Hand Right-handed Height 1.8 m FIE Ranking current ranking Weight 78 kg | Name Pavel Sukhov Weapons Epee Role Olympic athlete | |
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Full name Pavel Vladislavovich Sukhov Born 7 May 1988 (age 35)
Samara, Russia ( 1988-05-07 ) | ||
2014 European Fencing Championships: Spain vs Russia
Pavel Vladislavovich Sukhov (Russian: Па́вел Владисла́вович Су́хов, born 7 May 1988) is a Russian fencer. He won the gold medal at the 2012 European Championships. He won the bronze medal in the 2013 World Fencing Championships. He was part of the Russian team that won gold at the 2017 European Championships.
He 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 event.
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. He was also defeated in the first round of the 2016 Summer Olympics men's individual epee by eventual champion Park Sang-young. The Russian team also lost in the first round of the men's team épée event.