Pavel Kolobkov
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| Minister of Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 19 October 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Vladimir Putin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Vitaly Mutko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Minister of Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 18 June 2012 – 19 October 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Vladimir Putin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 October 2010 – 18 June 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Pavel Anatolyevich Kolobkov 22 September 1969 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Moscow State Academy of Law[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pavel Anatolyevich Kolobkov (Russian: Павел Анатольевич Колобков, born 22 September 1969) is a retired Russian (and formerly Soviet) épée fencer. He won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at five Olympic Games from 1988 to 2004.[2][3] He currently serves as the Minister of Sport in the Russian government. He also previously served as the Deputy Minister of Sport as well Deputy Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy. He is widely considered the best épée fencer of the past two decades.
Biography
Kolobkov was born on 22 September, 1969 in Moscow.[1] In his career he won 26 medals between Olympic Games, World and European Championships.[4] He was appointed as a Deputy Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy on 8 October 2010 by then Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.[5] He was appointed as the head of the Russian delegation for 2012 Summer Olympics in London on 9 August 2011.[6] On 18 June 2012, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Sports.[1]
He also served as Russia's representative to World Anti-Doping Agency. His last meeting with the organization was on 18 November 2015 when it declared Russian Anti-Doping Agency as non-compliant. As a result, he lost his position as representative to the organization in January 2016 and was barred from serving on the organization's Foundation Board.[7][8]
On 19 October, he was appointed as the Minister of Sport in place of the previous minister Vitaly Mutko by President Putin.[9]
Achievements
Épée individual (2000)
Épée individual (1992) and Épée team (1996)
Épée individual (2004) and Épée team (1988, 1992)
Épée individual (1993, 1994, 2002, 2005) and Épée team (2003)[10]
Épée individual (1997) and Épée team (2002)
Épée individual (1989, 1999) and Épée team (1988)
Épée individual (1996, 2000)
Épée individual (2002, 2003, 2005) and Épée team (2006)
Épée individual (1999, 2001, 2004, 2006) and Épée team (1998)
Épée (1999)
Others results
- 1987 – Junior World Champion
- 1988 – Junior World Champion
- 2008 – Winner of Challenge Bernadotte in Stockholm, Sweden
Awards and honors
- Order of Honour - Awarded on 19 April 2001[11]
- Awarded the honorary rank of colonel by the Russian Armed Forces on 20 November 2004.[12]
- Merited Master of Sports - Received in 1992[13]
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 1st and 2nd class[13]
- Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Russian Federal Government: Strategic Information and Contacts. IBP, Inc. p. 12 216.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Pavel Kolobkov". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Pavel Kolobkov Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Pavel Kolobkov". eurofencing.info. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appoints Pavel Kolobkov Deputy Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy". Government.ru. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Olympics-Former fencer to lead Russian delegation in London". Reuters. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "WADA declares Russian anti-doping agency non-compliant". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Russian Deputy Sports Minister loses place on WADA Foundation Board after allegations of state-supported doping". Inside the games. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Former Olympic fencing champion becomes Russia's new sports minister". Russia Beyond The Headlines. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "La fiche de PAVEL KOLOBKOV. ESCRIME - L'Equipe.fr". www.lequipe.fr. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 19.04.2001 г. № 450". www.kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Павел Колобков стал первым действующим спортсменом в звании полковника". REGNUM (in Russian). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Pavel Kolobkov: Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation". government.ru. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
External links
- Pavel Kolobkov profile from site Eurofencing.info
- Pavel Kolobkov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Interview
- Pavel Kolobkov profile
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- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Soviet fencers
- Russian male fencers
- Olympic fencers of the Soviet Union
- Olympic fencers of the Unified Team
- Olympic fencers of Russia
- Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Unified Team
- Olympic gold medalists for Russia
- Olympic silver medalists for Russia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Sportspeople from Moscow
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics