Vladimir Samsonov
| Vladimir Samsonov Uładzimir Samsonaŭ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Samsonov at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vladimir Viktorovich Samsonov;[1] Uładzimir Viktaravich Samsonaŭ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
April 17, 1976[2] Minsk, Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment(s) | Tibhar: blade - Samsonov Force Pro Black Edition, rubbers - Evolution MX-S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 8 (May 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vladimir Samsonov (Belarusian: Уладзімір Самсонаў, Łacinka: Uładzimir Samsonaŭ) (born April 17, 1976 in Minsk) is a Belarusian professional table tennis player, ranked 8th in the world as of May 2016.[2][4] He is known in China as the "Tai Chi Master" because of his superb all-around (both offensive and defensive) style.
He is known as Mr.ECL (European Champions League) for participating in the tournament for at least 15 years straight and because he currently holds nine (9) ECL winner titles - three with Borussia, five with Charleroi, and two with Fakel Orenburg. He began his European club career when he joined Borussia Düsseldorf in 1994, then seven years later moved to Royal Charleroi in Belgium. In 2008 he moved to Spain to play for Cajagranada, but the things didn't go the way he planned and two years later he decided to join Russian superleague club Fakel Orenburg.
He is famous for being a top-10 player longer than anyone else in official ranking history save for the legend of table tennis Jan-Ove Waldner. He first joined the top-10 in 1996, then climbed to the top position in 1998. He stayed in the top-10 for 15 years until November 2011. He is ranked #8 as of May 2016.[5] He also currently holds the distinction of being the player with most ITTF ProTour gold medals - 26 ProTour titles.
In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for Belarus in table tennis, more specifically, Men's singles. He earned a silver medal.
Career records
Vladimir Samsonov during final match of Russian premier league (season 2012-13) in Moscow
Singles (as of December 26, 2010)[6]
- Olympics: QF (1996, 2000).[1]
- European Games: runner-up
(2015) - World Championships: runner-up (1997).
- World Cup appearances: 13.
winner
(1999, 2001, 2009); runner-up (2013) 3rd 
(1996,1997, 2012). - World Tour winner (×26)
- World Tour Grand Finals appearances: 12. Record: winner (1997); runner-up (1996); SF (2008, 2010).
- European Championships: winner (1998, 2003, 05); runner-up (2007, 2008,2013).
- Europe Top-12: winner (1998, 99, 2001, 2007); 2nd (1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011).
Men's Doubles
- Olympics: lost 1st stage (1996, 2000).
- World Championships: runner-up (1995); SF (1999).
- World Tour winner (×1): Austrian Open 1997.
Runner-up (×1): Croatian Open 1999. - World Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3.
Record: runner-up (1996, 1997). - European Championships: winner (1998); runner-up (2005); SF (1994,2012).
Mixed Doubles
- World Championships: round of 16 (1995).
- European Championships: winner (1996).
Team
- World Championships: 7th (2010).
- European Championships: 1st (2003); 2nd (2008, 2010); 3rd (2013,2015).
References
- 1 2 "Olympic results". http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-08-18. External link in
|work=(help) - 1 2 "ITTF player's profile". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "ITTF Museum". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ↑ "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ↑ World ranking Record for SAMSONOV Vladimir (BLR)
- ↑ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
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