Ruslan Gritsan

Last updated
Ruslan Gritsan
Ruslan Gristan at EMTBOC 2009.jpg
Gritsan at EMTBOC 2009
Personal information
Born (1978-12-07) 7 December 1978 (age 45)
Moscow
Sport
SportOrienteering
Medal record
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Men's ski orienteering
World Ski Orienteering Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Borovets Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Åsarna-Östersund Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Levi Short
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Levi Relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Classic
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Short
Men's mountain bike orienteering
World MTB Orienteering Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Banská Bystrica Long
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Banská Bystrica Middle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Nové Město na Moravě Long
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Ostróda Long
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Ben Shemen Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Montalegre Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Veszprém Long
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Joensuu Long
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Joensuu Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Ostróda Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Ben Shemen Long
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Vicenza Middle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Veszprém Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Joensuu Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Ben Shemen Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Vicenza Long
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Veszprém Sprint
European MTB Orienteering Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Hillerød Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Saint Petersburg Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Nida Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Nida Long

Ruslan Gritsan (born 7 December 1978 in Moscow) [1] is a Russian competitor and multiple world champion in both ski-orienteering and mountain bike orienteering.

Contents

Ski orienteering career

At the 1998 Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships Grislan won gold medals in both the classic distance and the short distance. [2]

He won a gold medal in the short distance at the 2005 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Levi, shared with Andrei Gruzdev. He won gold medals in the relay with the Russian team in 2002, 2004 and 2005. [3] In 2002 the Russian team consisted of Andrei Gruzdev, Gristan, Viktor Korchagin and Eduard Khrennikov, and the team won gold ahead of Finland. [4] The 2004 team consisted of Vasily Glukharev, Andrei Gruzdev, Gritsan and Eduard Khrennikov, winning ahead of the Norwegian team. [5] In 2005 Gruzdev, Gritsan and Khrennikov won the relay ahead of Finland. [6]

Mountain bike orienteering career

At the 2004 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ballarat Gritslan placed tenth in the middle, 32nd in the long, and sixth in the relay. [7] At the 2005 World Championships in Banska Bystrica he won a gold medal in the middle distance, a gold medal in the long distance, and placed fourth with the Russian relay team. [8] At the 2006 Championships in Joensuu he won a bronze medal in the middle distance, a silver medal in the long distance, and a silver medal in the relay with the Russian team, behind Finland. [9] At the 2007 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Nove Mesto na Morave he won a gold medal in the long distance, placed fourth in the sprint, 57th in the middle distance, and fourth in the relay. [10] At the 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ostróda, he won a gold medal in the long distance and a silver medal in the relay. [11] In Ben Shemen in 2009 he won a silver medal in the long distance, a bronze medal in the sprint, and a gold medal in the relay. [12] At the 2010 World Championships in Montalegre he won a gold medal with the Russian relay team, together with Valeriy Gluhov and Anton Foliforov. He placed fourth in the middle distance, and tenth in the long distance. [13]

Related Research Articles

Sinikka Kukkonen was a Finnish orienteering competitor. She is World Champion in both orienteering and ski orienteering. She became the first World Champion in ski orienteering, in 1975.

Andrei Viktorovich Gruzdev is a Russian ski-orienteering competitor and world champion.

Kirill Vladimirovich Veselov is a Russian ski-orienteering competitor and world champion. He won a gold medal in the relay event at the World Ski Orienteering Championships in Moscow in 2007, together with Andrei Gruzdev and Eduard Khrennikov, and received a silver medal in the long course and a bronze medal in the middle distance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mika Tervala</span>

Mika Tervala is a Finnish mountain bike orienteering competitor, World Champion and European Champion. He won individual gold medals at the 2002, 2006 and 2007 World Championships, and a gold medal in the relay in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Mika coaches the Finnish national mountain bike orienteering teams since spring 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michaela Gigon</span> Austrian mountain bike orienteer

Michaela Gigon is an Austrian mountain bike orienteer and several times world champion. She has competed at all World MTB Orienteering Championships from 2002 to 2010, won individual gold medals in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010, and in relay in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christine Schaffner</span> Swiss mountain bike orienteer

Christine Schaffner is a Swiss mountain bike orienteer and world champion. She has participated in all seven World MTB Orienteering Championships from 2004 to 2010, and won gold medals in the long distance four times, in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adrian Jackson (orienteer)</span> Australian mountain bike orienteer

Adrian Jackson is an Australian mountain bike orienteering competitor and World Champion. He has won individual gold medals at the 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2010 World MTB Orienteering Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ksenia Chernykh</span> Russian mountain bike orienteer

Ksenia Chernykh is a Russian mountain bike orienteer and World Champion. She won individual gold medals at the 2007 and 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships, and a relay gold medal in 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marika Hara</span> Finnish mountain bike orienteering competitor

Marika Hara is a Finnish mountain bike orienteering competitor and world champion.

Ingrid Stengård is a Finnish mountain bike orienteering competitor. She won two individual bronze medals at the 2006 World MTB Orienteering Championships, and won gold medals with the Finnish relay team in 2007 and 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anton Foliforov</span> Russian mountain bike orienteer

Anton Foliforov is a Russian mountain bike orienteer. He won an individual gold medal at the 2010 World MTB Orienteering Championships, and won gold medals with the Russian relay team in 2009 and 2010.

Rikke Kornvig is a Danish mountain bike orienteer. She won a silver medal in the middle distance, and a gold medal with the Danish relay team at the 2010 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Montalegre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martina Tichovská</span> Czech mountain bike orienteer

Martina Tichovská is a Czech mountain bike orienteer. She won a bronze medal in the sprint event at the 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ostróda. At the 2010 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Montalegre she again won a bronze medal in sprint, and a bronze medal with the Czech relay team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jiří Hradil</span> Czech mountain bike orienteer

Jiří Hradil is a Czech mountain bike orienteer. He won a silver medal in the sprint event at the 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ostróda. At the 2009 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ben Shemen he won a silver medal in the middle distance, and a silver medal with the Czech relay team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lubomír Tomeček</span>

Lubomír Tomeček is a Czech mountain bike orienteer and ski orienteer. He won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2007 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Nove Mesto na Morave, and a bronze medal at the 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ostróda. With the Czech relay team he won medals at the 2007, 2008 and 2009 World MTB Orienteering Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaroslav Rygl</span>

Jaroslav Rygl is a Czech mountain bike orienteer and ski orienteering competitor. He won a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2005 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Banska Bystrica, and a bronze medal in the long distance at the 2007 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Nove Mesto na Morave. With the Czech relay team he won medals at the 2007 and 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships.

Sonja Zinkl is an Austrian mountain bike orienteer. At the 2009 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ben Shemen, she won a silver medal in the long distance, and a gold medal in the relay, together with Elisabeth Hohenwarter and Michaela Gigon.

Valeriy Gluhov is a Russian mountain bike orienteer. He won a gold medal in the relay at the 2010 World MTB Orienteering Championships, together with Ruslan Gritsan and Anton Foliforov, and placed fifth in the middle distance.

Luca Dallavalle is an Italian mountain bike orienteer. He won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2010 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Montalegre. 5 years later, at the 2015 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Liberec, he won 3 medals: one gold, one silver and one bronze, respectively on the sprint, middle and long distance races. In June 2016 he's on the top of males world ranking of MTB-O.

Vasily Glukharev is a Russian ski orienteer. He competed at the 2004 World Ski Orienteering Championships, where he placed 10th in the middle distance, and participated on the Russian relay team. The Russian team consisted of Glukharev, Andrei Gruzdev, Ruslan Gritsan and Eduard Khrennikov, winning gold medals ahead of the Norwegian team.

References

  1. ↑ "Orienteer-Junior magazine #2 (14)" (PDF) (in Russian). June 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "SKI-JWOC 1998 RUS. Velogozh, Russia, February 1998". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "World Ski Orienteering Championships". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "Ski-WOC 2002 BUL. Borovetz, Bulgaria, 23 February - 3 March 2002". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Ski-WOC 2004 SWE. Åsarna/Östersund, Sweden, 9–16 February 2004". International Orienteering Federation . Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Ski-WOC 2005 FIN. Levi, Finland, 5–12 March 2005". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "MTB-WOC 2004 AUS. Ballarat, Australia, 19–23 October 2004". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "MTB-WOC 2005 SVK. Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, 5–11 September 2005". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "MTB-WOC 2006 FIN. Joensuu, Finland 9–13 July 2006". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "MTB-WOC 2007 CZE. Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, 5–12 August 2007". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "MTB-WOC 2008 POL. Ostróda, Poland, 24–31 August 2008". International Orienteering Federation . Retrieved 26 August 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ "MTB-WOC 2009 ISR. Ben Shemen, Israel, 9–16 August 2009". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  13. ↑ "MTB-WOC 2010 POR. Montalegre, Portugal, 11–17 July". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.