Paris 2024 Olympic Race: Canadian and American Teams Shine
In a spectacular display of talent on home soil, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson claimed gold at the Montreal Elite16, propelling them five spots up the Olympic rankings to an impressive No. 8. Meanwhile, Betsi Flint and Julia Scoles delivered exceptional performances over two weeks in Canada, securing fifth place in Edmonton and silver in Montreal. Their remarkable achievements catapulted them from No. 12 to No. 7 in the rankings, narrowing the gap on their American counterparts and setting the stage for an intense battle among Canadian and American teams.
On the men’s front, Miles Partain and Andy Benesh continued their remarkable ascent with a third consecutive Elite16 medal, clinching silver in Montreal. Their outstanding performance not only secured their position as the No. 1 American team but also propelled them to an impressive No. 8 in the world rankings. With each tournament, they solidify their status as formidable contenders in the quest for Olympic qualification.
Men’s Beach Volleyball Olympic Rankings
(updated July 31 after the Volleyball World Montreal Elite16)
- Anders Mol, Christian Sorum, NORWAY, 6900 (6)
- Evandro Goncalves, Arthur Mariano, BRAZIL, 5980 (10)
- Andre Loyola, George Wanderley, BRAZIL, 5880 (9)
- Adrian Gavira, Pablo Herrera, SPAIN, 4980 (9)
- Vitor Felipe, Renato Lima, BRAZIL, 4900 (9)
- Adrian Carambula, Alex Ranghieri, ITALY, 4740 (6)
- Nils Ehlers, Clemens Wickler, GERMANY, 4640 (6)
- Andy Benesh, Miles Partain, USA, 4580 (5)
- Paul Burnett, Chris McHugh, AUSTRALIA, 4480 (10)
- Tri Bourne, Chaim Schalk, USA, 4460 (9)
- Sam Cottafava, Paolo Nicolai, ITALY, 4400 (8)
- Thomas Hodges, Zachery Schubert, AUSTRALIA, 4400 (9)
- David Ahman, Jonatan Hellvig, SWEDEN, 4280 (4)
- Cherif Samba, Ahmed Tijan, QATAR, 4280 (6)
- Esteban Grimalt, Marco Grimalt, CHILE, 4200 (7)
- Theo Brunner, Trevor Crabb, USA, 4180 (8)
- Alex Brouwer, Robert Meeuwsen, NETHERLANDS, 4100 (6)
- Julian Horl, Alex Horst, AUSTRIA, 4100 (8)
- Michal Bryl, Bartosz Losiak, POLAND, 4000 (5)
- Nico Capogrosso, Tomas Capogrosso, Argentina, 3780 (10)
- Matthew Immers, Steven van de Velde, NETHERLANDS, 3600 (7)
- Hendrik Mol, Mathias Berntsen, NORWAY, 3330 (7)
- Daniele Lupo, Enrico Rossi, ITALY, 3140 (8)
- Chase Budinger, Miles Evans, USA, 3140 (7)
Women’s Beach Volleyball Olympic Rankings
(updated July 31 after Montreal Elite16)
- Carolina Salgado, Barbara Seixas, BRAZIL, 7100 (10)
- Duda Lisboa, Ana Patricia Silva, BRAZIL, 6020 (6)
- Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes, USA, 5920 (7)
- Kristen Nuss, Taryn Kloth, USA, 5880 (7)
- Victoria Lopes, Taina Silva, BRAZIL, 5800 (10)
- Xinyi Xia, Chen Xue, CHINA, 5340 (8)
- Betsi Flint, Julia Scoles, USA, 5340 (9)
- Melissa Humana-Paredes, Brandie Wilkerson, CANADA, 5280 (6)
- Esmee Bobner, Zoe Verge-Depre, SWITZERLAND, 5120 (10)
- Terese Cannon, Sarah Sponcil, USA, 5100 (8)
- Mariafe Artacho, Taliqua Clancy, AUSTRALIA, 5060 (6)
- Raisa Schoon, Katja Stam, NETHERLANDS, 4660 (6)
- Andressa Cavalcanti, Vitoria De Souza, BRAZIL, 4660 (9)
- Valentina Gottardi, Marta Menegatti, ITALY, 4540 (7)
- Talita Antunes, Thamela Coradelli, BRAZIL, 4180 (9)
- Barbora Hermannova, Marie-Sara Stochlova, CZECH REPUBLIC, 3920 (8)
- Tina Graudina, Anastasija Samoilova, LATVIA, 3900 (6)
- Niina Ahtiainen, Taru Lahti, FINLAND, 3640 (9)
- Miki Ishii, Sayaka Mizoe, JAPAN, 3520 (8)
- Jagoda Gruszczynska, Ola Wchowicz, 3360 (7)
- Svenja Muller, Cinja Tillman, GERMANY, 3280 (5)
- Nina Brunner, Tanja Huberli, SWITZERLAND, 3220 (4)
- Lili Fernandez, Paula Soria, SPAIN, 3000 (8)
- Agatha, Rebecca Cavalcanti, BRAZIL, 3000 (5)
