Jevgenij Shuklin (born 23 November 1985 in
Glazov
Glazov ( rus, Глазов, p=ˈɡlazəf; udm, Глаз, ''Glaz'') is a town in the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located along the Trans-Siberian Railway, on the Cheptsa River. Population:
History
It was first mentioned in the 17th century chr ...
, 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
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). The World Cham ...
, earning them in
2006,
2007,
2009 and
2014
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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, 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 ...
.
Visagino mero pareigas laikinai eiti išrinktas Jevgenijus Šuklinas
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References
Canoe09.ca profile
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1985 births
Lithuanian male canoeists
Lithuanian sportspeople in doping cases
Lithuanian people of Russian descent
Doping cases in canoeing
Living people
People from Visaginas
Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists for Lithuania
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian
Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year winners
Competitors stripped of Summer Olympics medals
Universiade medalists in canoeing
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Lithuania
Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
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