Dave Greszczyszyn (born September 18, 1979) is a Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 2007. Greszczyszyn is a two-time Canadian national champion, had four top-10 finishes in the 2014–15 Skeleton World Cup, and finished 11th at the 2015 FIBT World Championships. He also won five races in the Skeleton-Europacup.

Career

In 2008, Greszczyszyn earned a spot on the North American Cup Circuit and moved to

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to train full-time. After competing for three years in North America, he earned a spot on the Europa Cup team and finished second overall. The 2012–13 season was his first year on the Canadian national team; he finished third overall on the Intercontinental Cup circuit. He earned a spot on the

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squad in 2013 and now is a high school teacher in Calgary. Dave is now a

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teacher at

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in Calgary,

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which opened in 2023.

Personal life

Dave was originally from

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. He played rugby at

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, and obtained a Masters of Teaching degree in Australia. Dave was a full-time teacher at Mayfield Secondary School in

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until deciding to pursue skeleton full-time.Frank Juzenas, "Canadian skeleton team announced", ''The Brampton Guardian'', December 15, 2016, page 45.

References

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Full career results (in French)
1979 births Canadian male skeleton racers Living people Skeleton racers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Brampton Olympic skeleton racers for Canada 20th-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Skeleton-bio-stub