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Vladimir Samsonov

1976 - Today

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Vladimir Samsonov or Uładzimir Samsonau (Belarusian: Уладзімір Віктаравіч Самсонаў, Russian: Владимир Викторович Самсонов, born 17 April 1976) is a Belarusian former professional table tennis player. He is known in China as the "Tai Chi Master" because of his superb all-around style, both offensive and defensive. Samsonov competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1996 and 2016, placing fourth individually in 2016, in addition to equal fifth in 1996 and 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Samsonov is the 21st most popular table tennis player (down from 18th in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Belarus (down from 168th in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Table Tennis Player.

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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS

Among table tennis players, Vladimir Samsonov ranks 21 out of 107. Before him are Ma Long, Kjell Johansson, Zoran Primorac, Timo Boll, Tibor Klampár, and Mikael Appelgren. After him are Jean-Michel Saive, Ma Lin, Yoo Nam-kyu, Wang Liqin, Gábor Gergely, and Jean-Philippe Gatien.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Vladimir Samsonov ranks 208. Before him are Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Emma de Caunes, Lars Ricken, Troy Baker, Ricardinho, and Jessica Capshaw. After him are Saúl Martínez, Kazumasa Shimizu, Óscar Freire, Kevin Alejandro, Chang Chen, and Ľudovít Ódor.

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In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Vladimir Samsonov ranks 173 out of 368. Before him are Sergey Gritsevets (1909), Walter Anderson (1885), Vladimir Resin (1936), Lidia Wysocka (1916), Iosif Kheifits (1905), and Ivan Edeshko (1945). After him are Anna Missuna (1868), Aleksandr Dedyushko (1962), Gennady Novitsky (1949), Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko (1938), Viktar Babaryka (1963), and Darya Domracheva (1986).

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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS In Belarus

Among table tennis players born in Belarus, Vladimir Samsonov ranks 1. After him are Viktoria Pavlovich (1978).

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