Name Sergey Shupletsov | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Olympic medals Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls | ||
Sergey Borisovich Shupletsov (Russian: Сергей Борисович Шуллеџов) (April 25, 1970, Chusovoy – July 14, 1995, 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.
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.
He competed in 102 World Cups and was on the podium 32 times with 12 victories.
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