Jevgenij Shuklin (born 23 November 1985 in Glazov, Russia) is a Russian-born Lithuanian

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

who has competed since 2003.

Career

He was world junior champion in 2003 (Japan, Komatsu). He won four bronze medals in the C-1 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in

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and

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. He is also a three time European champion, in Pontevedra in 2007, in Trasona in 2010 and in Montemor-o-Velho in 2013. He initially won a silver medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, but he was disqualified for doping after reanalysis in 2019 and was stripped of his medal.

Personal life

On 25 April 2023 Shuklin was elected as temporary intermediate Mayor of

Visaginas Visaginas () is the centre of Lithuania's youngest municipality, located on the north-eastern edge of the country. It was built as a town for workers engaged in the construction of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. Visaginas is the only town in L ...

.Visagino mero pareigas laikinai eiti išrinktas Jevgenijus Šuklinas
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References

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