Sergey Shubenkov

Sergey Shubenkov
	Sergey Shubenkov at the CSKA Moscow
Personal information
Full name	Sergey Vladimirovich Shubenkov
National team	Russia
Born	4 October 1990 (age 33); Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR (now Russia)
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia ; ANA (2017–19) ; ROC (2021)
Sport	Athletics
Event	110 metres hurdles
Coached by	Nadezha / Sergey Klevtsov
Achievements and titles
Personal best	12.92 (2018)
Medal record
Representing Russia
World Championships
European Championships
European Indoor Championships
European U23 Championships
Summer Universiade
European Junior Championships
Military World Games
Competed as an Authorised Neutral Athlete
World Championships
European Championships
Representing Europe
Continental Cup

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

Sergey 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

Shubenkov made a breakthrough by finishing 2nd 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. In 18 May, at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, he finished in 4th place – 13.30. In 31 May, taking 5th in the Prefontaine Classic – 13.29. 11 June, took 3rd place in the ExxonMobil Bislett Games – 13.37 and in 3 July, took 2nd 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 12.98 seconds, 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Russia
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)
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	25th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.70
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	110 m hurdles	13.16
2012	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
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	1st	110 m hurdles	13.19
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	1st	110 m hurdles	12.98
Competed as an Authorised Neutral Athlete
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
Representing Russian Olympic Committee
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	DNS	110m Hurdles	DNS