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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 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 retired Russian biathlete. He is also a politician. Since 2019, he has served as a member of the State Duma.

Anton Shipulin's Early Life

Anton Shipulin was born into a family of athletes. His parents, Vladimir and Alla Shipulin, were masters in cross-country skiing and biathlon. Anton started training very young. He first learned ski racing from his father.

One day, he saw his older sister, Anastasiya Kuzmina, with a rifle. She was doing biathlon. This made him want to try biathlon too. In 2002, his parents sent him to a sports school in Khanty-Mansiysk. There, he trained with Mikhail Novikov, who was also the coach for Svetlana Sleptsova. This is where Anton's biathlon journey began.

Anton Shipulin's Sports Career

Starting His Biathlon Journey

In 2004, Anton returned to his hometown, Tyumen. He 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 famous coach for Olympic champions.

In 2006, Anton moved to Yekaterinburg to train with Putrov. He won his first big race as part of a team. This was at the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2006 in Presque Isle, USA.

Junior Successes

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

He did very well at the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2008 in Ruhpolding. He won gold in both sprint and pursuit. He also won gold with his team in the relay race. 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

Anton joined the Russian national team for the 2008/2009 season. He started competing in the IBU Cup. In January 2009, he made his first appearance in the 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Anton won a bronze medal. This was with the Russian men's relay team. After this, the Russian president gave him an award.

He achieved another great success at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He won a gold medal in the men's relay race. He was part of a strong team with Evgeny Ustyugov, Alexey Volkov, and Dmitry Malyshko.

His sister, Anastasiya Kuzmina, is also a very successful biathlete for Slovak. She has won multiple Olympic gold medals.

On December 25, 2018, Anton Shipulin announced he was retiring from sports. His last competition was the World Team Challenge.

Anton Shipulin's Biathlon Results

All 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 was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

Anton won 7 medals: 1 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze.

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	—	37th	21st	—	Silver	—
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 Olympics.

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 Highlights

Anton Shipulin competing in Kontiolahti in 2010.

Anton Shipulin competed in the Biathlon World Cup for 10 seasons. He was one of the top biathletes in the world. He finished second overall twice, in the 2014–15 and 2016–17 seasons. He also finished third overall in the 2015–16 and 2017–18 seasons.

Individual Victories

Anton won 11 individual races in the World Cup.

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 become a candidate for the United Russia party. This was for the 2019 State Duma by-election.

On May 26, he won the primary election. He beat 5 other candidates, getting 78.13% of the votes. This meant he would represent United Russia. On September 8, he won the by-election, getting 41.59% of the votes. He then became a member of the State Duma.

See also

In Spanish: Antón Shipulin para niños