Anton Shipulin

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.

Anton Shipulin
Shipulin in 2019
Personal information
Full nameAnton Vladimirovich Shipulin
Nickname(s)"Shipa", "Chip", "The Champion of Everything", "The genius of the Russian land"
Born (1987-08-21) 21 August 1987
Tyumen, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubDynamo
SkisFischer
RifleAnschütz 1827F Fortner – Sprint [1] Customised with dragon carved into the forearm [2]
World Cup debut10 January 2009
Retired31 December 2018
World Championships
Teams6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Medals7 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 (2008/09–2017/18)
All races257
Individual victories11
All victories22
Individual podiums44
All podiums70
Discipline titles1:
1 Mass start (2014–15)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships 1 3 3
Junior/Youth World Championships 4 2 0
Total 6 5 4
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Sochi4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2010 Vancouver4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Hochfilzen4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2011 Khanty-Mansiysk4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2013 Nové Město15 km mass start
Silver medal – second place2015 Kontiolahti12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2012 Rupholding12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2013 Nové Město12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2017 HochfilzenMixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Ruhpolding10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2008 Ruhpolding12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place2008 Ruhpolding4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2007 Martell15 km individual
Silver medal – second place2008 Ruhpolding15 km individual
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Presque Isle3 × 7.5 km relay
Updated on 8 March 2018.

Sport career

Absolute champion of European Biathlon Championship 2008 (juniors), he was the best Russian biathlon marksman in the same season (2009/2010). 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.

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.

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.

On 25 December 2018, Shipulin announced his retirement from sports after the World Team Challenge (Christmas Race).[3]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[4]

Olympic Games
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver 36th 30th 20th 22nd Bronze —*
Russia 2014 Sochi — 4th 14th 11th Gold DSQ
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang Not allowed to compete
* The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

7 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze)

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

6 medals (4 gold, 2 silver)

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

World Cup
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2008–091293rd0—0—1269th0—
2009–1037423rd3936th16219th8423rd8922nd
2010–1141719th7120th15721st11021st7922nd
2011–126378th4026th20117th2249th1725th
2012–136289th4026th21114th2473rd12015th
2013–145448th2135th2327th2343rd5723rd
2014–159782nd6116th3702nd3052nd2421st
2015–168063rd1004th2515th3002nd1553rd
2016–179182nd1262nd2486th3922nd1773rd
2017–186973rd2627th2564th2543rd1745th

Individual victories

11 victories (1 In, 4 Sp, 5 Pu, 1 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2010–11
1 victory
(1 Sp)		20 January 2011Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2011–12
1 victory
(1 Pu)		15 January 2012Czech Republic Nové Město12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2012–13
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu)		18 January 2013Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
19 January 2013Italy Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2013–14
1 victory
(1 Pu)		8 March 2014Slovenia Pokljuka12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2014–15
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 MS)		19 December 2014Slovenia Pokljuka10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
21 December 2014Slovenia Pokljuka15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
2015–16
1 victories
(1 Pu)		23 January 2016Italy Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2016–17
2 victories
(1 In, 1 PU)		20 January 2017Italy Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
18 March 2017Norway Holmenkollen12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2017–18
1 victory
(1 Sp)		8 March 2018Finland Kontiolahti10 km sprintBiathlon 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

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.[5] In the primary on 26 May, Shipulin defeated 5 other candidates, scoring 78.13% and won nomination for the United Russia.[6] In the by-election on 8 September, Shipulin won, gaining 41.59%.[7]

Sanctions

Shipulin was Sanctioned by the United Kingdom government in 2022 in relation to Russo–Ukrainian War. [8]

References
  1. "J.G. ANSCHÜTZ GMBH & Co. KG - Biathlon". Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  2. "Biathlon Rifles | Calgary Biathlon Racers". Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  3. Шипулин объявил о завершении карьеры
  4. "Anton Shipulin". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  5. Шипулин собрался в Госдуму
  6. Антон Шипулин выиграл праймериз ЕР в связи с довыборами в Госдуму на Урале
  7. Антон Шипулин победил на довыборах в Госдуму в Свердловской области
  8. "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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