Jānis Šmēdiņš

Jānis Šmēdiņš
Jānis Šmēdiņš
Personal information
Nationality	Latvian
Born	31 July 1987 (age 34); Kuldīga, Latvia
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate
	Aleksandrs Samoilovs
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Men's beach volleyball
Representing Latvia
Olympic Games
European Championships

Jānis Šmēdiņš (born 31 July 1987) is a Latvian beach volleyball player. From 2008 to 2012 he played together with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš. They won bronze medal at European Championships 2010. Two years later they won bronze medal in 2012 Olympic Games in London. After 2012 he played with Aleksandrs Samoilovs and the duo are among world leaders before 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ "Pļaviņš un Šmēdiņš izcīna Eiropas bronzu". Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
^ "Pļaviņam/Šmēdiņam bronza Eiropas čempionātā". Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
^ Pļaviņam un Šmēdiņam Eiropas bronza

External links[]

Jānis Šmēdiņš at the Beach Volleyball Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal (USA)	Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside Aleksandrs Samoilovs 2013–2014	Succeeded by Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)
Preceded by Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)	Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside Aleksandrs Samoilovs 2016	Succeeded by Evandro Oliveira and André Stein (BRA)
Awards
Preceded by Alison Cerutti (BRA)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter" 2013–2014	Succeeded by Christiaan Varenhorst (NED)
Preceded by Phil Dalhausser (USA)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Attacker" 2013	Succeeded by Paolo Nicolai (ITA)
Preceded by Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Attacker" 2016	Succeeded by Phil Dalhausser (USA)
Preceded by Phil Dalhausser (USA)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Setter" 2013	Succeeded by Phil Dalhausser (USA)
Preceded by Emanuel Rego (BRA)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Sportsperson" 2013	Succeeded by Emanuel Rego (BRA)
Preceded by Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal (USA)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year" alongside Aleksandrs Samoilovs 2013–2014	Succeeded by Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)
Preceded by Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year" alongside Aleksandrs Samoilovs 2016	Succeeded by Evandro Oliveira and André Stein (BRA)

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[1] "Pļaviņš un Šmēdiņš izcīna Eiropas bronzu". Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

[2] "Pļaviņam/Šmēdiņam bronza Eiropas čempionātā". Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

[3] Pļaviņam un Šmēdiņam Eiropas bronza

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