PANKOV Pavel

Pasha (VK profile, 17 Jun 2021)

Spending time with his family. (sport24.ru, 17 May 2021)

Athlete

Moscow State Academy of Physical Education, Malakhovka, RUS

Wife Alina Pankova, daughters Maya [2019] and Kira [2020]

English, Russian

Dynamo Moscow [Russian Federation] since 2019

Konstantin Bryansky [club], RUS; Tuomas Sammelvuo [national], FIN

Setter (volley.ru, 27 May 2021)

His wife Alina Pankova [Yaroshik] has represented Russian Federation in volleyball and won gold at the 2017 World University Games in Taipei, Chinese Taipei. His mother Marina Pankova [Nikulina] represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team and the Russian Federation in volleyball and won gold at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and silver at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. His father Vadim Pankov has worked as a volleyball coach and was head coach of the Russian national women's team between 2018 and 2019. His sister Ekaterina Pankova has represented the Russian Federation in volleyball and won gold medals at the 2013 and 2015 European championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Jun 2021; sport24.ru, 17 May 2021; leningradka.spb.ru, 01 Jan 2018; fisu.net, 30 Aug 2017; vldinamo.ru, 11 Dec 2011)

2017 for Russian Federation Against France, World League in Kazan, Russian Federation (spbdnevnik.ru, 27 May 2019)

Super League [RUS] (vcdynamo.ru, 01 Jun 2021)

He began playing volleyball in 2004 at age nine. (sport-express.ru, 25 Sep 2015; newizv.ru, 11 Jul 2013)

"I started with football and then switched to volleyball and stayed with it." (rsport.ria.ru, 23 Sep 2015)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sport24.ru, 17 May 2021)

Brazilian volleyball player Ricardinho. (rsport.ria.ru, 23 Sep 2015)

"Volleyball is an intellectual game. Just because you are tall and hitting hard doesn't mean you'll win. You need to be 100% focused." (sport-express.ru, 25 Sep 2015)

He received the Most Valuable Player award at the 2021 European Volleyball Confederation [CEV] Cup Finals in Luxembourg. (cev.eu, 29 Mar 2021)

He was named Most Valuable Player of the Final Six and Setter of the Year in the 2020/21 Russian Super League. (volley.ru, 19 May 2021; rsport.ria.ru, 10 Apr 2021)

He received the Most Valuable Player award at the 2015 World U21 Championship in Mexico. He also received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation in 2015. (fivb.com, 21 Sep 2015; minsport.gov.ru, 24 Feb 2015)

He was named Most Valuable Player and Best Setter of the 2014 European U20 Championship in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. (cev.eu, 06 Sep 2014)

He was named Best Server of the 2013 European Youth Championship. (cev.eu, 21 Apr 2013)