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U.S. Beach Volleyball Team
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Dain Blanton
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| Age: 29 |
Height: 6'2 |
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Birthdate: Nov. 28, 1971
Hometown: Laguna Beach, Calif.
Olympic History:
Competing in his first Olympics
Accomplishments:
Teamed with Kent Steffes to finish third at 1997 World Championships
Teamed with Eric Fonoimoana to win ninth at the 1999 World Championships
Earned a spot in the 2000 Games with a third-place finish in the Ostende, Belgium tournament
An All-American at Pepperdine in 1994, helped the Waves win the 1992 NCAA Championship
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Eric Fonoimoana
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| Age: 31 |
Height: 6'3" |
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Birthdate: June 7, 1969
Hometown: Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Olympic History:
Competing in his first Olympics
Accomplishments:
Teamed with Dain Blanton to win ninth at the 1999 World Championships
Earned a spot in the 2000 Games with a third-place finish in the Ostende, Belgium tournament
Fonoimoana and Blanton finished second in Austria and had five top-10 finishes
Finished second in his first international event in 1995, teamed with Mike Whitmarsh
Earned All-America honors as outside hitter for UC Santa Barbara
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Rob Heidger
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| Age: 31 |
Height: 6'7" |
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Birthdate: June 3, 1969
Hometown: Danville, Calif.
Olympic History:
Competing in his first Olympics
Accomplishments:
Teamed with Kevin Wong to form the top-ranked U.S. team in the Olympics
They claimed second place at the 2000 FIVB Mexico Open
Have five top-10 finishes in 11 tournaments entered in 2000
Was voted the 1994 Association of Volleyball Professionals Rookie of the Year in 1994 and Most Improved Player in 1995
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Kevin Wong
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| Age: 28 |
Height: 6'7" |
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Birthdate: Sept. 12, 1972
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
Olympic History:
Competing in his first Olympics
Accomplishments:
Teamed with Robert Heidger to form the top-ranked U.S. team in the Olympics
They claimed second place at the 2000 FIVB Mexico Open
Have five top-10 finishes in 11 tournaments entered in 2000
Had six top-10 finishes in 1998 while teamed with Carl Henkel
Was a two-time All-American and a member of two National Championship teams at UCLA
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Annett Buckner Davis
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| Age: 27
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Height: 5'11" |
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Birthdate: Sept. 22, 1973
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
Olympic History:
Competing in her first Olympics
Accomplishments:
Teamed with Jenny Johnson Jordan, are the USA's top-ranked Olympic team
They claimed their first tournament title, winning the 1999 FIVB Portugal Open
Have nine top-10 and six top-five finishes in 10 tournaments entered in 2000
Finished ranked as the FIVB's No. 3 ranked player in the world
A two-time All-American, she helped lead UCLA to three NCAA Championship appearances and one title (1991)
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Jenny Johnson Jordan
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| Age: 27 |
Height: 5'9" |
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Birthdate: June 8, 1978
Hometown: Tarzana, Calif.
Olympic History:
Competing in her first Olympics
Accomplishments:
Teamed with Annett Buckner Davis, are the USA's top-ranked Olympic team
They claimed their first tournament title, winning the 1999 FIVB Portugal Open
Have nine top-10 and six top-five finishes in 10 tournaments entered in 2000
Helped lead UCLA to two NCAA Championship matches
Finished her college career second in digs (1,214)
Daughter of 1960 Rome Olympics Decathlon champion Rafer Johnson
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Misty May
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| Age: 23 |
Height: 5'9" |
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Birthdate: July 30, 1997
Hometown: Costa Mesa, Calif.
Olympic History:
Competing in her first Olympics
Accomplishments:
Teamed with Holly McPeak, they upset the top-ranked Brazilian team of Shelda/Behar en route to a fifth-place finish at the 2000 Brazil Open
They finished second to Shelda/Behar at 2000 FIVB Mexico Open
The duo earned a trip to Sydney with a second-place finish in the FIVB China Open
May and McPeak have finished in the top five in all nine tournaments they've entered in 2000 (two firsts, four seconds, one fourth, two fifths)
One of only three players to twice be named American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Player of the Year
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Holly McPeak
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| Age: 31 |
Height: 5'7" |
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Birthdate: May 15, 1969
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Olympic History:
Competing in her second Olympics after teaming with Nancy Reno and finishing fifth at the 1996 Atlanta Games
Accomplishments:
Teamed with Misty May, they upset the top-ranked Brazilian team of Shelda/Behar en route to a fifth-place finish at the 2000 Brazil Open
They finished second to Shelda/Behar at 2000 FIVB Mexico Open
The duo earned a trip to Sydney with a second-place finish in the FIVB China Open
May and McPeak have finished in the top five in all nine tournaments they've entered in 2000 (two firsts, four seconds, one fourth, two fifths)
While teamed with Nancy Reno, they won six titles and had nine top-four finishes in 10 events played during the 1995-96 season
Won a seventh international title with Reno after reteaming in 1999, upsetting Shelda and Behar of Brazil and ending their 39-match win streak
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