Sergey Borisovich Shupletsov (Russian: Сергей Борисович Шуплецов; April 25, 1970 in Chusovoy – July 14, 1995 in La Clusaz) was a Russian freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, in moguls. Jean-Luc Brassard won gold, and Edgar Grospiron got bronze.[1]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's freestyle skiing | ||
Representing  Russia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1994 Lillehammer | Moguls |
| FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | ||
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1993 Altenmarkt | Combined |
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1995 La Clusaz | Moguls |
Representing  Soviet Union
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| FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | ||
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1991 Lake Placid | Combined |
In 1995, Shupletsov won the World Cup tour in Moguls. That year he had six World Cup wins (including winning five in a row) and placed 2nd three times. He died shortly afterward, on July 14, 1995, in a motorcycle accident.[2]
He competed in 102 World Cups and was on the podium 32 times with 12 victories.
References
edit- ^ "1994 Winter Olympics – Lillehammer, Norway – Alpine Skiing" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 24, 2008)
- ^ Wallechinsky, David; Jaime Loucky (2005). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-45-8
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