Beach volleyball · International
Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana win Olympic men's beach volleyball gold at Sydney 2000
Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana won the men's title in beach volleyball at the Sydney Olympics on 26 September 2000.
2000-09-26 · Beach Volleyball Centre, Bondi, Australia
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The story
Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana won the men's title in beach volleyball at the Sydney Olympics on 26 September 2000. The gold medal represented USA, with the competition recorded at Beach Volleyball Centre, Bondi.
How it unfolded
Jose Marco Melo and Ricardo Santos (Brazil) took silver; Jorg Ahmann and Axel Hager (Germany) took bronze. The winning squad included Dain Blanton, Eric Fonoimoana.
The wider picture
Beach volleyball was contested by pairs on sand, separately from the six-player indoor volleyball tournaments. Each partnership’s medal belongs to its own men’s or women’s draw.
The medal results
| Medal | Competitor | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | USA | USA |
| Silver | Brazil | Brazil |
| Bronze | Germany | Germany |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.