Anton Shipulin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anton Shipulin
Антон Шипулин
Shipulin in 2019
Member of the State Duma for Sverdlovsk Oblast
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 September 2019
Preceded by	Sergey Bidonko
Constituency	Serov (No. 174)
Personal details
Born	(1987-08-21) 21 August 1987 (age 37) Tymen, RSFSR, USSR
Political party	United Russia
Education	Tyumen Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Ural Federal University
Personal information Nickname(s) "Shipa", "Chip", "The Champion of Everything", "The genius of the Russian land" Height 1.85m Weight 81kg Professional information Sport Biathlon Club Dynamo Skis Fischer Rifle Anschütz 1827F Fortner – Sprint Customised with dragon carved into the forearm World Cup debut 10 January 2009 Retired 31 December 2018 World Championships Teams 6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) Medals 7 (1 gold) World Cup 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 Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 1 2 3 Junior/Youth World Championships 4 2 0 Total 5 5 4 Olympic Games Bronze 2010 Vancouver 4 × 7.5 km relay Disqualified 2014 Sochi 4 × 7.5 km relay World Championships Gold 2017 Hochfilzen 4 × 7.5 km relay Disqualified 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 7.5 km relay Silver 2013 Nové Město 15 km mass start Silver 2015 Kontiolahti 12.5 km pursuit Bronze 2012 Rupholding 12.5 km pursuit Bronze 2013 Nové Město 12.5 km pursuit Bronze 2017 Hochfilzen Mixed relay Junior World Championships Gold 2008 Ruhpolding 10 km sprint Gold 2008 Ruhpolding 12.5 km pursuit Gold 2008 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay Silver 2007 Martell 15 km individual Silver 2008 Ruhpolding 15 km individual Youth World Championships Gold 2006 Presque Isle 3 × 7.5 km relay Updated on 8 March 2018.

Anton Vladimirovich Shipulin (Russian: Антон Владимирович Шипулин; born August 21, 1987) is a famous Russian biathlete who has now retired from the sport. He is also a politician and has been a member of the State Duma since 2019.

Anton Shipulin's Early Life

Anton was born into a family of athletes. His parents, Vladimir and Alla Shipulin, were great at cross-country skiing and biathlon. He started training very young. At first, he learned ski racing from his father. But when he saw his older sister, Anastasiya Kuzmina, doing biathlon with a rifle, he wanted to try it too.

In 2002, his parents sent him to a sports school in Khanty-Mansiysk. There, he trained with Mikhail Novikov, who also coached Svetlana Sleptsova. This is where Anton's biathlon journey truly began.

Anton Shipulin's Sports Career

In 2004, Anton returned to his hometown, Tyumen, and started studying at the Tyumen Law Institute. After winning two events at the 2005 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, he caught the eye of Vladimir Putrov. Putrov was a coach for Olympic champions like Juri Kashkarov and Aleksandr Popov.

Anton moved to Yekaterinburg in 2006 after Putrov invited him. He won his first big race as part of a team at the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2006 in Presque Isle, USA.

Junior and Youth Success

In 2007, in Val Martello, Italy, Anton won a silver medal in an individual race. This was his first personal medal at an international event. At the Biathlon European Championships 2007, he won a full set of medals: silver in sprint, bronze in pursuit, and gold in the relay.

He did very well at the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2008 in Ruhpolding. He won gold in both sprint and pursuit races. He also won gold with his team in the relay. In an individual race, he missed a shot and got a silver medal, missing gold by less than a second. At the Biathlon European Championships 2008, he became the best European champion for athletes under 21. He won all three individual races and the relay.

World Cup Debut and Olympic Medals

For the 2008/2009 season, Anton trained with the Russian national team. He started the season in the IBU Cup. In December 2008, he finished in the top three in a pursuit race. In January 2009, he made his first appearance in the 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof. He finished 72nd in his first sprint race. He finished 72nd again in his next World Cup sprint in Ruhpolding. These low scores were partly because he had a cold and was tired from intense training.

Anton did not go to the Biathlon World Championships 2009. Instead, he prepared for the European Championships with his personal coach. He won a bronze medal at the Biathlon European Championships 2009 in Ufa in both sprint and relay. This earned him a spot back in the World Cup. He scored his first World Cup points by finishing 29th in a pursuit race. He ended that season in 93rd place overall.

Anton was known as the best Russian biathlon shooter in the 2009/2010 season. He won a bronze medal with the Russian men's relay team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. After this, the Russian president gave him an award called For Merit to the Fatherland.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Anton won a gold medal in the men's relay with his teammates Evgeny Ustyugov, Alexey Volkov, and Dmitry Malyshko. However, this medal was later disqualified.

His sister, Anastasiya Kuzmina, is also a very successful biathlete for Slovak. She won Olympic gold medals in sprint in 2010 and 2014, and in mass start in 2018.

Anton Shipulin announced his retirement from biathlon on December 25, 2018, after competing in the World Team Challenge.

Anton Shipulin's Biathlon Results

All of Anton Shipulin's results come from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2010 Vancouver	36th	30th	20th	22nd	Bronze	N/A*
2014 Sochi	—	4th	14th	11th	DSQ	DSQ
2018 Pyeongchang	Not allowed to compete

* The mixed relay became an Olympic event in 2014.

World Championships

Anton Shipulin won 7 medals at the World Championships: 1 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze.

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	—	37th	21st	—	DSQ	—
2012 Ruhpolding	—	13th	Bronze	29th	6th	5th
2013 Nové Město	33rd	7th	Bronze	Silver	4th	6th
2015 Kontiolahti	16th	18th	Silver	7th	4th	10th
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen	14th	45th	9th	9th	6th	7th
2017 Hochfilzen	7th	21st	4th	4th	Gold	Bronze

*During Olympic seasons, competitions are only held for events not part of the Olympic program.

Junior and Youth World Championships

Anton won 6 medals: 4 gold and 2 silver.

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay
2005 Kontiolahti	—	7th	7th	5th
2006 Presque Isle	18th	33rd	17th	Gold
2007 Martell-Val Martello	Silver	11th	5th	7th
2008 Ruhpolding	Silver	Gold	Gold	Gold

World Cup Performance

Anton Shipulin competing in Kontiolahti in 2010.

Individual Victories

Anton Shipulin won 11 individual races in his career.

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
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

*These results are from races organized by UIPMB and IBU, including the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships, and the Winter Olympic Games.

Anton Shipulin's Political Career

In January 2019, Anton Shipulin announced he would run for a political position. He wanted to be a candidate for the United Russia party in the 2019 State Duma by-election in the Serov area.

In the primary election on May 26, Shipulin won against five other candidates. He received 78.13% of the votes, which meant he was chosen by the United Russia party. In the main election on September 8, Shipulin won again, getting 41.59% of the votes. He has been a member of the State Duma since September 17, 2019.

See also

In Spanish: Antón Shipulin para niños