Ruslan Glebov Explained

Ruslan Glebov
Birth Date:28 January 1987
Birth Place:Dnipro, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport:Orienteering
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Ruslan Glebov , also known as Ruslan Glibov (born 1987), is a Ukrainian orienteering competitor. He was born in Dnipro, Ukraine.[1]

He has competed at the 2008,[2] 2009,[3] 2012,[4] 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 World Orienteering Championships,[1] and his best result until 2018 was a fifth place in the mixed relay in 2014.[1]

He won a silver medal in the long distance at the 2018 World Orienteering Championships in Latvia, behind Olav Lundanes.[5] In 2021, he won a bronze medal in the Middle Distance discipline, held in the Czech Republic.[6]

Ruslan also holds an overall title in the 5-days tour O-ringen after winning the 2019 edition.[7] O-ringen is widely considered the most prestigious event outside of championship level.

His achievements as junior include a bronze medal in the sprint at the 2006 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Lithuania.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete profile: Ruslan Glebov . world-of-o. 11 August 2018.
  2. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 2008 . . 11 July 2018.
  3. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 2009 . . 11 July 2018.
  4. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 2012 . . 11 July 2018.
  5. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 2018 Long – Men . woc2018.lv . 11 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Home . woc2021.cz.
  7. Web site: The winner takes it all - O-Ringen. www.oringen.se. sv. 2019-07-28. 28 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728103440/http://www.oringen.se/213/arsneutrala-sidor/om-oss/nyhetsarkiv/nyheter/2019-07-27-the-winner-takes-it-all.html. dead.