Anton Shipulin
# 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.

## 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).

## Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

### Olympic Games

| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 Vancouver | 36th | 30th | 20th | 22nd | Bronze | —* |
| 2014 Sochi | — | 4th | 14th | 11th | Gold | DSQ |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Not allowed to compete | Not allowed to compete | Not allowed to compete | Not allowed to compete | Not allowed to compete | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 those events not included in the Olympic program.

### Junior/Youth World Championships

6 medals (4 gold, 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

| Season | Overall | Overall | Individual | Individual | Sprint | Sprint | Pursuit | Pursuit | Mass start | Mass start |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | 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

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

| 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 |
| 2012–13 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) | 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 |
| 2014–15 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 MS) | 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 |
| 2016–17 2 victories (1 In, 1 PU) | 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

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

### Sanctions

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

