Jevgenij Shuklin (born 23 November 1985 in

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, Russia) is a Russian-born Lithuanian sprint canoeist 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

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, 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, th ...

, 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

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.Visagino mero pareigas laikinai eiti išrinktas Jevgenijus Šuklinas
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References

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