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
1Natalie CookJanuary 19, 1975 (age 33)181 cm (5 ft 11 in)305300
2Tamsin BarnettMarch 10, 1980 (age 28)193 cm (6 ft 4 in)--

 Austria

Team Schwaiger-Schwaiger

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Doris SchwaigerFebruary 28, 1985 (age 23)172 cm (5 ft 8 in)--
2Stefanie SchwaigerAugust 7, 1986 (age 21)182 cm (6 ft 0 in)--

 Belgium

Team Van Breedam-Mouha

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

 Brazil

Team Larissa-Ana Paula

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Larissa FrançaApril 14, 1982 (age 26)174 cm (5 ft 9 in)--
2Ana Paula ConnellyFebruary 13, 1972 (age 36)183 cm (6 ft 0 in)--

Team Talita-Renata

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Talita AntunesAugust 29, 1982 (age 25)181 cm (5 ft 11 in)--
2Renata RibeiroDecember 7, 1981 (age 26)176 cm (5 ft 9 in)--

 China

Team Tian-Wang

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Tian JiaFebruary 9, 1981 (age 27)177 cm (5 ft 10 in)--
2Wang JieDecember 4, 1985 (age 22)*190 cm (6 ft 3 in)--

*The FIVB website profile[1] has age 22, the Beach Volleyball Database profile[2] has age 24

Team Xue-Zhang

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Xue ChenFebruary 18, 1989 (age 19)189 cm (6 ft 2 in)--
2Zhang XiApril 19, 1985 (age 23)183 cm (6 ft 0 in)--

 Cuba

Team F. Grasset-L. Peraza

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Dalixia Fernandez GrassetNovember 26, 1977 (age 30)177 cm (5 ft 10 in)335237
2Tamara Larrea PerazaNovember 25, 1973 (age 34)183 cm (6 ft 0 in)--

Team Esteves Ribalta-M. Crespo

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Imara Esteves RibaltaApril 15, 1978 (age 30)178 cm (5 ft 10 in)--
2Milagros CrespoFebruary 4, 1979 (age 29)173 cm (5 ft 8 in)320226

 Georgia

Team Saka-Rtvelo

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Cristine "Saka" SantannaMay 27, 1979 (age 29)181 cm (5 ft 11 in)--
2Andrezza "Rtvelo" MartinsAugust 2, 1977 (age 31)171 cm (5 ft 7 in)--

 Germany

Team Goller-Ludwig

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Sara GollerMay 21, 1984 (age 24)189 cm (6 ft 2 in)--
2Laura LudwigJanuary 13, 1986 (age 22)180 cm (5 ft 11 in)--

Team Pohl-Rau

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Stephanie PohlMay 7, 1978 (age 30)186 cm (6 ft 1 in)--
2Okka RauJanuary 5, 1977 (age 31)179 cm (5 ft 10 in)--

 Greece

Team Karantasiou-Arvaniti

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Vasso KaradassiouJanuary 6, 1973 (age 35)182 cm (6 ft 0 in)305295
2Vassiliki ArvanitiMarch 17, 1985 (age 23)178 cm (5 ft 10 in)--

Team Koutroumanidou-Tsiartsiani

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

 Japan

Team Teru Saiki-Kusuhara

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Mika Teru SaikiSeptember 25, 1971 (age 36)172 cm (5 ft 8 in)--
2Chiaki KusuharaNovember 1, 1975 (age 32)175 cm (5 ft 9 in)--

 Mexico

Team Candelas-García

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Bibiana CandelasDecember 2, 1983 (age 24)196 cm (6 ft 5 in)--
2Mayra GarcíaMay 16, 1972 (age 36)173 cm (5 ft 8 in)285270

 Netherlands

Team Kadijk-Mooren

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Rebekka KadijkJune 16, 1979 (age 29)175 cm (5 ft 9 in)--
2Merel MoorenSeptember 22, 1982 (age 25)186 cm (6 ft 1 in)--

 Norway

Team Håkedal-Tørlen

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Nila HåkedalJune 13, 1979 (age 29)177 cm (5 ft 10 in)--
2Ingrid TørlenJuly 21, 1979 (age 29)178 cm (5 ft 10 in)--

Team Maaseide-Glesnes

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Kathrine MaaseideDecember 18, 1976 (age 31)182 cm (6 ft 0 in)--
2Susanne GlesnesDecember 1, 1974 (age 33)179 cm (5 ft 10 in)--

 Russia

Team Uryadova-Shiryaeva

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Natalya UryadovaMarch 15, 1977 (age 31)180 cm (5 ft 11 in)--
2Alexandra ShiryaevaFebruary 9, 1983 (age 25)185 cm (6 ft 1 in)--

 South Africa

Team Augoustides-Nel

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Judith AugoustidesApril 10, 1975 (age 33)187 cm (6 ft 2 in)--
2Vita NelDecember 11, 1975 (age 32)180 cm (5 ft 11 in)--

 Switzerland

Team Kuhn-Schwer

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Simone KuhnSeptember 2, 1980 (age 27)183 cm (6 ft 0 in)305294
2Lea SchwerJanuary 13, 1982 (age 26)182 cm (6 ft 0 in)--

 United States

Team Walsh-May-Treanor

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Kerri WalshAugust 15, 1978 (age 30)190 cm (6 ft 3 in)--
2Misty May-TreanorJuly 30, 1977 (age 31)182 cm (6 ft 0 in)--

Team Branagh-Youngs

# Name Date of birth Height Spike Block
1Nicole BranaghJanuary 31, 1979 (age 29)187 cm (6 ft 2 in)--
2Elaine YoungsFebruary 14, 1970 (age 38)183 cm (6 ft 0 in)--

See also

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

References

  1. ↑ Athlete's biography - Wang Jie, FIVB
  2. ↑ Profile - Jie Wang, Beach Volleyball Database
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