Dave Greszczyszyn

Dave Greszczyszyn
Personal information
Born (1979-09-18) September 18, 1979
Residence Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 95.0 kg (209.4 lb; 14.96 st)
Sport
Country  Canada
Sport Skeleton

Dave Greszczyszyn (born September 18, 1979) is a Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 2007. He's a two time national champion. In 2014-15, he had 4 top-10 finishes. He competed for the top of the World Cup overall ranking. He then finished 11th at the 2015 FIBT World Championships. He is also a 5 time Skeleton-Europacup winner.

Career

In 2008, he 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 finally earned a spot on the Europa Cup team and finished second overall. The 2012-13 season was his first year on the National Team where he finished third overall on the Intercontinental Cup circuit. He cracked the World Cup squad in 2013 and now is a part-time substitute teacher in Calgary.[1]

Personal life

Dave was previously from Brampton. He played rugby at Brock University, and in an Australian university received a Masters of Teaching. Dave was a full-time teacher at Mayfield Secondary School in Caledon, Ontario until deciding to pursue Skeleton full-time. [2]

References

  1. ↑ http://sirc.ca/news/calgary-school-teacher-greszczyszyn-defends-national-skeleton-title-justin-kripps-pilots-four
  2. ↑ Frank Juzenas, "Canadian skeleton team announced", The Brampton Guardian, 15 December 2016, page 45.
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