Sergey Shupletsov

Sergey Shupletsov
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1994 LillehammerMoguls
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 AltenmarktCombined
Bronze medal – third place1995 La ClusazMoguls
Representing  Soviet Union
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 Lake PlacidCombined

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.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "1994 Winter Olympics – Lillehammer, Norway – Alpine Skiing" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.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