FIVB World Championships of Beach Volleyball
Los Angeles, California
September 10-13, 1997

  UCLA Tennis Center, Los Angeles (USA) - September 10/13 1997

4-PERSON Beach Volleyball Invitational

• Bob Ctvrtlik
• Dan Hanan
• Doug Partie
• Eric Sato

MEN'S RESULTS

Thursday September 11, 1997

USA vs. Japan        2-0 (12-3, 12-3) in 40'
Argentina vs. Brazil 0-2 (9-12, 8-12) in 67'

Friday September 12, 1997

Bronze medal match:     Japan vs. Argentina  0:2 (3-12, 5-12) in 42'
Gold medal match:       USA vs. Brazil       2:0 (12-4, 12-6) in 61'

FINAL RANKING

1. USA    2. Brazil    3. Argentina    4. Japan 

• Gabrielle Reece
• Katy Eldridge
• Stephanie Cox
• Jenny Johnson
• Annett Davis

WOMEN'S RESULTS

Thursday September 11, 1997

Australia vs. Japan  2-0 (12-4, 12-9) in 41'
USA vs. Canada       2-0 (12-5, 12-5) in 42'

Friday September 12, 1997

Bronze medal match:       Japan vs. Canada     1:2 (7-12, 12-10, 10-12) in 56'
Gold medal match:         Australia vs. USA    0:2 (2-12, 5-12) in 40'

FINAL RANKING

1. USA    2. Australia    3. Canada    4. Japan    

TV COVERAGE

FIVB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

   Sunday September 14th:       NBC, 16h00 - 18h00, Eastern time (GMT-5)


FOUR-PERSON INVITATIONAL COVERAGE

   Sunday   November 16th:      ESPN,  1h00, Eastern time
                                      22h00, Pacific time
   Monday   November 24th:      ESPN,  1h00  Eastern time
                                      22h00, Pacific time
   Thursday November 27th:      ESPN, 12h30, Eastern time
                                      21h30, Pacific time
   Monday   December 1st:       ESPN, 14h00, Eastern time
                                      11h00, Pacific time