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Pavel Kolobkov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Anatolyevich and the family name is Kolobkov.

Pavel Anatolyevich Kolobkov (Russian: Павел Анатольевич Колобков; born 22 September 1969) is a Russian (and formerly Soviet) retired épée fencer. He won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at five Olympic Games from 1988 to 2004.[6][7] Kolobkov served as Russia's representative to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) until 2015 when WADA declared the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to be non-compliant, and he was barred from serving as a representative to WADA. He served as the Russian Minister of Sport from 2016 to 2020, when he was dismissed from the position by President Putin. He also previously served as the Russian Deputy Minister of Sport as well as the Russian Deputy Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy.

Pavel Kolobkov
Павел Колобков
Kolobkov in 2015
Russian Minister of Sport
In office
19 October 2016 – 15 January 2020
Acting: 15 – 21 January 2020
PresidentVladimir Putin
Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev
DeputyPavel Novikov
Marina Tomilova
Igor Sidorkevich
Natalya Parshikova
Sergey Kosilov
Nadezhda Erastova[1]
Preceded byVitaly Mutko
Succeeded byOleg Matytsin
Russian Deputy Minister of Sport
In office
18 June 2012 – 19 October 2016
Serving with Yuri Nagornykh, Pavel Novikov, Sergey Shelpakov,[2] Natalya Parshikova and Marina Tomilova[3]
PresidentVladimir Putin
Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byPavel Novikov
Natalya Parshikova
Marina Tomilova
Russian Deputy Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy
In office
8 October 2010 – 18 June 2012
Serving with Yuri Nagornykh, Pavel Novikov, Oleg Rozhnov and Nadezhda Nazina[4]
PresidentDmitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
Prime MinisterVladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Succeeded byposition abolished
Personal details
Born
Pavel Anatolyevich Kolobkov

(1969-09-22) 22 September 1969 (age 55)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materMoscow State Academy of Law[5]
Awards
Fencing career
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Country Soviet Union
 Russia
WeaponÉpée
HandRight-handed
ClubCSKA
Retired2008
FIE rankingarchive
Medal record
Men's épée fencing
Olympic Games
Winner 1 (1 individual)
Runner-up 2 (1 individual)
Third place 3 (2 individual)
World Championships
Winner 5 (4 individual)
Runner-up 2 (1 individual)
Third place 3 (2 individual)
European Championships
Winner 2 (2 individual)
Runner-up 4 (3 individual)
Third place 5 (4 individual)

Biography

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Early years

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Kolobkov was born in Moscow.[5] In his career he won 27 individual and team medals between Olympic Games, World and European Championships.[8] He was appointed as a Russian Deputy Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy on 8 October 2010 by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.[9] He was appointed as the head of the Russian 2012 London Summer Olympics delegation on 9 August 2011.[10] On 18 June 2012, he was appointed as the Russian Deputy Minister of Sports.[5] He was appointed as a Class 3 State Advisor of the Russian Federation on 7 October 2013.[11]

World Anti-Doping Agency representative

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Kolobkov also served as Russia's representative to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). He unsuccessfully denied WADA's finding that Russia was falsifying laboratory doping data, and was criticized by Russia's top athletes for endangering their careers.[12][13] After Russia was accused of doping, Kolobkov provided WADA with fresh data, but it only revealed further manipulation.[14]

His last meeting with the organization was on 18 November 2015, when WADA declared the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to be non-compliant. As a result, he lost his position as a representative to WADA in January 2016, and was barred from serving on the organization's Foundation Board.[15][16]

WADA also ended up barring Russia from the Olympics and other international competition for four years for its doping.[14] Jonathan Taylor, a British lawyer who wrote the report proposing the sanctions, which were approved unanimously by the WADA’s board, said of Kolbokov: "“I don’t know if he is corrupt or incompetent.”[14]

Russian Minister of Sport

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He was appointed as a Class 2 State Advisor of the Russian Federation on 11 August 2016.[17] On 19 October, he was appointed as the Russian Minister of Sport.[18]

On 15 January 2020, he lost his job, as he was dismissed and replaced as Russian Sports Minister by President Putin.[19][20][21][22]

Gazprom Neft official

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In March 2020, Kolobkov was appointed as a board member and the deputy chief executive officer for Federal Government Relations by Gazprom Neft.[23]

Achievements

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Olympic Games
  •   Épée individual (2000)
  •   Épée individual (1992) and Épée team (1996)
  •   Épée individual (2004) and Épée team (1988, 1992)
World Championships
  •   Épée individual (1993, 1994, 2002, 2005) and Épée team (2003)[24]
  •   Épée individual (1997) and Épée team (2002)
  •   Épée individual (1989, 1999) and Épée team (1988)
European Championships
  •   Épée individual (1996, 2000)
  •   Épée individual (2002, 2003, 2005) and Épée team (2006)
  •   Épée individual (1999, 2001, 2004, 2006) and Épée team (1998)
Fencing World Cup
  •   Épée (1999)

Awards and honors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ерастова назначена заместителем министра спорта РФ". TASS. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ "П. А. РОЖКОВ, А. В. ЦАРИК В УЧЕБНО-ТРЕНИРОВОЧНОМ ЦЕНТРЕ "НОВОГОРСК" ПРИНЯЛИ УЧАСТИЕ ВО ВСТРЕЧЕ ЭКСПЕРТНОГО СООБЩЕСТВА МИНИСТЕРСТВА СПОРТА РФ С ОТКРЫТЫМ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ ДЛЯ ОБСУЖДЕНИЯ КОММЕНТАРИЕВ К ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЙ ПРОГРАММЕ РФ «РАЗВИТИЕ ФИЗИЧЕСКОЙ К". Russian Paralympic Committee (in Russian). 26 February 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Марина Томилова назначена заместителем министра спорта РФ" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ Stanislav Yankovsky (8 October 2010). "Пятый помощник для Мутко". Gazeta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Russian Federal Government: Strategic Information and Contacts. International Business Publications. 28 July 2015. p. 216. ISBN 9781329416628.
  6. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Pavel Kolobkov". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  7. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pavel Kolobkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Pavel Kolobkov". eurofencing.info. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appoints Pavel Kolobkov Deputy Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy". Government.ru. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Olympics-Former fencer to lead Russian delegation in London". Reuters. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 07.10.2013 № 770 "О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации и классных чинов юстиции федеральным государственным гражданским служащим"". pravo.gov.ru.
  12. ^ "Russia denies doping data sent to WADA was falsified". Saudigazette. 7 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Russia's sports minister loses government post amid doping saga". France 24. 21 January 2020.
  14. ^ a b c Panja, Tariq (9 December 2019). "Russia Banned From Olympics and Global Sports for 4 Years Over Doping". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  15. ^ "WADA declares Russian anti-doping agency non-compliant". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Russian Deputy Sports Minister loses place on WADA Foundation Board after allegations of state-supported doping". Inside the games. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11.08.2016 № 402 "О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим"". pravo.gov.ru.
  18. ^ "Former Olympic fencing champion becomes Russia's new sports minister". Russia Beyond The Headlines. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Putin names new Cabinet as key members of Russian government stay". PBS NewsHour. 21 January 2020.
  20. ^ Carroll, Oliver (15 January 2020). "Russian PM resigns in shock move as Putin announces dramatic constitutional shake-up". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Russia's sports minister loses government post amid doping saga". France 24. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Putin announces new Russian Cabinet – DW – 01/22/2020". dw.com.
  23. ^ "Gazprom Neft Board of Directors appoints Pavel Kolobkov Deputy CEO for Federal Government Relations". ROGTEC. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  24. ^ "La fiche de PAVEL KOLOBKOV. ESCRIME – L'Equipe.fr". L'Équipe. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  25. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 19.04.2001 г. № 450". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  26. ^ "Павел Колобков стал первым действующим спортсменом в звании полковника". REGNUM (in Russian). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  27. ^ a b c "Pavel Kolobkov: Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation". government.ru. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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