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

Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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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	January 19, 1975 (age 33)	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	305	300
2	Tamsin Barnett	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	February 28, 1985 (age 23)	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)	-	-
2	Stefanie Schwaiger	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	January 27, 1979 (age 29)	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	-	-
2	Liesbeth Mouha	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	April 14, 1982 (age 26)	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)	-	-
2	Ana Paula Connelly	February 13, 1972 (age 36)	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	-	-

Team Talita-Renata

#	Name	Date of birth	Height	Spike	Block
1	Talita Antunes	August 29, 1982 (age 25)	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	-	-
2	Renata Ribeiro	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	February 9, 1981 (age 27)	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)	-	-
2	Wang Jie	December 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
1	Xue Chen	February 18, 1989 (age 19)	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)	-	-
2	Zhang Xi	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	November 26, 1977 (age 30)	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)	335	237
2	Tamara Larrea Peraza	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	April 15, 1978 (age 30)	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	-	-
2	Milagros Crespo	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	May 27, 1979 (age 29)	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	-	-
2	Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins	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	May 21, 1984 (age 24)	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)	-	-
2	Laura Ludwig	January 13, 1986 (age 22)	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	-	-

Team Pohl-Rau

#	Name	Date of birth	Height	Spike	Block
1	Stephanie Pohl	May 7, 1978 (age 30)	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)	-	-
2	Okka Rau	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	January 6, 1973 (age 35)	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)	305	295
2	Vassiliki Arvaniti	March 17, 1985 (age 23)	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	-	-

Team Koutroumanidou-Tsiartsiani

#	Name	Date of birth	Height	Spike	Block
1	Efthalia Koutroumanidou	October 7, 1982 (age 25)	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)	-	-
2	Maria Tsiartsiani	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	September 25, 1971 (age 36)	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)	-	-
2	Chiaki Kusuhara	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	December 2, 1983 (age 24)	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)	-	-
2	Mayra García	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	June 16, 1979 (age 29)	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	-	-
2	Merel Mooren	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	June 13, 1979 (age 29)	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)	-	-
2	Ingrid Tørlen	July 21, 1979 (age 29)	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	-	-

Team Maaseide-Glesnes

#	Name	Date of birth	Height	Spike	Block
1	Kathrine Maaseide	December 18, 1976 (age 31)	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)	-	-
2	Susanne Glesnes	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	March 15, 1977 (age 31)	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	-	-
2	Alexandra Shiryaeva	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	April 10, 1975 (age 33)	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	-	-
2	Vita Nel	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	September 2, 1980 (age 27)	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	305	294
2	Lea Schwer	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	August 15, 1978 (age 30)	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	-	-
2	Misty May-Treanor	July 30, 1977 (age 31)	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)	-	-

Team Branagh-Youngs

#	Name	Date of birth	Height	Spike	Block
1	Nicole Branagh	January 31, 1979 (age 29)	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	-	-
2	Elaine Youngs	February 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

• Beach volleyball player bios, FIVB
• Beach Volleyball Database