Andrey Khramov (born January 17, 1981 in Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

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) is a Russia

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n orienteering

Orienteering

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 competitor

Competition

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. He is winner of the 2005 World Orienteering Championships

World Orienteering Championships

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, Long distance, and finished third in 2006, and second in 2007. He is a three-time relay World Champion, in 2006, 2007 and 2010 as a member of the Russian winning teams, and obtained a silver medal in 2004. He won the World Orienteering Championships in the sprint distance in Olomouc

Olomouc

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 in 2008 and defended his title in Miskolc

Miskolc

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in 2009. Since winning the gold medal at the World Championships in 2005, Khramov has won gold at a World Championship every year for six years in a row.