Sergey Vladimirovich Shubenkov is a Russian athlete who competes in the 110 metres hurdles.
12 Facts About Sergey Shubenkov
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Sergey Shubenkov is the 2015 World Champion, two-time European Champion and 2013 World bronze medalist in men's 110 m hurdles.
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Sergey Shubenkov made a breakthrough by finishing 2nd to Britain's Lawrence Clarke at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.
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Sergey Shubenkov went on to win the European under-23 title in 2011.
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Sergey Shubenkov won his first major European title at the 2012 European Championships in 110 m hurdles.
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Sergey Shubenkov debuted in the Olympics at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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Sergey Shubenkov did not reach the finals in men's 110 m hurdles.
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In 2013, Sergey 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.
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Sergey Shubenkov won his first Worlds medal by winning a bronze at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.
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Sergey Shubenkov repeated as European champion winning gold at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich.
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In 2015 season, Sergey 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.
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Sergey 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.