Jevgenij Shuklin

Jevgenij Shuklin (Lithuanian: Jevgenijus Šuklinas; born 23 November 1985 in Glazov, Russia) is a Russian-born Lithuanian sprint canoeist and politician.

Jevgenij Shuklin

Jevgenij Shuklin at ceremony of the meeting of Lithuanian Olympic Team in Vilnius
Medal record
Representing  Lithuania
Men's sprint canoeing
Olympic Games
Disqualified	2012 London	C1-200 m
World Championships
	2006 Szeged	C-1 200 m
	2007 Duisburg	C-1 200 m
	2009 Dartmouth	C-1 200 m
	2014 Moscow	C-1 200 m
European Championships
	2007 Pontevedra	C-1 200 m
	2010 Trasona	C-1 200 m
	2013 Montemor-o-Velho	C-1 200 m
	2009 Brandenburg	C-1 500 m
	2006 Račice	C-1 200 m
	2009 Brandenburg	C-1 200 m
	2012 Zagreb	C-1 200 m
Universiade
	2013 Kazan	C-1 200 m
	2013 Kazan	C-1 500 m

Biography

Sports' 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, earning them in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2014. 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.^[1][2]

Political career

Between 2014 and 2024 Shuklin was Visagina council member. On 25 April 2023 Shuklin was elected as temporary intermediate Mayor of Visaginas.^[3] Since 2024 Shuklin is member of Seimas.