November 28, 1971 (1971-11-28) (age 52) Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
College / University
Pepperdine University
Medal record
Men's beach volleyball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney
Beach
World Championships
1997 Los Angeles
Beach
World Tour
2003 Rhodes
Beach
2003 Marseille
Beach
Dain Blanton (born November 28, 1971, in Laguna Beach, California)[1] is an American former beach volleyball player who won the gold medal in beach volleyball in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney with partner Eric Fonoimoana. He returned to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens with partner Jeff Nygaard, becoming the first two-time U.S. male beach volleyball Olympian. He is the current head coach for the University of Southern California's women's beach volleyball team, having won 6 national titles with the program (4 as head coach, 2 as assistant coach).[2]
^"Dain Blanton profile". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
DainBlanton (born November 28, 1971, in Laguna Beach, California) is an American former beach volleyball player who won the gold medal in beach volleyball...
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the former U19 world champions Megan Kraft and Delaynie Maple. Led by DainBlanton for the fourth year, the Trojans were ranked third in the country and...
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American former beach volleyball player of Samoan descent who paired with DainBlanton to win the gold medal in beach volleyball at the 2000 Olympic Games in...
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within the top four for serve efficiency in 2016. Olympic gold medalist DainBlanton commented at the 2018 Vienna Major that one of Menegatti's strengths...