Jānis Šmēdiņš

Latvian beach volleyball player

Jānis Šmēdiņš

Personal information

Nationality

Latvian

Born

(1987-07-31) 31 July 1987 (age 36)
Kuldīga, Latvia

Height

6 ft 3 in (191 cm)

Beach volleyball information

Current teammate

Teammate
Aleksandrs Samoilovs

Honours

Men's beach volleyball

Representing Latvia
Olympic Games
	2012 London	Beach
European Championships
	2014 Cagliari	Beach
	2013 Klagenfurt	Beach
	2010 Berlin	Beach

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

^ "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 Bartosz Łosiak (POL)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Setter" 2018	Succeeded by Anders Mol (NOR)
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)