Graham Gristwood
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Graham Gristwood is a British
orienteering
competitor
and world champion.
Graham is a member of the Great Britain Orienteering Squad and also runs for IFK Lidingö SOK. In 2004 Graham made the senior World Champs team, which in 2006 came 9th in the World Championships in Denmark. He received a gold medal in the relay event at the 2008 World Orienteering Championships
in Olomouc
, together with Jon Duncan
and Jamie Stevenson
.
Born in 1984, Graham started orienteering before he could even walk, when his father would carry him!. Graham attended the Royal Grammar School, Guildford
. Graham is currently a masters student at Sheffield Hallam University
and runs for Sheffield University Orienteering Club
. In 2010 he was part of the winning JK and Harvester relay teams.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
competitor
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
and world champion.
Graham is a member of the Great Britain Orienteering Squad and also runs for IFK Lidingö SOK. In 2004 Graham made the senior World Champs team, which in 2006 came 9th in the World Championships in Denmark. He received a gold medal in the relay event at the 2008 World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
in Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
, together with Jon Duncan
Jon Duncan
Jon Duncan is a British orienteering competitor and world champion.He received a gold medal in the relay event at the 2008 World Orienteering Championships in Olomouc, together with Graham Gristwood and Jamie Stevenson....
and Jamie Stevenson
Jamie Stevenson
Jamie Stevenson is a British orienteering champion. He appeared on the TV sports quiz They Think It's All Over in 2003 after winning the gold medal in the sprint distance at the World Orienteering Championships....
.
Born in 1984, Graham started orienteering before he could even walk, when his father would carry him!. Graham attended the Royal Grammar School, Guildford
Royal Grammar School, Guildford
The Royal Grammar School is a selective English independent day school for boys in Guildford, Surrey. The school dates its founding to the death of Robert Beckingham in 1509 who left provision in his will to 'make a free scole at the Towne of Guldford'; in 1512 a governing body was set up to form...
. Graham is currently a masters student at Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University is a higher education institution in South Yorkshire, England, based on two sites in Sheffield. City Campus is located in the city centre, close to Sheffield railway station, and Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away, adjacent to Ecclesall Road in...
and runs for Sheffield University Orienteering Club
Sheffield University Orienteering Club
Sheffield University Orienteering Club is a UK Orienteering Club. It is also known or abbreviated by the name ShUOC. Southampton University Orienteering Club use the obvious 4 letter abbreviation hence the use of the abbreviation ShUOC....
. In 2010 he was part of the winning JK and Harvester relay teams.