Eduard Gritsun

Eduard Gritsun
Personal information
Full nameEduard Vyacheslavovich Gritsun
Эдуард Вячеславович Грицун
Born (1976-02-04) 4 February 1976 (age 48)
Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1998Lokosphinx
1999–2000Gerolsteiner
2001Team Coast
2002Itera
2003Lokomotiv
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team pursuit
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Berlin Team pursuit

Eduard Vyacheslavovich Gritsun (Russian: Эдуард Вячеславович Грицун; born 4 February 1976 in Rostov-on-Don) is a retired Russian professional road bicycle racer.

Major results

1996
1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2nd Team pursuit, Summer Olympics
3rd Overall Volta a Tarragona
1st Stage 3
1997
1st Overall Volta a Tarragona
2nd Overall Sachsen-Tour
1998
1st Overall Vuelta a Navarra
1st Stages 5 & 6
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
1999
2nd Overall Hessen-Rundfahrt
1st Stage 2
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
4th Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
2000
8th GP Rudy Dhaenens
2002
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Circuito de Getxo
9th Clásica de Almería
2003
1st Stage 2 Volta a Tarragona