Personal
Broadcaster for NBC Sports, among several other networks...Played
basketball and
volleyball in high school...Appeared on the ABC show The Bachelor, in the show's third season
Career Highlights
- Won the Olympic gold medal in 2000 with partner Eric Fonoimoana
- Bronze medalist at the FIVB Beach World Championships in 1997
- Is an on-air broadcaster for NBC during the Olympic Games
- DID YOU KNOW
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- Dain is a strong supporter of the 2028 Olympics being hosted in Los Angeles
- Played his last professional event in 2010, on the AVP Tour
- Became the first U.S. male beach volleyball Olympian to play in two Olympic Games
- In his career, had two FIVB World Tour gold medals and six medals total
- In domestic play, Blanton tallied eight first-place finishes on the AVP Tour and 36 podium finishes
- Was the first male African-American to win a major beach volleyball event, the 1997 AVP Hermosa Grand Slam
- Was an All-American at Pepperdine, and on the 1992 National Championship team as a sophomore
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
- Olympic Games Athens 2004, 19th (Team - Men)
- Olympic Games Sydney 2000, gold (Team - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2005 – 17th (Team - Men)
- Years of participation: Team - Men 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005
- Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
- Bronze – 1997 (Team - Men)