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US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 5, 2001

(11) Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, United States

Dain Blanton
United States

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 28, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Laguna Beach, CA

Height:

187 cm (6'3")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$207,485.00

Eric Fonoimoana
United States

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 7, 1969 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Sydney 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$184,875.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	31	1	1	1	3	3	3	10	5	4	0	US$194,400.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Eric Fonoimoana - 2nd	Dain Blanton - 2nd
1999	Eric Fonoimoana - 4th	Dain Blanton - 4th
2000	Eric Fonoimoana - 9th	Dain Blanton - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	8	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	8	4th	316	US$15,000.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	6	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	4	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	6	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	5	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/16-26/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	9	1st	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	7	3rd	272	US$14,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	8	9th	136	US$4,000.00

Klagenfurt World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/2/2001	Pool K	Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (43)	Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-12	0:54
Thu, 8/2/2001	Pool K	Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (22)	Lost 18-21, 21-23	0:42
Fri, 8/3/2001	Winner 1	Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (24)	Won 31-29, 21-15	0:47
Sat, 8/4/2001	Winner 2	Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (27)	Won 18-21, 26-24, 15-13	1:03
Sat, 8/4/2001	Winner 3	Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw, United States (18)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:47

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Kent Steffes - 3rd	Brian Lewis - 9th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Eric Fonoimoana - 9th	Dain Blanton - 9th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Eric Fonoimoana - 5th	Dain Blanton - 5th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Jeff Nygaard - 5th	Kevin Wong - 9th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Kevin Wong - 17th	Did not play

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/20-25/1999	Marseille World Championships	19	9th	240	US$7,500.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	11	5th	300	US$10,000.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$17,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$21,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	26	0	1	1	2	2	3	8	5	4	0	0	$155,900.00
Total	31	1	1	1	3	3	3	10	5	4	0	0	$194,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Dain Blanton												Eric Fonoimoana
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	$31,500.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$16,850.00
13	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	2	0	$56,700.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	1	1	3	6	0	0	$36,375.00
48	1	1	1	2	7	20	9	3	0	$119,285.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	0	2	1	2	9	22	6	2	0	$123,900.00
											Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,750.00
68	2	1	3	4	11	24	14	5	0	$207,485.00	Total	63	1	2	1	4	11	28	12	2	0	$184,875.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1999	FIVB	6	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$44,500.00	3	2	60.0 %
2000	FIVB	11	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	2	1	0	0	$51,000.00	5	0	100.0 %
2001	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	$50,000.00	17	14	54.8 %
Total	FIVB	24	1	0	1	3	3	1	9	3	3	0	0	$145,500.00	25	16	61.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Dain Blanton													Eric Fonoimoana
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1995	FIVB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
											1996	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,750.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$12,850.00	1997	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$6,750.00
7	0	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	$23,950.00	1998	FIVB	7	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	$25,950.00
9	0	0	0	2	1	4	1	0	1	$26,750.00	1999	FIVB	9	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	1	1	$24,750.00
11	1	0	1	0	1	7	1	0	0	$25,500.00	2000	FIVB	11	1	0	1	0	1	7	1	0	0	$25,500.00
7	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	$25,000.00	2001	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	$25,000.00
37	1	1	2	3	6	18	4	0	2	$114,050.00	Total	Total	39	1	2	1	3	9	18	3	1	1	$121,200.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	13	68.4%	3	15.8%	3	15.8%	16-3	84.2%	3	18.8%	5	31.3%	8	50.0%	3-13	18.8%	13-8	61.9%	6-8	42.9%	0	0	26-18	59.1%
2000-2001	13	68.4%	3	15.8%	3	15.8%	16-3	84.2%	3	18.8%	5	31.3%	8	50.0%	3-13	18.8%	13-8	61.9%	6-8	42.9%	0	0	23-16	59.0%
Against the Field	11	50.0%	3	13.6%	8	36.4%	14-8	63.6%	3	18.8%	5	31.3%	8	50.0%	3-13	18.8%	22-14	61.1%	12-16	42.9%	0	0	22-16	57.9%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	12
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	17	7	1	1	0	1	1	0	26	18

Head to Head Results
Blanton/Fonoimoana lead the series against the field 22-15 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Blanton/Fonoimoana	6	Berger/Stamm	21, Q3	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	1:01
Trail the series against # 2 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 1-2
7/28/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Ramos/Rego	1	Blanton/Fonoimoana	8	21-17, 21-19	0:36
7/22/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ramos/Rego	1	Blanton/Fonoimoana	8	18-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:58
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Blanton/Fonoimoana	8	Ramos/Rego	1	21-15, 22-20	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	4	Blanton/Fonoimoana	5	21-17, 22-20	0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
7/28/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Baracetti/Conde	3	Blanton/Fonoimoana	8	21-12, 21-19	0:45
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	13	Blanton/Fonoimoana	4	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-2
7/22/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Metzger/Wong	4	Blanton/Fonoimoana	8	33-31, 13-21, 15-11	1:28
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Blanton/Fonoimoana	8	Metzger/Wong	4	21-15, 21-15	0:41
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 5	Metzger/Wong	8	Blanton/Fonoimoana	5	21-16, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
9/22/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Blanton/Fonoimoana	9	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	8	15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 10 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 3	Loiola/Santos	3	Blanton/Fonoimoana	6	26-24, 19-21, 15-9	0:58
Trail the series against # 14 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-2
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	20	Blanton/Fonoimoana	6	16-21, 22-20, 25-23	1:06
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 4	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Blanton/Fonoimoana	6	21-19, 16-21, 15-8	0:51
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Blanton/Fonoimoana	5	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	17	19-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Fonoimoana	5	Prosser/Zahner	12	16-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:54
Trail the series against # 18 Heidger/McCaw, United States 0-1
8/4/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 3	Heidger/McCaw	18	Blanton/Fonoimoana	11	21-15, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against # 19 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Fonoimoana	6	Ahmann/Hager	22	21-16, 16-21, 18-16	0:59
Lead the series against # 21 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
9/17/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Blanton/Fonoimoana	9	Oetke/Scheuerpflug	16	15-7	0:37
7/23/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Blanton/Fonoimoana	19	Oetke/Scheuerpflug	20	15-6	0:28
Series tied with # 22 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-1
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Karasev/Zaitsev	22	Blanton/Fonoimoana	11	21-18, 23-21	0:42
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Fonoimoana	4	Karasev/Zaitsev	29	21-16, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Holdren/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 2	Holdren/Rogers	19	Blanton/Fonoimoana	4	19-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 24 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Blanton/Fonoimoana	11	Bosma/Cotrino	24	31-29, 21-15	0:47
Trail the series against # 25 Henkel/Smith, United States 0-1
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Henkel/Smith	16	Blanton/Fonoimoana	19	15-1	0:20
Series tied with # 26 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-1
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Blanton/Fonoimoana	8	Berg/Dahl	24	21-16, 22-20	0:44
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Berg/Dahl	22	Blanton/Fonoimoana	6	21-15, 12-21, 20-18	0:58
Lead the series against # 27 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 4-0
8/4/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 2	Blanton/Fonoimoana	11	Brenha/Maia	27	18-21, 26-24, 15-13	1:03
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Fonoimoana	8	Brenha/Maia	9	26-24, 27-25	0:58
9/24/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Blanton/Fonoimoana	9	Brenha/Maia	12	15-12	1:11
7/23/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Blanton/Fonoimoana	19	Brenha/Maia	11	15-4	0:30
Lead the series against # 28 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Fonoimoana	8	Shiratori/Watanabe	25, Q10	21-17, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 31 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Blanton/Fonoimoana	8	Horrem/Maaseide	25	26-24, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 32 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Fonoimoana	6	Egger/Heyer	27	26-24, 21-15	0:47
Lead the series against # 35 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Fonoimoana	6	Canet/Hamel	27, Q10	21-17, 21-12	0:37
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Fonoimoana	5	Canet/Hamel	28, Q8	21-17, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 43 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Blanton/Fonoimoana	11	Goranson/Goranson	43	21-15, 16-21, 15-12	0:54