Aleksandrs Samoilovs

Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Personal information
NicknameThe Lion King
NationalityLatvian
Born (1985-04-06) April 6, 1985 (age 38)
Riga, Latvia
HometownRiga, Latvia
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2004, 2008–present Jānis Šmēdiņš
Previous teammates
Teammate
Ruslans Sorokins, Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Latvia
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Cagliari Beach
Silver medal – second place 2013 Klagenfurt Beach

Aleksandrs Samoilovs (born April 6, 1985) is a beach volleyball player from Latvia.

Samoilovs and teammate Mārtiņš Pļaviņš, with whom he partnered since 2004, represented Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The duo defeated the number 2 seed, Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers, in their first-round game, in what announcers called "the biggest upset in Olympic beach volleyball history". The Latvian team won its preliminary round group and in round of 16 lost to Austrian team Florian Gosch and Alexander Horst.

After the Olympics, Samoilovs and Pļaviņš stopped playing together.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he teamed with Ruslans Sorokins, where he again finished in 9th, reaching the round of 16, where they lost to Jonas Reckermann and Julius Brink of Germany.[2]

He now partnering with Jānis Šmēdiņš.

Best achievements

  • 1st place World Tour 2013 and 2014
  • 1st place U-21 World championship
  • 1st place U-23 European championship
  • 1st place U-20 European championship
  • two times Latvian champion
  • 5th place World tour in Italy in 2007
  • 5th place World tour in Spain in 2008
  • 9th place Olympic Games 2008
  • 9th place Olympic Games 2012
  • 1st place European championship 2015

[3]

References

  1. ^ "Samoilovs un Pļaviņš pēc Pekinas kopā vairs nestartēs". Diena.lv. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandrs Samoilovs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  3. ^ "Aleksandrs Samoilovs homepage". Archived from the original on 2010-09-08.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Latvia Jānis Šmēdiņš

2013–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Latvia Jānis Šmēdiņš

2016
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year"
alongside Latvia Jānis Šmēdiņš

2013–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year"
alongside Latvia Jānis Šmēdiņš

2016
Succeeded by
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