VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
Jānis Šmēdiņš
1987 - Today
Jānis Šmēdiņš
Jānis Šmēdiņš (born 31 July 1987) is a Latvian professional beach volleyball player. From 2008 to 2012, he played together with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš. They won the bronze medal at the European Championships 2010. Two years later, they won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jānis Šmēdiņš is the 230th most popular volleyball player (down from 202nd in 2024), the 315th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 305th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Latvian Volleyball Player.
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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS
Among volleyball players, Jānis Šmēdiņš ranks 230 out of 199. Before him are Bojana Milenković, Jean Patry, Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata, Nataliya Goncharova, Jordan Thompson, and Li Juan. After him are Yury Berezhko, Aleksey Verbov, Hui Ruoqi, Kelsey Robinson, Simge Şebnem Aköz, and Julius Brink.
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Bojana Milenković
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.32
Rank: 224
Jean Patry
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 225
Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 226
Nataliya Goncharova
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 227
Jordan Thompson
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 228
Li Juan
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 229
Jānis Šmēdiņš
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 230
Yury Berezhko
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 231
Aleksey Verbov
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 232
Hui Ruoqi
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 233
Kelsey Robinson
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 234
Simge Şebnem Aköz
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 235
Julius Brink
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.64
Rank: 236
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1987, Jānis Šmēdiņš ranks 1,204. Before him are Dénes Varga, Larrys Mabiala, Ramon Gittens, Adis Jahović, Polina Kuznetsova, and Cyrille Maret. After him are Mikhail Aleshin, Stefan Denifl, Christian Reitz, Elizabeth Smart, Lauren Mayberry, and Roman Shishkin.
Others Born in 1987
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Dénes Varga
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 1,198
Larrys Mabiala
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 1,199
Ramon Gittens
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 1,200
Adis Jahović
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 1,201
Polina Kuznetsova
HANDBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 1,202
Cyrille Maret
MARTIAL ARTS
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 1,203
Jānis Šmēdiņš
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 1,204
Mikhail Aleshin
RACING DRIVER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 1,205
Stefan Denifl
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 1,206
Christian Reitz
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 1,207
Elizabeth Smart
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 1,208
Lauren Mayberry
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 1,209
Roman Shishkin
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 1,210
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Jānis Šmēdiņš ranks 315 out of 323. Before him are Daumants Dreiškens (1984), Lauris Dārziņš (1985), Justs Sirmais (1995), Aleksejs Višņakovs (1984), Miķelis Rēdlihs (1984), and Miks Indrašis (1990). After him are Oskars Kļava (1983), Aleksandrs Čekulajevs (1985), Dairis Bertāns (1989), Krists Neilands (1994), Viktor Tikhonov (1988), and Guntis Galviņš (1986).
Others born in Latvia
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Daumants Dreiškens
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 309
Lauris Dārziņš
HOCKEY PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 310
Justs Sirmais
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 311
Aleksejs Višņakovs
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 312
Miķelis Rēdlihs
HOCKEY PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 313
Miks Indrašis
HOCKEY PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 314
Jānis Šmēdiņš
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 315
Oskars Kļava
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 316
Aleksandrs Čekulajevs
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 317
Dairis Bertāns
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 318
Krists Neilands
CYCLIST
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 319
Viktor Tikhonov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 320
Guntis Galviņš
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 321
Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS In Latvia
Among volleyball players born in Latvia, Jānis Šmēdiņš ranks 2. Before him are Mārtiņš Pļaviņš (1985).
