Jānis Šmēdiņš

Personal information

Nationality

Latvian

Born

31 July 1987
Kuldīga, Latvia

Residence

Riga, Latvia

Sport

Country

Latvia

Sport

Beach volleyball

Medal record

Men's beach volleyball
Competitor for Latvia
Olympic Games
Bronze	2012 London	Beach volleyball
European Championships
Silver	2014 Cagliari	Beach volleyball
Silver	2013 Klagenfurt	Beach volleyball
Bronze	2010 Berlin	Beach volleyball

Jānis Šmēdiņš (born 31 July 1987) is a Latvian beach volleyball player. As of 2012, he plays with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš. They have qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At European Championships 2010 they won the bronze medal.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

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 Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by Alison Cerutti (BRA)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter" 2013–	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Phil Dalhausser (USA)	Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Attacker" 2013	Succeeded by Paolo Nicolai (ITA)
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–	Succeeded by Incumbent