Marina Pankova

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.[1] Four years later, she won a silver medal with the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Marina Pankova
Personal information
Full name	Marina Anatolyevna Pankova
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1963-03-03)3 March 1963 Bratsk, Soviet Union
Died	4 November 2015(2015-11-04) (aged 52) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Career
Years Teams 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 1988 Seoul Team Representing the  Unified Team 1992 Barcelona Team World Championship Representing  Soviet Union 1990 Beijing Team Representing  Russia 1994 Brazil Team FIVB World Cup Representing  Soviet Union 1991 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup Representing  Russia 1993 Tokyo/Osaka Team FIVB World Grand Prix Representing  Russia 1993 Hong Kong Team 1996 Shangai Team European Championships Representing  Soviet Union 1991 Rome Team 1987 Ghent Team Representing  Russia 1993 Brno Team Representing  Russia Goodwill Games 1994 St. Petersburg Team