Ekaterina Vadimovna Pankova (Russian: Екатерина Вадимовна Панкова, born 2 February 1990), from 2013 to 2016 Kosianenko, is a Russian volleyball player, who plays as an setter. She is a member of the Russia women's national volleyball team and plays for Dynamo Moscow at club level.[1]

Ekaterina Pankova
Ekaterina Pankova in 2018
Personal information
Full nameEkaterina Vadimovna Pankova
NationalityRussian
Born (1990-02-02) February 2, 1990 (age 34)
Soviet Union Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike290 cm (114 in)
Block285 cm (112 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubDynamo Moscow
Number10
Career
YearsTeams
2007 - 2014
2014 -
Zarechie Odintsovo
Dynamo Moscow
National team
2011 - 2017Russia Russia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Russia
World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2015 Omaha
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Germany/Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 2015 Netherlands/Belgium

Career

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She started playing volleyball at the youth teams of Uralochka before starting her professional career in 2007 at Zarechie Odintsovo.[2] With them she won the Russian Super League in 2007 - 2008 and 2009 - 2010, the Russian Cup in 2007 and the CEV Women's Challenge Cup in 2013 - 2014. She moved to Dynamo Moscow in 2014 and at the club she won the Russian Super League in 2015 - 2016.[3][4]

With the Russia women's national volleyball team, she has participated at youth and senior competitions, being part of the teams which played the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan,[5] the Montreux Volley Masters (in 2013, 2014),[6][7] the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016),[8] the European Championships (in 2013, 2015),[1] the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy,[9] the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan,[10] and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[11]

Personal life

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Pankova was born 2 February 1990 in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg). She is the daughter of Vadim Pankov and Marina Pankova (née Nikulina). Her family has a tradition in volleyball, her father is the current coach of Zarechie Odintsovo and her mother played in three Olympic Games (gold in Seoul 1988, silver in Barcelona 1992 and fourth in Atlanta 1996), and was world champion at the 1990 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Her younger brother Pavel Pankov is also a volleyball player.[2]

Awards

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Individuals

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National team

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Junior

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Senior

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Clubs

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile". CEV. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b Волейбол — дело семейное. Women's Volleyball Club "Dynamo" (Moscow) (in Russian). 27 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Profile". VolleyService.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Profile". komanda2016.ru (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. ^ "2013 Summer Universiade - Women Volleyball - Gold medal match report" (PDF). 2013 Summer Universiade. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. ^ "2013 Montreux Volley Masters - Final - Match report". FIVB. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  7. ^ "2014 Montreux Volley Masters - Third place - Match report". FIVB. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Profile – World Grand Prix 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Profile – Italy 2014". FIVB. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Profile – World Cup 2015". FIVB. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Profile – Rio 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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