Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVII Olympic Games
September 16 - 26, 2000
(9) Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, United States
 
Dain Blanton
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Height: 187 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$207,485.00
Eric Fonoimoana
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 7, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 63
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Sydney 2000)
Career Winnings: US$184,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3111133310540 US$194,400.00
Previous Sydney Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 8 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 11 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 8 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 9 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 8 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 6 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 1/18-23/2000 Brazil Open 4 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 1/12-16/2000 Argentina Open 5 9th 136 US$4,000.00
Sydney XXVII Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 9/17/2000 Winner 1 Oliver Oetke / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (16) Won 15-7 0:37
Fri, 9/22/2000 Winner 2 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (8) Won 15-13 0:54
Sun, 9/24/2000 Winner 3 Rob Heidger / Kevin Wong, United States (7) Won 15-3 0:31
Sun, 9/24/2000 Semi-Finals Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (12) Won 15-12 1:11
Tue, 9/26/2000 Gold Medal Ricardo Santos / Ze Marco de Melo, Brazil (3) Won 12-11, 12-9 1:41
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Kent Steffes - 3rd Brian Lewis - 9th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Dain Blanton - 9th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Eric Fonoimoana - 5th Dain Blanton - 5th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Jeff Nygaard - 5th Kevin Wong - 9th
2004Olympic GamesAthens Jeff Nygaard - 19th Did not play
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Kevin Wong - 17th Did not play
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Fonoimoana lead the series against the field 7-0 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 de Melo/Santos, Brazil 1-0
9/26/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Gold Medal Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Santos/de Melo 3 12-11, 12-9 1:41
Lead the series against # 7 Heidger/Wong, United States 1-0
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 3 Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Heidger/Wong 7 15-3 0:31
Lead the series against # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 8 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 12 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Semi-Finals Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Brenha/Maia 12 15-12 1:11
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 Brenha/Maia 11 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 16 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
9/17/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 16 15-7 0:37
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 20 15-6 0:28