These page shows the results of the Men's Beach Volleyball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, held from September 17 to September 26, 2000.
| Men's beach volleyball at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Bondi Beach Volleyball Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 17–26 September 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Medals
editGold: 
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Silver: 
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Bronze: 
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 United States (USA) Dain Blanton Eric Fonoimoana |
 Brazil (BRA)Zé Marco de Melo Ricardo Santos |
 Germany (GER)Jörg Ahmann Axel Hager |
Results
editElimination rounds
editPreliminary round
editWinners advance to Round of 16 The 12 losers play elimination matches until 3 remain teams remain.
Competition Held on September 17, 2000
Preliminary Elimination
editCompetition Held on September 19, 2000,
First Round
Losers eliminated, and placed 19th
| Match Number |
Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser |  Australia
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15 | 1 |
| Jan Kvalheim & Bjørn Maaseide |  Norway
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12 | 13 | |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Jodard & Christian Penigaud |  France
|
2 | 19 |
| Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr | United States
|
15 | 7 | |
| 15 | Andreas Scheuerpflug & Oliver Oetke | Germany
|
8 | 16 |
| Michal Palinek & Martin Lebl |  Czech Republic
|
15 | 21 | |
| 16 | Björn Berg & Simon Dahl |  Sweden
|
11 | 22 |
| Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma |  Spain
|
15 | 10 | |
| 17 | Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm |  Austria
|
15 | 17 |
| Andrea Raffaelli & Maurizio Pimponi |  Italy
|
9 | 20 | |
| 18 | Mariano Joaquin Baracetti & Jose Luis Abrantes Salema |  Argentina
|
2 | 11 |
| Matt Grinlaubs & Josh Slack | Australia
|
15 | 23 |
Second Round
Winners advance to Round of 16 plus team with highest point ratio; losers eliminated and place 17th
| Match Number |
Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser | Australia
|
15 | 1 |
| Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr | United States
|
11 | 7 | |
| 20 | Michal Palinek & Martin Lebl | Czech Republic
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4 | 21 |
| Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma | Spain
|
15 | 10 | |
| 21 | Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm | Austria
|
15 | 17 |
| Matt Grinlaubs & Josh Slack | Australia
|
10 | 23 |
Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr United States Qualified due to highest point ratio.
Round of 16
editCompetition Held on September 22, 2000
- Losers eliminated, place ninth
| Match Number |
Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Juan Alberto Rodriguez Ibarra & Joel Sotelo Villalobos |  Mexico
|
0 | 24 |
| Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr | United States
|
15 | 7 | |
| 23 | Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana | United States
|
15 | 9 |
| Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud | Norway
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13 | 8 | |
| 24 | Eduardo Esteban Martínez & Martín Alejo Conde | Argentina
|
3 | 5 |
| Miguel Maia & João Brenha |  Portugal
|
15 | 12 | |
| 25 | Lee Zahner & Julien Prosser | Australia
|
8 | 1 |
| Paul Laciga & Martin Laciga |  Switzerland
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15 | 4 | |
| 26 | Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos | Brazil
|
16 | 3 |
| Nikolas Berger & Oliver Stamm | Austria
|
14 | 17 | |
| 27 | Sergey Ermishin & Mikhail Kouchnerev |  Russia
|
6 | 14 |
| John Child & Mark Heese |  Canada
|
15 | 6 | |
| 28 | Jody Holden & Conrad Leinemann | Canada
|
6 | 18 |
| Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager | Germany
|
15 | 15 | |
| 29 | Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma | Spain
|
17 | 10 |
| Jose Loiola Jr & Emanuel Rego | Brazil
|
16 | 2 |
Quarter-finals
editCompetition Held on September 24, 2000
- Losers eliminated, place fifth
| Match Number |
Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Kevin Wong & Robert Heidger Jr | United States
|
3 | 7 |
| Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana | United States
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15 | 9 | |
| 31 | Miguel Maia & João Brenha | Portugal
|
15 | 12 |
| Paul Laciga & Martin Laciga | Switzerland
|
11 | 4 | |
| 32 | Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos | Brazil
|
15 | 3 |
| John Child & Mark Heese | Canada
|
13 | 6 | |
| 33 | Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager | Germany
|
16 | 15 |
| Fabio Diez & Javier Bosma | Spain
|
14 | 10 |
Semi-finals
editCompetition Held on September 24, 2000
| Match Number |
Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana | United States
|
15 | 9 |
| Miguel Maia & João Brenha | Portugal
|
12 | 12 | |
| 35 | Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos | Brazil
|
15 | 3 |
| Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager | Germany
|
5 | 15 |
Bronze medal match
editCompetition Held on September 26, 2000
| Match Number |
Athletes | NOC | Score (Sets) |
Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Miguel Maia & João Brenha | Portugal
|
0 | 12 |
| Jörg Ahmann & Axel Hager | Germany
|
2 | 15 |
Gold Medal match
editCompetition Held on September 26, 2000
| Match Number |
Athletes | NOC | Score (Sets) |
Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana | United States
|
2 | 9 |
| Zé Marco de Melo & Ricardo Santos | Brazil
|
0 | 3 |
