Biography of Anton Shipulin and achievements in biathlon

To lead a team can only a strong, self-confident leader, a person with an outstanding character. This is Anton Shipulin, the leading Russian biathlonist of our time. About how he managed to reach sports heights, his biography and personal life you will learn from this article.

Childhood of the sportsman

The best characteristic of an athlete is his biography. Anton Shipulin was first seen at the junior world championships in 2006. How did the athlete begin to study biathlon? In this he was helped by his parents. Alla and Vladimir Shipulina, Anton's mother and father, became the first coaches of the future champion. They themselves have been skiing for many years, they have become masters of sports.

The first steps in biathlon Shipulin Jr. made thanks to his sister, Olympic champion A. Kuzmina. The boy saw her rifle and wanted to become a shooting skier. Since then, the biography of Anton Shipulin is inseparably linked with this kind of sport.

At the age of 15 the athlete began to train under the leadership of Mikhail Novikov in Khanty-Mansiysk. Successful performance at the European Youth Festival proved the great potential of the young biathlete. It was noticed by the well-known mentor from Yekaterinburg Vladimir Putrov, who also prepared Anton for the World Junior Championships. This coach is one of the most authoritative specialists in Russia, who brought up many Olympic champions: E. Redkin, Yu. Kashkarov, A. Popov and others.

Performances at junior starts

The professional biography of Anton Shipulin, biathlete, which every sports fan knows today, began with a triumph at the Junior World Championship of 2006, where the young athlete won his first gold medal. She was conquered as part of the relay team.

Individual successes came a year later. Passed in Bansko and Martell Championships of Europe and the world brought Shipulin a whole lot of awards, most of which were won in personal races. At the Old World Championship "gold" the athlete won in the relay race, "silver" - in the sprint and "bronze" - in the pursuit race. The silver medal of the World Championship of the same year was won in the individual race.

In 2008, in Ruhpolding Shipulin won all the distances in which he spoke. The European Championship was no less successful. So, the talented junior was noticed by the coaches of the main national team. Already in the next season, Anton was a member of the national team and participated in the primacy of the Old World, along with the main world stars.

Professional career

Biography of Anton Shipulin, biathlete with a world-wide reputation, as mentioned above, is associated with performances for the Russian national team. In its composition, the athlete has repeatedly won the world championships in the relay race (2009, 2011, 2012). In the piggy bank athlete there are also awards of another dignity - silver and bronze.

2009 was a test for the athlete. Fatigue and a huge number of starts at various championships affected the athlete's performances not in the best way. Coaches decided not to take Shipulin to the World Cup in Korea, thus allowing him to recover.

Despite this break, the biography of Anton Shipulin has not ceased to be a kaleidoscope of racing. The athlete was actively preparing for the first Olympics in his life. Unfortunately, there he failed to win personal awards.

One of the most successful for the athlete was the main start of the fourth anniversary in Sochi. At the last stage of the men's relay, Shipulin passed around the famous Simon Schampp from Germany and brought Russia "gold", which provided the team of our country the first place in the unofficial overall standings of the Olympic Games.

Then the "Race of Champions" took place, in which the sportsman won with the Belarusian Daria Domracheva. Competitions were held in Moscow, on Russian soil, perhaps, it was this fact that allowed the Russian biathlete to show such a high result.

Government awards, titles

Sports achievements of Anton Shipulin could not go unnoticed, not only for fans of one of the most popular winter sports, but also for the leadership of our country. So, on 5.03.2010 the athlete was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the second degree for his great contribution to the development of sports and physical culture in Russia, as well as for his successful performance at the Olympics in Vancouver.

The title of master of sports Shipulin received in 2005, speaking at the junior championships. In 2010, in addition to the above award, Anton was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia.

Personal life

This is the sports biography of Anton Shipulin. The personal life of an athlete until recently was a secret for journalists, since the Olympic champion does not like to tell in interviews that it does not concern his professional performances. The athlete repeatedly noted that the main thing for him at the moment is a career, so he simply does not have time for girls.

However, everything has changed. In 2015 Anton Shipulin married. The wedding, photo of which flew all the media, gathered the closest friends and relatives of the couple. The athlete and his beloved Louise Sabitov did not tell anyone until the last day about the place of the celebration in order to avoid the appearance of strangers. In the organization of the pair helped their close friends Angelica and Sergei Batalov. They have found a suitable platform for the ceremony.

Anton Shipulin went to this event for a long time. The wedding, the photo of which the sportsman soon unveiled on his personal site and on social networks, was a happy continuation of the two-year novel. Louise Sabitova was a student of one of the Tyumen universities, when she met the athlete. Because of him, she moved to Ekaterinburg, where their relationship developed.

Sponsors

Biography of Anton Shipulin is full of bright victories, which is why he is of interest to sponsors. So, the main partners of the biathlonist are the company Fischer Sports - the manufacturer of professional ski equipment, Craft - the company for the manufacture of sports outfit and thermal underwear and the large investment company "Business House at the Bishops".

Logos of sponsors are an integral part of the sports form of Shipulin for performances.

Love fans

Sport - that's what the biography of Anton Shipulin is based on. Biathlon brought him the love of Russian fans. So, in 2014 the athlete was recognized not only the best in its kind of competition, but also the most successful in the Russian team. According to the results of an open vote published on the website of the Russian Biathlon Union, Shipulin scored 63.4%.

The athlete has his own fan club. Each admirer of the sportsman can enter into it. Membership in this organization makes it possible to participate in various competitions that are conducted by the team of the Olympic champion, and also in a meeting with Anton himself after the end of the next season.

Activities outside sports

The biography of Anton Shipulin, a world-famous skier, includes not only sports activities. Olympic champion is a very versatile person. He is fond of fishing, he owns an online store for his own clothes. It should be noted that the goods are offered at reasonable prices.

But it's still a hobby. The main activity remains with Shipulin unchanged for 15 years already, and her name is biathlon.