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Anton Shipulin
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![]() Shipulin in 2019
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Member of the State Duma for Sverdlovsk Oblast |
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Assumed office 17 September 2019 |
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Preceded by | Sergey Bidonko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Serov (No. 174) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Tymen, RSFSR, USSR |
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Political party | United Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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 |
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36th | 30th | 20th | 22nd | Bronze | N/A* |
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— | 4th | 14th | 11th | DSQ | DSQ |
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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.
- *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 |
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— | 7th | 7th | 5th |
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18th | 33rd | 17th | Gold |
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Silver | 11th | 5th | 7th |
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Silver | Gold | Gold | Gold |
World Cup Highlights
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 |
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2010–11 1 victory (1 Sp) |
20 January 2011 | ![]() |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
2011–12 1 victory (1 Pu) |
15 January 2012 | ![]() |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
2012–13 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) |
18 January 2013 | ![]() |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
19 January 2013 | ![]() |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup | |
2013–14 1 victory (1 Pu) |
8 March 2014 | ![]() |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
2014–15 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 MS) |
19 December 2014 | ![]() |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
21 December 2014 | ![]() |
15 km mass start | Biathlon World Cup | |
2015–16 1 victories (1 Pu) |
23 January 2016 | ![]() |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
2016–17 2 victories (1 In, 1 PU) |
20 January 2017 | ![]() |
20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
18 March 2017 | ![]() |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup | |
2017–18 1 victory (1 Sp) |
8 March 2018 | ![]() |
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