Jānis Šmēdiņš

Jānis Šmēdiņš

Personal information
Nationality	Latvian
Born	(1987-07-31) 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 2012 London Beach volleyball European Championships 2014 Cagliari Beach volleyball 2013 Klagenfurt Beach volleyball 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  Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt (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  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 2013–2014	Succeeded by  Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)