Ekaterina Pankova


Ekaterina Vadimovna Pankova, 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.

Career

She started playing volleyball at the youth teams of Uralochka before starting her professional career in 2007 at Zarechie Odintsovo. 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.
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, the Montreux Volley Masters, the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, the European Championships, the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy, the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Personal life

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

Awards

Individuals

2013 European Championship "Best Setter"

National team

Junior

Senior

Clubs