Sergey Vasilyevich Shelpakov (russian: Серге́й Васильевич Шелпаков; born 18 September 1956) is a retired Soviet cyclist. He was part of the Soviet team that won the 100 km time trial event at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. After retiring from competitions around 1985 he worked as a sports teacher and functionary, eventually becoming Minister of Sport of

Omsk Oblast Omsk Oblast (russian: О́мская о́бласть, ''Omskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southwestern Siberia. The oblast has an area of . Its population is 1,977,665 ( 2010 Census) with the majority, 1.12 ...

(2004–2012) and then Deputy

Minister of Sport A Ministry of Sports or Ministry of Youth and Sports is a kind of government ministry found in certain countries with responsibility for the regulation of sports, particularly those participated in by young people. The Ministry of Youth and Spo ...

of Russia (2012–2014). He specializes in popularization of sport, especially among disabled individuals.

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1956 births Living people Soviet male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the Soviet Union Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in cycling Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics People from Omsk Oblast {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub