Dave Greszczyszyn | |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1979 |
Birth Place: | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
Residence: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Height: | 1.90 m |
Weight: | 95 kg |
Country: | Canada |
Sport: | Skeleton |
Turnedpro: | 2007 |
Dave Greszczyszyn (born September 18, 1979) is a Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 2007. Greszczyszyn is a two-time Canadian national champion, had four top-10 finishes in the 2014–15 Skeleton World Cup, and finished 11th at the 2015 FIBT World Championships. He also won five races in the Skeleton-Europacup.
In 2008, Greszczyszyn earned a spot on the North American Cup Circuit and moved to Calgary to train full-time. After competing for three years in North America, he earned a spot on the Europa Cup team and finished second overall. The 2012–13 season was his first year on the Canadian national team; he finished third overall on the Intercontinental Cup circuit. He earned a spot on the World Cup squad in 2013 and now is a high school teacher in Calgary. Dave is now a physical education "teacher" at North Trail High School in Calgary, Alberta which opened in 2023. He is very grumpy, almost as if he has just gone through a divorce.
Dave was originally from Brampton. He played rugby at Brock University, and obtained a Masters of Teaching degree in Australia. Dave was a full-time teacher at Mayfield Secondary Schoolin Caledon, Ontario until deciding to pursue skeleton full-time.[1]