Eric Fonoimoana | |||||||||||||||
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Nickname | The Body | ||||||||||||||
Born | Manhattan Beach, California, U.S. | June 7, 1969||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||
College / University | University of California, Santa Barbara | ||||||||||||||
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Eric Fonoimoana (born June 7, 1969) is an American former beach volleyball player of Samoan descent[1] who paired with Dain Blanton to win the gold medal in beach volleyball at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He played professionally for more than 16 years and has entered over 200 tournaments. Fonoimoana won at least one tournament for seven straight years between 1998 and 2004. He is a former AVP Most Valuable Player and is in the top 10 in terms of all-time tournaments played. He has earned over 1 million dollars playing beach volleyball.