Pancho Paskov
| Pancho Paskov | |
|---|---|
| Country represented | Bulgaria |
| Born |
9 May 1994 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Weapon(s) | sabre |
| Hand | right-handed |
| National coach(es) | Ivailo Vodenov |
| Club | Sveshnikov |
| FIE Ranking | current ranking |
Pancho Paskov (Bulgarian: Панчо Пасков; born 9 May 1994) is a Bulgarian sabre fencer.
Paskov trained at Sveshnikov Club and at the Vasil Etropolski Academy in Sofia. In the 2011–12 season he won a silver medal at the Mediterranean Championships in Poreč.[1] In the following season, at the age of 17, he reached the table of 64 at the Plovdiv World Cup.
In 2015 a knee injury compelled him to stop training for months. Lack of funds also prevented him from taking part in World Cup competitions.[2] However, he ranked amongst the top four at the Prague pre-olympic tournament in April 2016, securing his qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is the first Bulgarian Olympic fencer since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[3] In the men's sabre event he created a surprise by eliminating World No. 1 Alexey Yakimenko in the first round, but he lost in the table of 16 to Germany's Matyas Szabo.[4]
References
- ↑ Пасков на „Аспарухов меч” след успех в Пореч (in Bulgarian). Viasport. 4 February 2012.
- ↑ Bozhidar Kartunov (20 April 2016). Българската фехтовка очаква успехи след спечелената квота за игрите в Рио. Dnevnik (in Bulgarian).
- ↑ Панчо Пасков: Сам финансирах подготовката си (in bulgară). Radio Bulgaria. 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Eric Weeks (10 August 2016). "Around the Piste: Junghwan Kim wins bronze for South Korea". NBC Olympics.