Dain Blanton
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| Full name | Dain J. Blanton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 28, 1971 (age 53) Laguna Beach, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Pepperdine University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dain J. Blanton (born November 28, 1971) 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).