Pavel Sukhov
| Pavel Sukhov | |
|---|---|
 Sukhov at the 2014 Challenge RFF (Paris World Cup) | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Pavel Vladislavovich Sukhov |
| Born | 7 May 1988 Samara, Kuybyshev AO, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | Épée |
| Hand | Right-handed |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Medal record | |
Pavel Vladislavovich Sukhov (Russian: Па́вел Владисла́вович Су́хов, born 7 May 1988) is a Russian fencer.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2012 European Championships.[2] He won the bronze medal in the 2013 World Fencing Championships.[3] He was part of the Russian team that won gold at the 2017 European Championships.[2]
Career
He began fencing at the age of 9.[2] He originally played tennis but switched to fencing when his coach moved abroad.[2] He made his international debut for Russia at the 2008 Doha World Cup event.[2]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's épée, but was defeated in the first round by eventual bronze medal Jung Jin-sun.[4] He was also defeated in the first round of the 2016 Summer Olympics men's individual épée by eventual champion Park Sang-young.[5] The Russian team also lost in the first round of the men's team épée event.[6]
References
- ^ London2012.com Archived 28 January 2013 at archive.today
- ^ a b c d e "Fencer - SUKHOV Pavel - RUSSIA - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Fencer - SUKHOV Pavel - RUSSIA - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Pavel Sukhov". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Rio 2016 - Men's Épée Individual". www.Rio2016.com. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Men's Épée Team". www.Rio2016.com. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
External links
- Pavel Sukhov at the International Fencing Federation
- Pavel Sukhov at the European Fencing Confederation
- Pavel Sukhov at the Russian Fencing Federation (in Russian) (in English)
- Pavel Sukhov at Olympics.com
- Pavel Sukhov at Olympics.com
- Pavel Sukhov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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