Andrei Gridin

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Andrei Gridin Cross-country skiing
nation KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan Bulgaria
BulgariaBulgaria 
birthday 23rd June 1988 (age 32)
place of birth Shchuchinsk ,  Kazakh SSRKazakhstan Soviet Socialist RepublicKazakh SSR 
Career
status active
Medal table
JWM medals 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
FIS Nordic Junior Ski World Championships
bronze 2008 times 20 km F mass start
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup December 6, 2008
last change: May 10, 2014

Andrej Gridin (born June 23, 1988 in Shchuchinsk ) is a former Kazakh , now Bulgarian cross-country skier .

Career

Gridin has been taking part in competitions organized by the Fédération Internationale de Ski since 2007 . At the Junior World Championship in Mals in 2008 , he won bronze in the 20 km mass start race. He made his first World Cup race in December 2008 in La Clusaz , which he finished in 60th place in the 30 km mass start race. At the Tour de Ski 2008/09 he reached 47th place in the overall standings.

Gridin started for Bulgaria in 2013. In January 2014, he achieved 45th place in the 15 km mass start race in Szklarska Poręba , his best individual World Cup result to date. His best placings at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi were 41st place in the 50 km mass start race and 19th place in the team sprint. In the 2013/14 season he won the Balkan Cup.

Victories in Continental Cup races

No. date place discipline series
1. March 1, 2014 North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia Mavrovo 10 km freestyle Balkan Cup

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personal data
SURNAME Gridin, Andrei
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kazakh-Bulgarian cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Shchuchinsk , Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic , Soviet Union