Beach volleyball: Shock gold for Germany
Germany stunned world champions Brazil to take gold in the men's beach volleyball as they became the first European team to win the Olympic title.
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Full ScheduleLast Event Completed: Aug. 9, 2008, 2 a.m.Beach Volley - Female - Summer Olympics Grp. 1, Kathrine Maaseide/Susanne Glesnes v Van Breedam/Mouha
Germany stunned world champions Brazil to take gold in the men's beach volleyball as they became the first European team to win the Olympic title.
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States have won gold in the all-American final of the women's beach volleyball at Horse Guards Parade.
World champions Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti of Brazil saved a match point on Monday to progress to the semi-finals of the men's beach volleyball event, but their compatriots Ricardo Santos and Pedro Cunha were knocked out by a German pair.
Americans Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser, gold medallists in the men's beach volleyball in Beijing in 2008, have been knocked out of the London Olympics by a low-ranked Italian pair in the biggest upset of the tournament so far.
British women's beach volleyball players Shauna Mullin and Zara Dampney lost a sudden death play-off on Thursday that ended their Olympic tournament.
China's Beijing bronze medallists put a nightmare start to the Olympic women's beach volleyball behind them today, while the Brazilian favourites cruised to a second win.
A pair of Russian newcomers upset Beijing bronze medallists Zhang Xi and Xue Chen of China in a close Olympic women's beach volleyball opener on Saturday.
The Netherlands and Russia has secured the final two places in women's beach volleyball at the Olympics.
Find out about beach volleyball at the Olympics.
| Country | Total | |||
| USA | 46 | 28 | 29 | 103 |
| China | 38 | 28 | 23 | 89 |
| Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| Russia | 25 | 25 | 32 | 82 |
| South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
