Career Highlights

• In 2000, Fonoimoana along with his partner Dain Blanton won the Gold Medal at the Olympic Summer Games in Sydney, Austrailia
• On the FIVB World Tour in 2000, Eric took third place in Belgium and fifth place in Portugal with Dain
• On the FIVB in 1999, Fonoimoana and Blanton took fourth place in both Belgium and Austria
• In 1998, he earned five top 10 finishes on the FIVB, including a second place finish in Austria
• In 1998, Fonoimoana won the King of the Beach title on the AVP Tour
• In the 1997, Eric finished ninth in the World Championships with his partner Brian Lewis
• In 1997, he earned 13 top five finishes on the AVP Tour
• In 1995, he took second place with his partner Mike Whitmarsh in the FIVB Puerto Rico Open

College

• Eric was an All-American outside hitter for UC Santa Barbara
• He served as the team's captain in 1992

Personal

• Eric's nickname is Fonoi
• He is the youngest of 6 children
• His sister Lelei competed in the 1976 Montreal Olympics as a swimmer
• Eric is a top-caliber swimmer who enjoys all water sports