Jānis Šmēdiņš
Latvian beach volleyball player
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Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1987-07-31) 31 July 1987 (age 37) Kuldīga, Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jānis Šmēdiņš (born 31 July 1987) is a Latvian beach volleyball player. From 2008 to 2012, he played together with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš. They won the bronze medal at the European Championships 2010. Two years later, they won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. After 2012, he played with Aleksandrs Samoilovs, and the duo were among world leaders before 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.[1][2][3]
References
External links
- Jānis Šmēdiņš at the Beach Volleyball Database
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Preceded by![]() and Sean Rosenthal (USA) | Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside ![]() 2013–2014 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside ![]() 2016 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by | Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter" 2013–2014 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Attacker" 2013 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Attacker" 2016 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Setter" 2013 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Setter" 2018 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Men's FIVB World Tour "Sportsperson" 2013 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year" alongside ![]() 2013–2014 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year" alongside ![]() 2016 | Succeeded by |
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