Sergey Vladimirovich Shubenkov (Russian: Серге́й Владимирович Шубенков; born 4 October 1990[2]) is a Russian athlete who competes in the 110 metres hurdles. He is the 2015 World Champion, two-time European Champion (2014, 2012) and 2013 World bronze medalist in men's 110 m hurdles.
Personal life
editSergey is the son of Natalya Shubenkova, a former Soviet heptathlete who ranks among the best of all time in the event.[3] Shubenkov decided at the age 16 to make sports his profession and began to train intensively. Alongside his athletic pursuits, he is also studying to obtain a degree in law.[4] He is member of the Russian Armed Forces.[5]
Biography
editShubenkov made a breakthrough by finishing second to Britain's Lawrence Clarke at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia. Shubenkov went on to win the European under-23 title in 2011. His first Worlds competition was at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea where he finished 25th in the heats and did not advance into the semi-finals.[citation needed]
Shubenkov won his first major European title at the 2012 European Championships in 110 m hurdles. Shubenkov debuted in the Olympics at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He did not, however, reach the finals in men's 110 m hurdles.[citation needed]
In 2013, Shubenkov took the bronze in 110 hurdles at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan and won the gold medal in 60 m hurdles at the 2013 European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg. He won his first Worlds medal by winning a bronze at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.[citation needed]
In the 2014 season, Shubenkov competed in the Diamond League series. On 18 May, at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, he finished in 4th place – 13.30. On 31 May, taking fifth in the Prefontaine Classic – 13.29. On 11 June, took third place in the ExxonMobil Bislett Games – 13.37 and on 3 July, took second place at the Athletissima – 13.13. He repeated as European champion winning gold at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich.[citation needed]
In 2015 season, Shubenkov won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships with a Personal Best of 12.98, he edged out Jamaica's Olympic reigning bronze medalist Hansle Parchment and American Olympic defending champion Aries Merritt who won the silver and bronze medals respectively. His personal best in the event is 12.92 seconds set at Székesfehérvár which is the current Russian record. Commenting about winning the competition, the 24-year-old quoted: "I can't describe what I'm feeling, I don't remember anything about the race. I heard the starting gun and then I opened my eyes and it was finished".[6] Shubenkov finished 3rd in the overall ranking in the men's 110 m hurdles of Diamond League series for the 2015 season and won the last leg of the series in Zurich, beating David Oliver and Orlando Ortega.[citation needed]
In 2021, Shubenkov qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan from July–August 2021. During the warm-ups Shubenkov ruptured an Achilles tendon, forcing him to withdraw from the 110m hurdles event.[7]
Competition record
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Russia
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| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 2nd | 110 m hurdles (99 cm) | 13.40 |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.56 (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 25th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.70 | |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.16 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 12th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.41 | |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.49 |
| Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.47 | |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.24 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 13th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.66 |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.19 | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 12.98 |
| Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.43 | |
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| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.14 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.17 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.15 |
| Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.40 | |
Representing  Russian Olympic Committee
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| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo | DNS | 110m Hurdles | DNS |
Track records
editAs of 12 September 2024, Shubenkov holds the following track records for 110 metres hurdles.
The performance at Kazan highlighted in red text was wind-assisted.
| Location | Time | Windspeed m/s |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braunschweig | 13.20 | + 1.0 | 22/06/2014 |
| Bryansk | 13.27 | + 0.3 | 02/07/2022 |
| Cheboksary | 13.20 | – 0.2 | 21/06/2010 |
| Chelyabinsk | 13.30 | + 0.8 | 28/08/2022 |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair | 13.18 | + 0.3 | 31/05/2012 |
| Kazan | 13.10 | + 2.2 | 11/07/2013 |
| Marrakesh | 13.23 | + 0.1 | 14/09/2014 |
| Montreuil | 12.99 | + 0.5 | 19/06/2018 |
| Padua | 13.09 | + 1.7 | 02/09/2018 |
| Smolensk | 13.35 | – 1.4 | 29/05/2018 |
| Sochi | 13.24 | – 0.5 | 26/05/2016 |
| Székesfehérvár | 12.92 NR |
+ 0.6 | 02/07/2018 |
| Zhukovskiy | 13.25 | – 0.3 | 20/07/2016 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergey Shubenkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ IAAF brio
- ^ Jackson's visit is 'the top' for European champion Shubenkov. IAAF (7 May 2013). Retrieved on 2013-05-08.
- ^ "The Russian 'Bolt': Shubenkov". Russia Beyond the Headlines. 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Російський легкоатлет Шубенков в інтерв'ю заявив, що очікує на змаганнях провокацій від українців, а пропаганда в Україні працює дуже добре (Russian athlete Shubenkov claimed in an interview that he waits for provocations from Ukrainians and propaganda works very well in Ukraine". Base of Ukrainian sports in Twitter.
- ^ "Russian Sergey Shubenkov wins 110m hurdles gold". Eurosport.
- ^ "Russian runner Shubenkov withdraws from 2020 Olympics in men's 110m hurdles event". TASS. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
External links
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- Sergey Shubenkov at World Athletics
- Sergey Shubenkov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
