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Sergey Shupletsov

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Sergey Shupletsov
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer Moguls
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Altenmarkt Combined
Bronze medal – third place 1995 La Clusaz Moguls
Representing  Soviet Union
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Lake Placid Combined

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]

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

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  1. ^ "1994 Winter Olympics – Lillehammer, Norway – Alpine Skiing" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 24, 2008)
  2. ^ Wallechinsky, David; Jaime Loucky (2005). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-45-8