Vladimir Samsonov or Uładzimir Samsonaŭ (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.[5] Samsonov competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1996 and 2016, placing fourth individually in 2016, in addition to equal fifth in 1996 and 2000.[2]
Vladimir Samsonov Uładzimir Samsonaŭ
Samsonov at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Full name
Vladimir Viktorovich Samsonov; Uładzimir Viktaravich Samsonaŭ
Samsonov is also known as Mr. ECL (European Champions League), for winning a record 13 ECL titles (including two of its predecessor, European Club Cup of Champions) – three with Borussia (1997, 1998, 2000), and five each with Charleroi (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007) and Fakel Orenburg (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019). His 13 titles are not only the most ever by an athlete in table tennis, but also more than any male or female athlete has ever won in European Champions Leagues in all sports.[6] He started playing for European top division clubs in 1994, when he signed with Borussia Düsseldorf, then six years later joined Royal Charleroi in Belgium. In 2008, he moved to Spain to play for SuperDivision club Cajagranada, but left after only one season to join the Russian Premier League club Fakel Orenburg, where he finished his career twelve years later.
Samsonov is famous for being a top-10 player spanning over a decade. 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. His highest ranking was No. 1 in December 1999.[3] He used to hold the distinction of being the player with most ITTF Pro/World Tour titles (27)[7] until Ma Long surpassed him (28). He was runner-up in the 1997 World championships, and is also a three-time European champion (1998, 2003, 2005) and three-time World Cup winner (1999, 2001, 2009).
Samsonov was awarded the Richard Bergmann Fair Play Trophy at the world championships a record three times, in 2003, 2007 and 2013.[8]
In 2021, despite qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, his seventh time qualifying for the Olympics, Samsonov withdrew from the tournament and shortly after announced his retirement.[9]
Personal life
Since the age of seven, Samsonov had been coached by Alexandre Petkevich. Samsonov is a polyglot, speaking Russian, English, German, Serbian, and Spanish.[1]
References
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vladimir, samsonov, uładzimir, samsonaŭ, belarusian, Уладзімір, Віктаравіч, Самсонаў, russian, Владимир, Викторович, Самсонов, born, april, 1976, belarusian, former, professional, table, tennis, player, known, china, master, because, superb, around, style, bot. Vladimir Samsonov or Uladzimir Samsonaŭ Belarusian Uladzimir Viktaravich Samsonay Russian Vladimir Viktorovich Samsonov 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 5 Samsonov competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1996 and 2016 placing fourth individually in 2016 in addition to equal fifth in 1996 and 2000 2 Vladimir Samsonov Uladzimir SamsonaŭSamsonov at the 2013 World ChampionshipsPersonal informationFull nameVladimir Viktorovich Samsonov Uladzimir Viktaravich SamsonaŭNickname s VladiNationality BelarusBorn 1976 04 17 17 April 1976 age 47 1 Minsk Byelorussian SSR Soviet Union 2 Playing styleRight handed shakehand gripEquipment s Tibhar blade Samsonov VS Unlimited rubbers Evolution MX PHighest ranking1 December 1999 3 ClubRoyal Villette Charleroi 2 Height190 cm 6 ft 3 in 4 Weight83 kg 183 lb Medal record Men s table tennisRepresenting BelarusWorld Championships1995 Tianjin Doubles1997 Manchester Singles1999 Eindhoven DoublesWorld Cup1999 Xiaolan Singles2001 Courmayeur Singles2009 Moscow Singles2013 Verviers Singles1996 Nimes Singles1997 Nimes Singles2012 Liverpool SinglesEuropean Championships1996 Bratislava Mixed doubles1998 Eindhoven Singles1998 Eindhoven Doubles2003 Courmayeur Singles2003 Courmayeur Team2005 Aarhus Singles2005 Aarhus Doubles2007 Belgrade Singles2008 Saint Petersburg Singles2008 Saint Petersburg Team2010 Ostrava Team2013 Schwechat Singles1994 Birmingham Doubles2012 Herning Doubles2013 Schwechat Team2015 Ekaterinburg TeamEuropean Games2015 Baku Singles Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditSamsonov is also known as Mr ECL European Champions League for winning a record 13 ECL titles including two of its predecessor European Club Cup of Champions three with Borussia 1997 1998 2000 and five each with Charleroi 2001 2002 2003 2004 2007 and Fakel Orenburg 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 His 13 titles are not only the most ever by an athlete in table tennis but also more than any male or female athlete has ever won in European Champions Leagues in all sports 6 He started playing for European top division clubs in 1994 when he signed with Borussia Dusseldorf then six years later joined Royal Charleroi in Belgium In 2008 he moved to Spain to play for SuperDivision club Cajagranada but left after only one season to join the Russian Premier League club Fakel Orenburg where he finished his career twelve years later Samsonov is famous for being a top 10 player spanning over a decade 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 His highest ranking was No 1 in December 1999 3 He used to hold the distinction of being the player with most ITTF Pro World Tour titles 27 7 until Ma Long surpassed him 28 He was runner up in the 1997 World championships and is also a three time European champion 1998 2003 2005 and three time World Cup winner 1999 2001 2009 Samsonov was awarded the Richard Bergmann Fair Play Trophy at the world championships a record three times in 2003 2007 and 2013 8 In 2021 despite qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics his seventh time qualifying for the Olympics Samsonov withdrew from the tournament and shortly after announced his retirement 9 Personal life EditSince the age of seven Samsonov had been coached by Alexandre Petkevich Samsonov is a polyglot speaking Russian English German Serbian and Spanish 1 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vladimir Samsonov a b ITTF player s profile International Table Tennis Federation Archived from the original on June 16 2011 Retrieved August 15 2010 a b c Vladimir Samsonov Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Retrieved 2010 08 18 a b Vladimir Samsonov Table Tennis Media Table Tennis Media Retrieved 2023 04 28 Vladimir Samsonov Archived October 13 2016 at the Wayback Machine rio2016 com Vladimir Samsonov nbcolympics com Vladimir Samsonov improves his TTCLM record to 12 titles ettu org 2017 05 16 27th Gold for Samsonov ittf com Award Winners Archived April 18 2016 at the Wayback Machine ittf com Timo Boll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov Withdraw From Internal Olympic Scrimmage Due To Injuries edgesandnets com 2021 07 12 Retrieved 2021 07 12 External links EditVladimir Samsonov at ITTF Vladimir Samsonov at Olympedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vladimir Samsonov amp oldid 1152107244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
