Ekaterina Vadimovna Pankova (russian: Екатерина Вадимовна Панкова, born 2 February 1990), from 2013 to 2016 Kosianenko, is a Russian

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player, who plays as an setter. She is a member of the

Russia women's national volleyball team The Russia women's national volleyball team is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and participated in international volleyball competitions. They played from 1949 to 1991 as the Soviet Union and as the CIS in 1992. In response to the ...

and plays for

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 ...

at club level.

Career

She started playing volleyball at the youth teams of Uralochka before starting her professional career in 2007 at

Zarechie Odintsovo Zarechye-Odintsovo (russian: Заречье-Одинцово) is a Russian women's volleyball club based in Odintsovo. The club was founded in 1987 and plays in the super league, the top Russian league. History The club was established in 1987. ...

. With them she won the

Russian Super League Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

in 2007 - 2008 and 2009 - 2010, the Russian Cup in 2007 and the

CEV Women's Challenge Cup The CEV Women's Challenge Cup, formerly (from 1980 to 2007) known as CEV Women's Cup is the third official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de Volley ...

in 2013 - 2014. She moved to

in 2014 and at the club she won the Russian Super League in 2015 - 2016. With the

, she has participated at youth and senior competitions, being part of the teams which played the

2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un ...

in Kazan, the

Montreux Volley Masters The Montreux Volley Masters (founded as the Coupe des Nations, later changed to BCV Volley Cup between 1990 and 1996 and to its current name in 1998) is an international invitational tournament for national teams in women's volleyball hosted by th ...

(in

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), the

FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called FIVB Volleyball World League, World League. This event should not be confused with the other intern ...

(in

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), the

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(in

), the

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in Italy, the

2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup The 2015 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from August 22 to September 6 in Japan. The tournament was a qualification process for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The top two ranked teams, China and Serbia, qualified for the Oly ...

in Japan, and the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in Rio de Janeiro.

Personal life

She is the daughter of

Vadim Pankov Vadim Anatolyevich Pankov (russian: Вадим Анатольевич Панков; June 1, 1964, in Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian volleyball coach, head coach of VC Zarechye Odintsovo (since 2007) and Russia women's national volleyball team (s ...

and

Marina Pankova Marina Anatolyevna Pankova ''née'' Nikulina (russian: Марина Анатольевна Панкова; 3 March 1963 – 4 November 2015) was a Russian volleyball player, who was a member of the Soviet team that won the gold medal at the 1988 ...

(née Nikulina). Her family has a tradition in volleyball, her father is the current coach of

and her mother played in three

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

(gold in

Seoul 1988 The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, silver in

Barcelona 1992 The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and fourth in

Atlanta 1996 The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

), and was world champion at the

1990 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 1990 FIVB Women's World Championship was the eleventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 22 August to 1 September 1990 in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenyang, PR China. Teams ;Group A ...

. Her younger brother

Pavel Pankov Pavel Vadimovich Pankov ( rus, Павел Вадимович Панков, , ˈpavʲɪl pɐnˈkof; born August 14, 1995) is a Russian volleyball player. He is a Master of Sports of international class in Russia. Personal life Pankov's father, Va ...

is also a volleyball player.

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2013 European Championship "Best Setter"'' * '' 2014 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Setter"''

National team

Junior

* 2005

Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship The Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship is a volleyball competition for girls' national teams with players under the age of 18 years, currently held biannually and organized by the European Volleyball Confederation, the volleyball federa ...

- Silver medal * 2005

FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 19 organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' ( FIVB). The first edition was staged in 1989 in Curitiba, ...

- Silver medal * 2007

- Bronze medal * 2008

Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship The Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams with players under 20 years, currently held biannually and organized by the European Volleyball Confederation, the volleyball federation from Europe. A ...

- Silver medal * 2013 Universiade – Gold medal

Senior

* 2013 Montreux Volley Masters - Silver medal * 2013 European Championship - Gold medal *

2014 Montreux Volley Masters The 2014 Montreux Volley Masters was a women's volleyball competition held in Montreux, Switzerland between May 27 – June 1, 2014. Eight teams participated in this tournament. Germany defeated United States to win their first title, with Margare ...

- Bronze medal *

2014 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 22nd edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 25 July to 24 August 2014. The Group 1 final round was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Brazilian star te ...

- Bronze medal *

2015 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 23rd edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 26 June to 2 August 2015. This was the first time that the Group 1 final round was held in Omaha, ...

- Silver medal * 2015 European Championship - Gold medal

Clubs

* 2007 Russian Cup - Gold medal (with Zarechie Odintsovo) *

2007–08 CEV Champions League The 2007–08 CEV Champions League was the 49th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Participating teams League round 24 teams will be drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams ...

- Silver medal (with Zarechie Odintsovo) * 2007 - 2008 Russian Championship - Gold medal (with Zarechie Odintsovo) * 2008 - 2009 Russian Championship - Silver medal (with Zarechie Odintsovo) * 2009 Russian Cup - Silver medal (with Zarechie Odintsovo) * 2009 - 2010 Russian Championship - Gold medal (with Zarechie Odintsovo) * 2013 - 2014

CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980– ...

- Gold medal (with Zarechie Odintsovo) * 2014 - 2015 Russian Championship - Silver medal (with Dinamo Moscow) * 2015 - 2016 Russian Championship - Gold medal (with Dinamo Moscow) * 2016 Russian Cup - Silver medal (with Dinamo Moscow) * 2016 -2017 Russian Championship - Gold medal (with Dinamo Moscow)

References

External links

Ekaterina Kosianenko
at the

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pankova, Ekaterina 1990 births Living people Russian women's volleyball players Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg Olympic volleyball players for Russia Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in volleyball FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia 21st-century Russian women