Education
Samitov made his international debut at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, where he finished fourth.
Samitov made his international debut at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, where he finished fourth.
His personal best is 17.30 metres. He was the runner-up at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He also cleared sixteen metres in the event for the first time that year.
He improved to 16.51 m in 2010 and jumped 16.90 m the following year.
At the regional Volga championships in 2011 he pushed himself into second in the Russian rankings behind Lyukman Adams by clearing 17.25 m. He was chosen to compete at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, but did not progress beyond the qualifiers.