Pavel Sukhov
Pavel Vladislavovich Sukhov 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.Career
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 épée by eventual champion Park Sang-young. The Russian team also lost in the first round of the men's team épée event.
