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| SUKHOV Pavel |
| NOC |
Russia
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
07 May 1988
in Kuybyshev, URS
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| Height | 1.79 m |
| Weight | 75 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
| Marital status |
Married |
| Family |
Wife Victoria, daughter Nika |
| Residence |
Samara, RUS |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Serves in the Army |
| Languages |
Russian |
| Higher education |
Physical Education, Sport Studies - Samara State Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities: Russia |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age nine in Samara, Russian Federation. |
| Why this sport? |
He initially played tennis but his coach moved abroad. His mother, who knew a sports school director, then encouraged him to switch to fencing. |
| Club / Team |
Central Sports Club of the Air Force [RUS] / Samara School of Supreme Sports Skill No.1 [RUS]: |
| Name of coach |
Viktor Vdovin [personal], RUS, from 2004; Alexander Glazunov [national], RUS |
| Handedness |
Right |
International Debut |
| Year |
2008 |
| Competing for |
Russia |
| Tournament |
World Cup |
| Location |
Doha, QAT |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Alpine skiing. (Athlete, 24 Mar 2016) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in individual epee at the 2012 European Championships in Legnano, Italy, bronze in individual epee at the 2013 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and gold in team epee at the 2017 European Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Athlete, 30 Jun 2017) |
| Most influential person in career |
His first coach Oleg Kopyonkin. (Athlete, 24 Mar 2016) |
| Awards and honours |
He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (database.rusfencing.ru, 16 Jun 2017) |
| Ambitions |
To win medals at the world championships and Olympic Games. (Athlete, 30 Jun 2017) |
| Other information |
COMMUNITY WORK
In May 2013 he participated in Day of the Donor, part of a social initiative in the Samara region of the Russian Federation to encourage people to donate blood. (samregion.ru, 30 May 2013) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2016 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Epee |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| World Championships |
| 2017 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2014 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Epee |
Kazan, Russia |
| 2013 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2012 |
6 |
Team Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2010 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Paris, France |
| 2010 |
8 |
Individual Epee |
Paris, France |
| European Championships |
| 2018 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2017 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2017 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Epee |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2015 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Montreux, Switzerland |
| 2012 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Legnano, Italy |
| 2010 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
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