Marina Anatolyevna Pankova née Nikulina (Russian: Марина Анатольевна Панкова; 3 March 1963 - 4 November 2015) was a Russian volleyball player who was a member of the Soviet team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Four years later, she won a silver medal with the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[1] She was a setter.[1]

Marina Pankova
Personal information
Full nameMarina Anatolyevna Pankova
NationalityRussian
Born(1963-03-03)3 March 1963
Bratsk, Russia
Died4 November 2015(2015-11-04) (aged 52)
Moscow, Russia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Career
YearsTeams
1985–1992
1992–1995
1995–1996
1998–1999
Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
UCAM Voley Murcia
Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
Galatasaray Istanbul
National team
1987–1991
1992
1993–1996
 Soviet Union
 Unified Team
 Russia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
Representing the  Unified Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Team
Representing  Russia
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Brazil Team
FIVB World Cup
Representing  Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
Representing  Russia
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Tokyo/Osaka
FIVB World Grand Prix
Representing  Russia
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Hong Kong
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Shangai
Representing  Russia
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Saint Petersburg Team
European Championship
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1991 Rome
Silver medal – second place 1987 Ghent
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 1993 Brno

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Marina Nikulina-Pankova". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

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