Konstantin Georgiyevich Shabanov (russian: Константин Георгиевич Шабанов; born November 17, 1989 in

Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population ...

) is a Russian

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who specialises in the

110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...

. He was the gold medallist in the event at the

2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2008 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz in Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 8 and 13 July 2008. Previously Bydgoszcz hosted t ...

and represented his country 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 ...

. He is coached by his father,

Georgiy Shabanov Georgy (; russian: Георгий, Georgiy; bg, Георги, Georgi) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Georgios. It corresponds to the English name George. The name Georgi is the most used masculine name in Bulgaria an ...

, who won medals as a Soviet hurdler at the

European Athletics Junior Championships The European Athletics U20 Championships (formerly named the European Athletics Junior Championships up to 2015) are the European championships for athletes who are under-20 athletes, which is the age range recognised by World Athletics as jun ...

and the

Universiade The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred t ...

.Arcoleo, Laura (2008-07-13)
Shabanov runs on father's track in Bydgoszcz
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-29.

International competitions

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* 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Pskov Russian male hurdlers Olympic male hurdlers Olympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics U20 Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub