Ruslan Gritsan

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.

Ruslan Gritsan

Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's ski orienteering
World Ski Orienteering Championships
	2002 Borovets	Relay
	2004 Åsarna-Östersund	Relay
	2005 Levi	Short
	2005 Levi	Relay
Junior World Championships
	1998	Classic
	1998	Short
Men's mountain bike orienteering
World MTB Orienteering Championships
	2005 Banská Bystrica	Long
	2005 Banská Bystrica	Middle
	2007 Nové Město na Moravě	Long
	2008 Ostróda	Long
	2009 Ben Shemen	Relay
	2010 Montalegre	Relay
	2012 Veszprém	Long
	2006 Joensuu	Long
	2006 Joensuu	Relay
	2008 Ostróda	Relay
	2009 Ben Shemen	Long
	2011 Vicenza	Middle
	2012 Veszprém	Relay
	2006 Joensuu	Relay
	2009 Ben Shemen	Sprint
	2011 Vicenza	Long
	2012 Veszprém	Sprint
European MTB Orienteering Championships
	2009 Hillerød	Sprint
	2011 Saint Petersburg	Relay
	2008 Nida	Sprint
	2008 Nida	Long

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]

References

1. "Orienteer-Junior magazine #2 (14)" (PDF) (in Russian). June 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
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.
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.