Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Results

Winner’s Bracket, First-round

• Palinek/Pakosta, Czech Republic def. Yuste/Prieto, Spain, 15-11
• Bosma/Jimenez, Spain def. Nurmufid/Markoji, Indonesia, 15-7
• Penigaud/Jodard, France def. Keel/Kreen, Estonia, 15-8
• Prosser/Zahner, Australia def. Drakich/Dunn, Canada, 15-6
• Ghiurghi/Grigolo, Italy def. Hamilton/Hamilton, New Zealand, 15-8
• Ahmann/Hager, Germany def. Takao/Setoyama, Japan, 15-8
• Alvarez/Rosell, Cuba def. Englen/Petersson, Sweden, 15-3
• Maia/Brenha, Portugal def. Everaert/Mulder, Netherlands, 15-8

  Winner’s Bracket, Second-round

• Roberto Lopes/Franco, Brazil def. Palinek/Pakosta, Czech Republic, 15-5
• Bosma/Jimenez, Spain def. Child/Heese, Canada, 15-1
• Zé Marco/Emanuel, Brazil def. Penigaud/Jodard, France, 15-1
• Dodd/Whitmarsh, United States def. Prosser/Zahner, Australia, 15-10
• Kiraly/Steffes, United States def. Ghiurghi/Grigolo, Italy, 15-7
• Ahmann/Hager, Germany def. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway, 17-16
• Alvarez/Rosell, Cuba def. Conde/Martinez, Argentina, 15-11
• Smith/Henkel, United States def. Maia/Brenha, Portugal, 15-7

  Winner’s Bracket, Third-round

• Bosma/Jimenez, Spain def. Roberto Lopes/Franco, Brazil, 15-9
• Dodd-Whitmarsh, United States def. Zé Marco/Emanuel, Brazil, 15-9
• Kiraly/Steffes, United States def. Ahmann/Hager, Germany, 15-5
• Smith/Henkel, United States def. Alvarez/Rosell, Cuba, 15-13

  Winner’s Bracket, Fourth-round

• Dodd/Whitmarsh, United States def. Bosma/Jimenez, Spain, 15-6
• Kiraly/Steffes, United States def. Smith/Henkel, United States, 17-15

  Loser’s Bracket, First-round (losers eliminated, place 17th)

• Palinek/Pakosta, Czech Republic def. Everaert/Mulder, Netherlands, 15-6
• Child/Heese, Canada def. Englen/Petersson, Sweden, 15-2
• Penigaud/Jodard, France def. Takao/Setoyama, Japan, 15-12
• Prosser/Zahner, Australia def. Hamilton/Hamilton New Zealand, 15-8
• Ghiurghi/Grigolo, Italy def. Drakich/Dunn, Canada, 15-8
• Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway def. Keel/Kreen, Estonia, 15-2
• Conde/Martinez, Argentina def. Nurmufid/Markoji, Indonesia, 15-5
• Maia/Brenha, Portugal def. Yuste/Prieto, Spain, 15-8

  Loser’s Bracket, Second-round (losers eliminated, place 13th)

• Maia/Brenha, Porgtual def. Conde/Martinez, Argentina, 15-5
• Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway def. Ghiurghi/Grigolo, Italy, 15-11
• Prosser/Zahner, Australia def. Penigaud/Jodard, France, 15-13
• Child/Heese, Canada def. Palinek/Pakosta, Czech Republic, 15-9

  Loser’s Bracket, Third-round (losers eliminated, place ninth)

• Maia/Brenha, Portugal def. Zé Marco/Emanuel, Brazil, 15-12
• Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway def. Franco/Roberto Lopes, Brazil, 15-10
• Alvarez/Rosell, Cuba def. Prosser/Zahner, Australia, 15-6
• Child/Heese, Canada def. Ahmann/Hager, Germany, 15-7

  Loser’s Bracket, Fourth-round (losers eliminated, place seventh)

• Maia/Brenha, Portugal def. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway, 15-3
• Child/Heese, Canada def. Alvarez/Rosell, Cuba, 15-4

  Loser’s Bracket, Fifth-round (losers eliminated, place fifth)

• Maia/Brenha, Portugal def. Smith/Henkel, United States, 15-13
• Child/Heese, Canada def. Bosma/Jimenez, Spain, 15-4

  Semi-finals

• Dodd/Whitmarsh, United States def. Maia/Brenha, Portugal, 15-13
• Kiraly/Steffes, United States def. Child/Heese, Canada, 15-11

  Bronze medal match

• Child/Heese, Canada def. Maia/Brenha, Portugal, 12-5 and 12-8

  Gold Medal match

• Kiraly/Steffes, USA def. Dodd/Whitmarsh, USA, 12-5 and 12-8

  Final round

Final ranking