1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 July – 24 July |
These page shows the results of the II Marseille, France. It was the second official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships (1987-1996) all held in Rio de Janeiro, and the first to be organized in Europe. The event, organized every two years and with $600,000 in total prize money, was held in a special facility for 5,000 spectators. At the end of the competition the spectators totalled nearly 50,000.
Men's competition
Final ranking (top twelve)
- A total number of 87 participating couples
| Rank | Name Athletes | Seed |
|---|---|---|
|
 José Loiola and Emanuel Rego (BRA)
|
2 |
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 Martin Laciga and Paul Laciga (SUI)
|
6 |
|
Rogério Ferreira and Guilherme Marques (BRA)
|
3 |
| 4. |  Fabio Diez (ESP)
|
8 |
| 5. |  Adam Johnson and Karch Kiraly (USA)
|
5 |
 Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner (AUS)
|
15 | |
| 7. | Rob Heidger and Kevin Wong (USA)
|
13 |
| Carl Henkel and Sinjin Smith (USA)
|
16 | |
| 9. |  John Child and Mark Heese (CAN)
|
4 |
| Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana (USA)
|
19 | |
 Mariano Baracetti and José Salema (ARG)
|
23 | |
 Maurizio Pimponi and Andrea Raffaelli (ITA)
|
31 |
Women's competition
- A total number of 71 participating couples
Final ranking (top twelve)
| Rank | Name Athletes | Seed |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar (BRA)
|
1 |
|
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Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan (USA)
|
8 |
|
|
Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs (USA)
|
13 |
| 4. | Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel (BRA)
|
13 |
| 5. |  Mika Teru Saiki (JPN)
|
15 |
 Ulrike Schmidt and Gudi Staub (GER)
|
16 | |
| 7. | Pauline Manser and Kerri Pottharst (AUS)
|
2 |
| Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch (GER)
|
10 | |
| 9. |  Rebekka Kadijk and Debora Schoon-Kadijk (NED)
|
6 |
| Angela Clarke and Natalie Cook (AUS)
|
11 | |
| Adriana Bento and Monica Paludo (BRA)
|
21 | |
 Audrey Cooper and Amanda Glover (GBR)
|
29 |