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 132nd most popular volleyball player (up from 169th in 2019), the 284th 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 132 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: 126
Trévor Clévenot
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 127
Fernanda Garay
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 128
Maja Aleksić
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 129
David Lee
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 130
Kimberly Hill
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 131
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 132
Laura Ludwig
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 133
Zhou Suhong
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 134
Robin de Kruijf
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 135
Uroš Kovačević
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 136
Nicolas Le Goff
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 137
Lucas Saatkamp
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 138
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1985, Mārtiņš Pļaviņš ranks 940. 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: 934
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 935
Marcelo Toscano
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 936
Yōhei Kajiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 937
Jens Byggmark
SKIER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 938
Kim Seung-yong
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 939
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 940
Elvedin Džinić
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 941
Alex Clare
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 942
Renal Ganeyev
FENCER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 943
Lara Dickenmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 944
Azizbek Haydarov
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 945
Pedro Morales
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 946
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Mārtiņš Pļaviņš ranks 284 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: 278
Igors Stepanovs
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 279
Gatis Smukulis
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 280
Jevgēņijs Saproņenko
GYMNAST
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 281
Oskars Melbārdis
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 282
Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 283
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 284
Agata Muceniece
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 285
Jānis Sprukts
HOCKEY PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 286
Dana Reizniece-Ozola
CHESS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 287
Mārtiņš Freimanis
SINGER
1977 - 2011
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 288
Vadim Demidov
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 289
Agnis Čavars
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 290
Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS In Latvia
Among volleyball players born in Latvia, Mārtiņš Pļaviņš ranks 1. After him are Jānis Šmēdiņš (1987).