Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 18, 2016
(9) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia
 
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 209
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
Career Winnings: US$776,151.48
Janis Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$695,109.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005 Martins Plavins - 1st Toms Smedins - 25th
2015 Janis Smedins - 1st Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st
2016 Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-31/2016 A1 Major Klagenfurt 1 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2016 Gstaad Major 6 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2016 Porec Major 5 4th 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2016 Poland Grand Slam 6 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2016 Major Hamburg 13 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam 9 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/10-15/2016 Antalya Open 4 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2016 Sochi Open 4 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/19-23/2016 Fuzhou Open 4 4th 350 US$4,500.00
FIVB 4/12-16/2016 Xiamen Open 2 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 7 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/21-25/2015 Antalya Open 1 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/22-26/2015 Xiamen Open 1 3rd 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/8-13/2015 Sochi Open 2 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 9/2-6/2015 Rio Open 3 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 9 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 6 9th 360 US$11,000.00
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 8/8/2016 Pool D Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (16) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Aleksandrs SamoilovsTotal402600.6503612
 1402600.6503612
 20000000
 30000000
Janis SmedinsTotal181000.5561902
 1181000.5561902
 20000000
 30000000
Tue, 8/9/2016 Pool D Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba (21) Lost 21-23, 21-19, 9-15 0:51
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Aleksandrs SamoilovsTotal512500.4901712
 1512500.4901712
 20000000
 30000000
Janis SmedinsTotal171300.7651822
 1171300.7651822
 20000000
 30000000
Thu, 8/11/2016 Pool D Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4) Lost 16-21, 22-20, 7-15 0:49
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Aleksandrs SamoilovsTotal441700.38621001
 1441700.38621001
 20000000
 30000000
Janis SmedinsTotal191200.63231013
 1191200.63231013
 20000000
 30000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Aleksandrs Samoilovs1356800.50462325
Janis Smedins543500.64852737
Total18910300.5451150512
Opponents18811200.5961440818
Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Martins Plavins - 37th Did not play
2008Olympic GamesBeijing Martins Plavins - 9th Did not play
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 4th
2012Olympic GamesLondon Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Martins Plavins - 3rd
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Martins Plavins - 17th Did not play
2016World Tour FinalsToronto Janis Smedins - 5th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2018World Tour FinalsHamburg Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2019World Tour FinalsRome Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 61-41 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 3-5
7/3/16FIVBPorec Major Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
6/19/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 21-19, 21-15 0:37
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-12, 21-19 0:33
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:44
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-17, 21-19 0:38
8/3/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-14, 21-17 0:35
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-9, 21-19 0:35
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 13-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:53
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-1
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 21-18, 21-19 0:36
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool D Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 21-19, 32-30 0:42
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-3
7/10/16FIVBGstaad Major Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Lucena 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-18, 21-16 0:36
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-19, 21-13 0:36
9/13/15FIVBSochi Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 24-22, 21-19 0:44
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 24 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 17-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 4 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
8/11/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool D Goncalves/Solberg 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-16, 20-22, 15-7 0:49
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Goncalves/Solberg 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 13 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 5-3
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Gibb/Patterson 5 21-17, 21-19 0:40
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Gibb/Patterson 4 21-18, 21-16 0:38
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Gibb/Patterson 12, Q1 21-15, 21-17 0:33
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Gibb/Patterson 16 21-19, 21-15 0:40
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool E Gibb/Patterson 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:54
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Gibb/Patterson 13 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 14-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:54
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Gibb/Patterson 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-15, 21-16 0:34
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gibb/Patterson 7 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-3
7/10/16FIVBGstaad Major Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-14, 34-32 0:51
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Gavira/Herrera 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-16, 21-17 0:37
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-18, 20-22, 20-18 0:56
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Gavira/Herrera 3 23-25, 21-17, 16-14 0:55
10/12/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 21-14, 21-12 0:29
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gavira/Herrera 14 21-19, 26-24 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 3-4
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 2 Krasilnikov/Semenov 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 21-19, 21-12 0:30
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Krasilnikov/Semenov 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-17, 21-18 0:37
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Krasilnikov/Semenov 12 24-22, 21-17 0:36
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 2 Krasilnikov/Semenov 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-23, 21-19, 15-11 0:50
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Krasilnikov/Semenov 11 21-16, 21-18 0:33
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 9 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-18, 21-15 0:37
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 14 21-11, 21-18 0:32
Trail the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-4
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 24-22, 25-23 0:45
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:50
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-2
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool G Kantor/Losiak 23, Q1 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:44
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Kantor/Losiak 16 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 1:15
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kantor/Losiak 21 21-14, 21-14 0:32
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kantor/Losiak 25 21-12, 21-15 0:28
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kantor/Losiak 19 21-16, 21-16 0:34
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kantor/Losiak 19 21-18, 21-13 0:33
Series tied with # 12 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-1
6/17/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Carambula/Ranghieri 11 21-15, 13-21, 16-14 0:44
5/6/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 13 Doppler/Horst, Austria 6-2
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 9 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Doppler/Horst 9 21-17, 28-26 0:45
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Doppler/Horst 10 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:44
8/24/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Doppler/Horst 17 22-20, 21-17 0:38
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Doppler/Horst 20 21-18, 21-16 0:36
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Doppler/Horst 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-18, 21-18 0:38
6/15/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Doppler/Horst 18 21-19, 21-17 0:38
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Doppler/Horst 16, Q1 21-18, 29-27 0:47
Lead the series against # 14 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 4-2
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Bockermann/Fluggen 13 21-16, 21-15 0:34
5/15/16FIVBAntalya Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Bockermann/Fluggen 9 By Forfeit  
9/26/15FIVBXiamen Open Semi-Finals Bockermann/Fluggen 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 16-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:53
9/6/15FIVBRio Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Bockermann/Fluggen 10 21-15, 25-23 0:44
9/4/15FIVBRio Open Pool C Bockermann/Fluggen 10 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 13-21, 31-29, 15-13 0:53
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Bockermann/Fluggen 28, Q7 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-1
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 9 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-14, 21-19 0:34
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 7 21-17, 21-16 0:37
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Ontiveros/Virgen 24, Q8 24-22, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 19 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
Series tied with # 16 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 4-4
8/8/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:55
7/31/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-16, 21-18 0:34
7/3/16FIVBPorec Major Bronze Medal Saxton/Schalk 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 19-21, 30-28, 20-18 1:01
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:49
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 21 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 24-22, 18-21, 16-14 0:57
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Saxton/Schalk 14 21-19, 24-22 0:40
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 40 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-15, 21-18 0:34
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 21-11, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 6-1
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 22-24, 21-16, 15-9 0:54
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Fijalek/Prudel 17 21-18, 21-16 0:37
5/15/16FIVBAntalya Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Fijalek/Prudel 6 18-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:55
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool H Fijalek/Prudel 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-17, 21-19 0:36
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Fijalek/Prudel 1 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:57
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Huber/Seidl, Austria 4-0
7/29/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Huber/Seidl 15 21-15, 21-11 0:30
9/24/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Huber/Seidl 16 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:54
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Huber/Seidl 17 22-20, 21-12 0:37
6/15/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Huber/Seidl 22, Q1 21-12, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 19 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
9/23/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Santos Pereira/Younousse 17 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-1
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 11 21-16, 21-13 0:34
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-17, 21-17 0:37
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 21 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 0-1
8/9/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool D Diaz/Gonzalez 21 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 23-21, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-0
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Barsuk/Liamin 24, Q5 5-2 Retired 0:03
Lead the series against # 24 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 2-1
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Binstock/Schachter 20 21-23, 21-18, 15-10 0:45
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Binstock/Schachter 16 21-17, 21-18 0:41
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Binstock/Schachter 28, Q12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-19, 24-26, 15-8 0:57