schacht & Slack | 0–2 | Scheuerpflug & Dieckmann | 19–21, 12–21 |

### Quarter-finals

August 22
| Santos & Rego | 2–0 | Laciga & Laciga | 21–13, 21–16 |
| Kobel & Heuscher | 2–0 | Holdren & Metzger | 21–16, 21–19 |
| Bosma & Herrera | 2–1 | Child & Heese | 22–24, 21–19, 18–16 |
| Prosser & Williams | 2–1 | Scheuerpflug & Dieckmann | 16–21, 21–19, 15–10 |

### Semi-finals

August 23
| Santos & Rego | 2–1 | Kobel & Heuscher | 21–14, 19–21, 15–12 |
| Bosma & Herrera | 2–0 | Prosser & Williams | 21–18, 21–18 |

### Bronze-medal match

August 25
| Kobel & Heuscher | 2–1 | Prosser & Williams | 19–21, 21–17, 15–13 |
This was Switzerland's first medal in beach volleyball.

### Gold-medal match

August 25
| Santos & Rego | 2–0 | Bosma & Herrera | 21–16, 21–15 |
This was Brazil's first gold medal in men's beach volleyball.

## Final ranking

| RANK | ATHLETE NAMES | COUNTRY | SEED |
| | Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos | Brazil | 1 |
| | Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera | Spain | 15 |
| | Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel | Switzerland | 5 |
| 4. | Julien Prosser and Mark Williams | Australia | 17 |
| 5. | Martin Laciga and Paul Laciga | Switzerland | 3 |
| 5. | Christoph Dieckmann and Andreas Scheuerpflug | Germany | 11 |
| 5. | Dax Holdren and Stein Metzger | United States | 12 |
| 5. | John Child and Mark Heese | Canada | 20 |
| 9. | Márcio Araújo and Benjamin Insfran | Brazil | 2 |
| 9. | Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann | Germany | 4 |
| 9. | Mariano Baracetti and Martín Conde | Argentina | 7 |
| 9. | Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud | Norway | 9 |
| 9. | Andrew Schacht and Joshua Slack | Australia | 13 |
| 9. | Björn Berg and Simon Dahl | Sweden | 16 |
| 9. | João Brenha and Miguel Maia | Portugal | 18 |
| 9. | Colin Pocock and Gershon Rorich | South Africa | 19 |
| 17. | Nikolas Berger and Florian Gosch | Austria | 10 |
| 17. | Francisco Álvarez and Juan Rossell | Cuba | 14 |
| 19. | Pavlos Beligratis and Athanasios Michalopoulos | Greece | 6 |
| 19. | Dain Blanton and Jeff Nygaard | United States | 8 |
| 19. | Ramon Hernández and Raúl Papaleo | Puerto Rico | 21 |
| 19. | Peter Gartmayer and Robert Nowotny | Austria | 22 |
| 19. | Stéphane Canet and Mathieu Hamel | France | 23 |
| 19. | Iver Horrem and Bjørn Maaseide | Norway | 24 |