Summary
Anton Vladimirovich Shipulin (Russian: Антон Владимирович Шипулин; born 21 August 1987) is a retired Russian biathlete and politician serving as the member of the State Duma since 2019.
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| Антон Шипулин | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Shipulin in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the State Duma for Sverdlovsk Oblast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 17 September 2019[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sergey Bidonko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Serov (No. 174) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 August 1987 Tymen, RSFSR, USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | United Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education |
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| Nickname(s) | "Shipa", "Chip", "The Champion of Everything", "The genius of the Russian land" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skis | Fischer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rifle | Anschütz 1827F Fortner – Sprint [2] Customised with dragon carved into the forearm [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 10 January 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 31 December 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 7 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 10 (2008/09–2017/18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All races | 257 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1: 1 Mass start (2014–15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 8 March 2018. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport career edit
Absolute champion of European Biathlon Championship 2008 (juniors), he was the best Russian biathlon marksman in the same season (2009/2010).[citation needed] Shipulin won the bronze medal as part of the Russian men's relay team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. In the aftermath of the competition, he was awarded an order For Merit to the Fatherland by the Russian president.[citation needed]
Together with Evgeny Ustyugov, Alexey Volkov and Dmitry Malyshko he won the gold medal in the men's relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia.[citation needed]
His sister Anastasiya Kuzmina, (Slovak biathlete), is the Olympic champion in the 7.5 km sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and also Olympic champion in the 12.5 km mass start event from 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[citation needed]
On 25 December 2018, Shipulin announced his retirement from sports after the World Team Challenge (Christmas Race).[4]
Biathlon results edit
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[5]
Olympic Games edit
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2010 Vancouver
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36th | 30th | 20th | 22nd | Bronze | —* |
 2014 Sochi
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— | 4th | 14th | 11th | DSQ | DSQ |
 2018 Pyeongchang
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Not allowed to compete | |||||
- * The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
World Championships edit
7 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk
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— | 37th | 21st | — | Silver | — |
 2012 Ruhpolding
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— | 13th | Bronze | 29th | 6th | 5th |
 2013 Nové Město
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33rd | 7th | Bronze | Silver | 4th | 6th |
 2015 Kontiolahti
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16th | 18th | Silver | 7th | 4th | 10th |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen
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14th | 45th | 9th | 9th | 6th | 7th |
 2017 Hochfilzen
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7th | 21st | 4th | 4th | Gold | Bronze |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
Junior/Youth World Championships edit
6 medals (4 gold, 2 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
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| 2005 Kontiolahti
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— | 7th | 7th | 5th |
 2006 Presque Isle
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18th | 33rd | 17th | Gold |
 2007 Martell-Val Martello
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Silver | 11th | 5th | 7th |
| 2008 Ruhpolding
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Silver | Gold | Gold | Gold |
World Cup edit
| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
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| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2008–09 | 12 | 93rd | 0 | — | 0 | — | 12 | 69th | 0 | — |
| 2009–10 | 374 | 23rd | 39 | 36th | 162 | 19th | 84 | 23rd | 89 | 22nd |
| 2010–11 | 417 | 19th | 71 | 20th | 157 | 21st | 110 | 21st | 79 | 22nd |
| 2011–12 | 637 | 8th | 40 | 26th | 201 | 17th | 224 | 9th | 172 | 5th |
| 2012–13 | 628 | 9th | 40 | 26th | 211 | 14th | 247 | 3rd | 120 | 15th |
| 2013–14 | 544 | 8th | 21 | 35th | 232 | 7th | 234 | 3rd | 57 | 23rd |
| 2014–15 | 978 | 2nd | 61 | 16th | 370 | 2nd | 305 | 2nd | 242 | 1st |
| 2015–16 | 806 | 3rd | 100 | 4th | 251 | 5th | 300 | 2nd | 155 | 3rd |
| 2016–17 | 918 | 2nd | 126 | 2nd | 248 | 6th | 392 | 2nd | 177 | 3rd |
| 2017–18 | 697 | 3rd | 26 | 27th | 256 | 4th | 254 | 3rd | 174 | 5th |
Individual victories edit
11 victories (1 In, 4 Sp, 5 Pu, 1 MS)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 2010–11 1 victory (1 Sp) |
20 January 2011 | Antholz-Anterselva |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2011–12 1 victory (1 Pu) |
15 January 2012 | Nové Město |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2012–13 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) |
18 January 2013 | Antholz-Anterselva |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 19 January 2013 | Antholz-Anterselva |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 2013–14 1 victory (1 Pu) |
8 March 2014 |  Pokljuka |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2014–15 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 MS) |
19 December 2014 | Pokljuka |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 21 December 2014 | Pokljuka |
15 km mass start | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 2015–16 1 victories (1 Pu) |
23 January 2016 | Antholz-Anterselva |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2016–17 2 victories (1 In, 1 PU) |
20 January 2017 | Antholz-Anterselva |
20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 18 March 2017 | Holmenkollen |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 2017–18 1 victory (1 Sp) |
8 March 2018 | Kontiolahti |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
Political career edit
In January 2019, Shipulin announced that he would be a candidate for the United Russia nomination in the 2019 State Duma by-election in Serov constituency.[6] In the primary on 26 May, Shipulin defeated 5 other candidates, scoring 78.13% and won nomination for the United Russia.[7] In the by-election on 8 September, Shipulin won, gaining 41.59%.[8]
Sanctions edit
Shipulin was Sanctioned by the United Kingdom government in 2022 in relation to Russo–Ukrainian War. [9]
References edit
- ^ "На пленарном заседании представили новых депутатов" [New deputies were introduced at the plenary session]. State Duma (in Russian). Moscow. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "J.G. ANSCHÜTZ GMBH & Co. KG - Biathlon". Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ "Biathlon Rifles | Calgary Biathlon Racers". Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ Шипулин объявил о завершении карьеры
- ^ "Anton Shipulin". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ Шипулин собрался в Госдуму
- ^ Антон Шипулин выиграл праймериз ЕР в связи с довыборами в Госдуму на Урале
- ^ Антон Шипулин победил на довыборах в Госдуму в Свердловской области
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
External links edit
- Anton Shipulin at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Anton Shipulin at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Profile on biathlonworld.com
- Anton Shipulin, Biathlon’s driven relay man