Aleksandrs Samoilovs

Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Personal information
Full name Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Nickname The Lion King
Born April 6, 1985
Riga,  Latvia
Hometown Riga,  Latvia
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate Tours (points)
- 2004, 2008 - Present Ruslans Sorokins 3 (48)
Previous teammates
Years Teammate Tours (points)
2004 - 2008 Mārtiņš Pļaviņš 35 (2210)

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

Samoilovs and team mate 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] He now again is partnering with Ruslans Sorokins with whom he partnered before 2004.

Best achievements [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Samoilovs un Pļaviņš pēc Pekinas kopā vairs nestartēs". Diena.lv. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Aleksandrs Samoilovs homepage".

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
 Jake Gibb
and Sean Rosenthal (USA)		 Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Latvia Jānis Šmēdiņš
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by
 Jake Gibb
and Sean Rosenthal (USA)		 Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year"
alongside Latvia Jānis Šmēdiņš
2013– 		Succeeded by
Incumbent