Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
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| Full name | Mārtiņš Pļaviņš | ||||||||||||||||||
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May 8, 1985 Riga,  Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mārtiņš Pļaviņš (born May 8, 1985 in Riga) is a Latvian beach volleyball player.
He teamed up with Aleksandrs Samoilovs in 2004.[1] Pļaviņš and team mate Samoilovs represented Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China after which they stopped playing together.[2]
The #21-ranked Latvian team achieved a major upset in the preliminary round, beating the #1-ranked team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser (United States).[3] Latvian team won its preliminary round group and in round of 16 lost to Austrian team Florian Gosch and Alexander Horst.
After Olympics, he began playing together with Jānis Šmēdiņš.
References
- ↑ Team Profile, Official site for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
- ↑ "Samoilovs un Pļaviņš pēc Pekinas kopā vairs nestartēs". Diena.lv. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ↑ Dalhausser, Rogers upset by Latvian duo
External links
- Profile at the Beach Volleyball Database
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| Preceded by Vadims Vasiļevskis |
Flagbearer for Latvia London 2012 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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Preceded by Reinder Nummerdor (NED) |
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Defender" 2012 |
Succeeded by Bruno Schmidt (BRA) |