Petr Samoylenko (born February 7, 1977) is a retired Russian professional

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player. At a height of 6 ft 1 in (1.87 m) tall, and a weight of 190 pounds (86 kg), he played at the

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position. He was best known throughout his career for being a defensive specialist.

Professional career

Samoylenko played professionally with

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Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

, and

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Russian national team

Samoylenko was a long-time member of the senior

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. With Russia's senior national team, he played at the following tournaments: the EuroBasket 2001, the EuroBasket 2003, the EuroBasket 2005, the

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, and the

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.Petr SAMOYLENKO (RUS) participated in 9 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Club honors

* North European League **Winner (1): 2002–03 *

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**Winner (1): 2003–04 *

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**Runner-up (2): 2009–10, 2011–12 * EuroCup **Winner (1):

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* Russian League **Runner-up (4): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07 **Third place (9): 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 * Russian Cup **Winner (2): 2003, 2009 **Runner-up (3): 2005, 2007, 2010

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Samoylenko, Petr 1977 births Living people Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics BC Dynamo Moscow players BC Samara players BC Spartak Primorye players BC UNICS players FIBA EuroBasket-winning players Olympic basketball players for Russia Point guards Russian men's basketball players