VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
1985 - Today

Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš (born 8 May 1985 in Riga) is a Latvian beach volleyball player. He teamed up with Aleksandrs Samoilovs in 2004. Pļaviņš and team mate Samoilovs represented Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China after which they stopped playing together. At the 2008 Olympics, 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). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mārtiņš Pļaviņš is the 135th most popular volleyball player (up from 169th in 2019), the 285th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 286th in 2019) and the most popular Latvian Volleyball Player.
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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS
Among volleyball players, Mārtiņš Pļaviņš ranks 135 out of 199. Before him are Slađana Mirković, Trévor Clévenot, Fernanda Garay, Maja Aleksić, David Lee, and Kimberly Hill. After him are Laura Ludwig, Zhou Suhong, Robin de Kruijf, Uroš Kovačević, Nicolas Le Goff, and Lucas Saatkamp.
Most Popular Volleyball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSlađana Mirković
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 129
Trévor Clévenot
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 130
Fernanda Garay
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 131
Maja Aleksić
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 132
David Lee
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 133
Kimberly Hill
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 134
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 135
Laura Ludwig
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 136
Zhou Suhong
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 137
Robin de Kruijf
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 138
Uroš Kovačević
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 139
Nicolas Le Goff
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 140
Lucas Saatkamp
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 141
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1985, Mārtiņš Pļaviņš ranks 941. Before him are Rika Ishikawa, Kunimitsu Sekiguchi, Marcelo Toscano, Yōhei Kajiyama, Jens Byggmark, and Kim Seung-yong. After him are Elvedin Džinić, Alex Clare, Renal Ganeyev, Lara Dickenmann, Azizbek Haydarov, and Pedro Morales.
Others Born in 1985
Go to all RankingsRika Ishikawa
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 935
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 936
Marcelo Toscano
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 937
Yōhei Kajiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 938
Jens Byggmark
SKIER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 939
Kim Seung-yong
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 940
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 941
Elvedin Džinić
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 942
Alex Clare
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 943
Renal Ganeyev
FENCER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 944
Lara Dickenmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 945
Azizbek Haydarov
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 946
Pedro Morales
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 947
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Mārtiņš Pļaviņš ranks 285 out of 323. Before him are Jānis Strēlnieks (1989), Igors Stepanovs (1976), Gatis Smukulis (1987), Jevgēņijs Saproņenko (1978), Oskars Melbārdis (1988), and Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa (1992). After him are Agata Muceniece (1989), Jānis Sprukts (1982), Dana Reizniece-Ozola (1981), Mārtiņš Freimanis (1977), Vadim Demidov (1986), and Agnis Čavars (1986).
Others born in Latvia
Go to all RankingsJānis Strēlnieks
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 279
Igors Stepanovs
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 280
Gatis Smukulis
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 281
Jevgēņijs Saproņenko
GYMNAST
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 282
Oskars Melbārdis
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 283
Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 284
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 285
Agata Muceniece
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 286
Jānis Sprukts
HOCKEY PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 287
Dana Reizniece-Ozola
CHESS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 288
Mārtiņš Freimanis
SINGER
1977 - 2011
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 289
Vadim Demidov
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 290
Agnis Čavars
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 291
Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS In Latvia
Among volleyball players born in Latvia, Mārtiņš Pļaviņš ranks 1. After him are Jānis Šmēdiņš (1987).