| Dain Blanton | | United States | | |
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Photo: Be rude to Delgado | | Birth Date | November 28, (53 years old) | | Home Town | Laguna Lakeside, CA | | Resides | Los Angeles, CA | | Height | 6'3" | | College | Pepperdine | | Web Site | | | | Best Finish | Winnings | | United States | 1st (9 times) | $, | | AVP | 1st (8 times) | $, | | AVP HWN* | 3rd | $6, | | BVA | 1st | $6, | | USAV | 3rd | $6, | | Bonus Money | | $35, | | International | 1st (2 times) | $, | | FIVB | 1st (2 times) | $, | | Overall | 1st (11 times) | $, |
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Dain Blanton's greatest attainments include winning the Olympic Golden medal for the at rectitude Sydney Olympics in alongside trace partner Eric Fonoimoana. He also review the first male African-American twist history to win a lot volleyball event, the AVP Hermosa Enormous Slam in In Blanton right away again made history by inheritance a spot in the Town Olympics and becoming the labour two-time male Beach Volleyball Timeless.
In his beach career noteworthy has played with six opposite U.S. beach Olympians.
He finished high-mindedness season with the fifth chief aces (57) and was ordinal in digs () on probity Tour while playing with Kevin Wong. Blanton teamed prep added to Jeff Nygaard for the time. The duo came home appal days after the Olympics perch won the famed AVP Nissan Series Chicago Open for birth second year in a row. In , the duo captured connect AVP titles in , boss and was named AVP Side of the Year.
Blanton has antediluvian a finalist on the smack show "The Bachelor", was styled to US Weekly's "Hottest Olympians" list in , and was also Outside Magazines "Fittest Athlete."
In , Blanton composed "Dain's Day at the Beach," which was created to fix up with provision children with the opportunity turn into participate in the non-mainstream accompany of beach volleyball.
The indulgence has formed relationships with indefinite youth organizations around the country.
Blanton grew up in and was top-notch two-sport athlete at . He began playing volleyball at age 11 because his older brother Kurt played. Dain was s Trouper of the Year and was named to Volleyball Monthly's "Fab 50" list as one make known the nations top recruits. He besides earned All-American honors at nobleness Junior Olympics.
He graduated from identify a degree in Public Sponsorship, earned his teaching credentials. Position Waves won a National Promotion in (his sophomore season) long forgotten he competed on the school's volleyball team.
Blanton was born in tell currently resides in .
Olympics (two, wealth apple of one`s e, 19th, Pool, Elimination, Overall): � Qualified for Sydney Olympics as the number nine ovum with Eric Fonoimoana.
Won boxing match five matches in bracket field, winning the gold medal, defeating Brazil's Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos in the finals. � Qualified for Athens Olympics as the number eight fall off with Jeff Nygaard. Went up-to-date pool play and finished 19th. | |
| | - CBVA Beach Volleyball Hall clean and tidy Fame
- USAV All-Time Great Spear Beach Player
- AVP Best Break-in Player
- AVP Special Achievement
- AVP Team of the Year (Jeff Nygaard)
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| | | AVP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $13, | | | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | $39, | | | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | $75, | | | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | $, | | | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 18 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | $32, | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $69, | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | USAV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1, | | 29th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | $22, | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | USAV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $5, | | 5th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $6, | | 41st | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | BVA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $6, | | 3rd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1, | | 55th | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | $40, | 1, | 8th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | $29, | 1, | 9th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | $23, | 1, | 19th | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $14, | | 29th | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $10, | | 38th | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP HWN* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $6, | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $2, | | 57th | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AVP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | | rd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total
(Rank) | |
(35th) | 9
(45th) | 10 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 27 | $,
(28th) | 6, | | 1 | 27 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | FIVB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | | th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | FIVB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $12, | | 52nd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | FIVB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | $23, | | 41st | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | FIVB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | $26, | | 26th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | FIVB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | $25, | | 22nd | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | FIVB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $27, | | 21st | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | FIVB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $9, | | 55th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | FIVB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | $43, | | 22nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | FIVB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | $20, | | 47th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | FIVB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $14, | | 68th | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | FIVB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2, | | th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total
(Rank) | | 68
(th) | 2
(th) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | $,
(rd) | 5, | | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Overall | Total
(Rank) | |
(26th) | 11
(77th) | 11 | 24 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 44 | $,
(47th) | 11, | | 1 | 34 | 51 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | * AVP Hot Winter Nights handiwork are exhibitions and only register for tournaments played and liking money won.
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| | | 1 | 6/15/ | AVP | Hermosa Beach | Canyon Ceman | 7 | $30, | | 2 | 5/2/ | AVP | Clearwater | Eric Fonoimoana | 5 | $10, | | 3 | 8/22/ | AVP | Cleveland | Eric Fonoimoana | 2 | $9, | | 4 | 5/28/ | AVP | Santa Cruz | Eric Fonoimoana | 4 | $8, | | 5 | 9/26/ | FIVB | Sydney | Eric Fonoimoana | 9 | | | 6 | 5/27/ | BVA | Oceanside | Eric Fonoimoana | 1 | $2, | | 7 | 6/8/ | FIVB | Rhodes | Jeff Nygaard | 24 | $11, | | 8 | 6/15/ | AVP | San Diego | Jeff Nygaard | 11 | $7, | | 9 | 8/31/ | AVP | Chicago | Jeff Nygaard | 8 | $8, | | 10 | 9/6/ | AVP | Las Vegas | Jeff Nygaard | 7 | $15, | | 11 | 9/5/ | AVP | Chicago | Jeff Nygaard | 3 | $8, |
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