Alexander Alexandrovich Grisman

Alexander Grisman
Full name	Alexander Alexandrowitsch Grisman Russian Александр Александрович Гризман
Association	Russia
birthday	2nd December 1980
place of birth	Nowokamala ,  Soviet Union
date of death	June 12, 2008
Place of death	Krasnoyarsk
Career
Medal table
SWM medals 1 × 0 × 0 ×
Summer biathlon world championships gold 2007 Otepää persecution
World Cup balance

Alexander Alexandrowitsch Grisman ( Russian Александр Александрович Гризман ; born December 2, 1980 in Novokamala , Rybnoye district , Krasnoyarsk region ; † June 12, 2008 in Krasnoyarsk ) was a Russian summer biathlete .

Alexander Grisman took part in the Summer Biathlon World Championships 2007 in Otepää , where he competed on roller skis . In the sprint he missed a bronze medal against the Estonian Roland Lessing by 3.1 seconds and was fourth. In the pursuit race that followed, he was able to improve to first place and became world champion.

In June 2008 Grisman was training together with winter triathlete Mikhail Panin on bicycles between the cities of Divnogorsk and Krasnoyarsk when they were hit in a curve by an oncoming Lada whose driver was drunk. Less than a week after the accident, Grisman died in a coma from his severe head injuries. He left a wife and a daughter. The Alexander Grizman Memorial Prize was launched in 2009 and awarded to Michael Rösch at the 2009 Summer Biathlon World Championships in Oberhof .

Web links

• Alexander Alexandrowitsch Grisman in the IBU database (English)

supporting documents

1. ↑ Summer biathlon world champion dies of serious injuries
2. ↑ Summer biathlon world champion succumbs to his injuries  ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Alexander Grizman Memorial Prize for Michael Rösch  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.