Sergey Borisovich Shupletsov (russian: Сергей Борисович Шуплецов; April 25, 1970 in

Chusovoy Chusovoy (russian: Чусово́й) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Usva and Vilva Rivers with the Chusovaya River, east of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: History It was founded i ...

– July 14, 1995 in

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) was a Russian

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and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the

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in Lillehammer, in moguls. Jean-Luc Brassard won gold, and Edgar Grospiron got bronze."1994 Winter Olympics – Lillehammer, Norway – Alpine Skiing"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 24, 2008) 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. Wallechinsky, David; Jaime Loucky (2005). ''The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics'',

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: Sport Classic Books. He competed in 102 World Cups and was on the podium 32 times with 12 victories.

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