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Pavel Vladislavovich Sukhov (Russian: Павел Владиславович Сухов, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl ˈsuxəf]; born 7 May 1988) is a Russian right-handed épée fencer.^[2]

Sukhov is a two-time team European champion and 2012 individual European champion. A three-time Olympian, he is a 2021 team Olympic silver medalist. Sukhov competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.^[3][4]

Career

Sukhov began fencing at the age of 9.^[1] He originally played tennis but switched to fencing when his coach moved abroad.^[1] He made his international debut for Russia at the 2008 Doha World Cup, and is a Russian Armed Forces Athlete.^[1] His clubs are the Russian Central Sports Army Club, and the Samara Regional Sports School of Olympic Reserve No. 5.^[1]

Medal record

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Event	Position
2021	Tokyo, Japan	Team Men's Épée	2nd[5]

World Championship

Year	Location	Event	Position
2013	Budapest, Hungary	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[6]
2017	Leipzig, Germany	Team Men's Épée	3rd[7]
2018	Wuxi, China	Team Men's Épée	3rd[8]

European Championship

Year	Location	Event	Position
2010	Leipzig, Germany	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[9]
2011	Sheffield, United Kingdom	Team Men's Épée	3rd[10]
2012	Legnano, Italy	Individual Men's Épée	1st[11]
2014	Strasbourg, France	Team Men's Épée	3rd[12]
2015	Montreux, Switzerland	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[13]
2017	Tbilisi, Georgia	Team Men's Épée	1st[14]
2018	Novi Sad, Serbia	Team Men's Épée	1st[15]

World Cup

Date	Location	Event	Position
03/26/2010	Heidenheim, Germany	Individual Men's Épée	1st[16]
05/02/2014	Paris, France	Individual Men's Épée	1st[17]
05/20/2016	Paris, France	Individual Men's Épée	2nd[18]

References

External links

• Pavel Sukhov at the International Fencing Federation
• Pavel Sukhov at the European Fencing Confederation
• Pavel Sukhov at the Russian Fencing Federation (in Russian) (in English)
• Pavel Sukhov at Olympics.com
• Pavel Sukhov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)