Ruslan Gritsan

At the 1998 Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships, Gritsan won gold medals in both the classic distance and the short distance events.{{cite web | url=http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Ski-Orienteering/Junior-World-Ski-Orienteering-Championships/SKI-JWOC-1998-RUS | title=SKI-JWOC 1998 RUS. Velogozh, Russia, February 1998 | publisher=International Orienteering Federation | accessdate=26 August 2010 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620201453/http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Ski-Orienteering/Junior-World-Ski-Orienteering-Championships/SKI-JWOC-1998-RUS | archivedate=20 June 2010}}

He won a gold medal in the short distance at the 2005 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Levi, sharing the honor with Andrei Gruzdev. Gritsan also won gold medals in the relay with the Russian team in 2002, 2004 and 2005.{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/results/ski_orienteering/world_ski_orienteering_championships |title=World Ski Orienteering Championships |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=24 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20070617171330/http://orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/results/ski_orienteering/world_ski_orienteering_championships |archivedate=17 June 2007}} In 2002, the Russian team, comprising Andrei Gruzdev, Gritsan, Viktor Korchagin and Eduard Khrennikov, won gold ahead of Finland.{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Ski-Orienteering/World-Ski-Orienteering-Championships/Ski-WOC-2002-BUL |title=Ski-WOC 2002 BUL. Borovetz, Bulgaria, 23 February - 3 March 2002 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620113100/http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Ski-Orienteering/World-Ski-Orienteering-Championships/Ski-WOC-2002-BUL |archivedate=20 June 2010}} The 2004 team, consisting of Vasily Glukharev, Andrei Gruzdev, Gritsan and Eduard Khrennikov, won golf ahead of the Norwegian team.{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Ski-Orienteering/World-Ski-Orienteering-Championships/Ski-WOC-2004-SWE |title=Ski-WOC 2004 SWE. Åsarna/Östersund, Sweden, 9–16 February 2004 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=26 August 2010}} In 2005, Gruzdev, Gritsan and Khrennikov won the relay gold medal ahead of Finland.{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Ski-Orienteering/World-Ski-Orienteering-Championships/Ski-WOC-2005-FIN |title=Ski-WOC 2005 FIN. Levi, Finland, 5–12 March 2005 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620113116/http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Ski-Orienteering/World-Ski-Orienteering-Championships/Ski-WOC-2005-FIN |archivedate=20 June 2010}}

At the 2004 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ballarat, Gritslan placed tenth in the middle, 32nd in the long, and sixth in the relay event.{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Mountain-Bike-Orienteering/World-MTB-Orienteering-Championships/MTB-WOC-2004-AUS |title=MTB-WOC 2004 AUS. Ballarat, Australia, 19–23 October 2004 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620131606/http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Mountain-Bike-Orienteering/World-MTB-Orienteering-Championships/MTB-WOC-2004-AUS |archivedate=20 June 2010}} At the 2005 World Championships in Banská Bystrica, he won gold medals in both the middle and long distances, and finished fourth with the Russian relay team.{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Mountain-Bike-Orienteering/World-MTB-Orienteering-Championships/MTB-WOC-2005-SVK |title=MTB-WOC 2005 SVK. Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, 5–11 September 2005 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620131459/http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Mountain-Bike-Orienteering/World-MTB-Orienteering-Championships/MTB-WOC-2005-SVK |archivedate=20 June 2010}} In 2006, at the Championships in Joensuu, Gritslan 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.{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Mountain-Bike-Orienteering/World-MTB-Orienteering-Championships/MTB-WOC-2006-FIN |title=MTB-WOC 2006 FIN. Joensuu, Finland 9–13 July 2006 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620131533/http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Mountain-Bike-Orienteering/World-MTB-Orienteering-Championships/MTB-WOC-2006-FIN |archivedate=20 June 2010}} At the 2007 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Nové Město na Moravě, he won a gold medal in the long distance, placed fourth in the sprint, 57th in the middle distance, and fourth in the relay.{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Mountain-Bike-Orienteering/World-MTB-Orienteering-Championships/MTB-WOC-2007-CZE |title=MTB-WOC 2007 CZE. Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, 5–12 August 2007 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620131548/http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Mountain-Bike-Orienteering/World-MTB-Orienteering-Championships/MTB-WOC-2007-CZE |archivedate=20 June 2010}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/results/mountain_bike_orienteering/world_mtb_orienteering_championships/mtb_woc_2008_pol |title=MTB-WOC 2008 POL. Ostróda, Poland, 24–31 August 2008 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=26 August 2010}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} In 2009, in Ben Shemen, he won a silver medal in the long distance, a bronze medal in the sprint, and a gold medal in the relay.{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Mountain-Bike-Orienteering/World-MTB-Orienteering-Championships/MTB-WOC-2009-ISR |title=MTB-WOC 2009 ISR. Ben Shemen, Israel, 9–16 August 2009 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620131443/http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Mountain-Bike-Orienteering/World-MTB-Orienteering-Championships/MTB-WOC-2009-ISR |archivedate=20 June 2010}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Mountain-Bike-Orienteering/World-MTB-Orienteering-Championships/MTB-WOC-2010-POR |title=MTB-WOC 2010 POR. Montalegre, Portugal, 11–17 July |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718112242/http://www.orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Results/Mountain-Bike-Orienteering/World-MTB-Orienteering-Championships/MTB-WOC-2010-POR |archivedate=18 July 2010}}

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