Pavel Vladislavovich Sukhov ( rus, Павел Владиславович Сухов, , ˈpavʲɪɫ ˈsuxəf, born 7 May 1988) is a Russian right-handed
épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contain ...
fencer.
Sukhov is a two-time team European champion and 2012 individual European champion. A three-time
Olympian, Sukhov is a 2021 team Olympic silver medalist. Sukhov competed in the
2012 London Olympic Games
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, the
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Career
Sukhov began fencing at the age of 9.
He originally played tennis but switched to fencing when his coach moved abroad.
He made his international debut for Russia at the 2008 Doha World Cup, and is a Russian Armed Forces Athlete.
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
World Cup
References
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1988 births
Living people
Russian male épée fencers
Olympic fencers of Russia
Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Samara, Russia
World Fencing Championships medalists
Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the Russian Olympic Committee athletes
Olympic medalists in fencing
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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