Overview: WOC Teams 2008

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Team Russia WOC 2008 - 12 runners

Team Overview - Disciplines*

	Name	Sprint	Middle	Long	Relay
1.	Sergey Detkov	Qual: 16th place
2.	Roman Efimov			20th place Qual: 6th place
3.	Andrey Khramov	medal Qual: 3rd place		4th place Qual: 12nd place	medal
4.	Natalia Korzhova	29th place Qual: 12nd place		17th place Qual: 5th place
5.	Yulia Novikova		18th place Qual: 5th place		medal
6.	Valentin Novikov	13rd place Qual: 10th place	medal Qual: 4th place		medal
7.	Irina Petrova		14th place Qual: 3rd place
8.	Tatiana Ryabkina		5th place Qual: 4th place	Qual: 4th place	medal
9.	Roman Ryapolov		17th place Qual: 2nd place
10.	Larysa Stanchenko	DSQ Qual: 9th place		Qual: 25th place
11.	Dmitriy Tsvetkov		43rd place Qual: 9th place	16th place Qual: 5th place	medal
12.	Galina Vinogradova	4th place Qual: 2nd place			medal

Note! Information regarding planned disciplines may be inaccurate and change within the day before the competition.

Detailed Team information

Sergey Detkov

Club	OK Tisaren (SWE)
Info/Biography	Running only sprint at WOC 2008 and could not qualify for the final.
Videos
Selected results	11. place, EOC 2008 Middle 34. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 35. place, WOC 2007 Sprint 52. place, WC 2008 #11, 60. place, WC 2008 #9, » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Roman Efimov

Club	Hiisirasti (FIN)
Born date	07.04.1976
Info/Biography	A strong relay runner for Russia, running first leg in 2006 and 2007. Not in the relay team at WOC 2008, running only long distance.
Selected results	1. place, WOC 2007 Relay 20. place, WOC 2008 Long 6. place, WOC 2007 Long 10. place, EOC 2008 Long 1. place, WOC 2006 Relay 29. place, WOC 2007 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Andrey Khramov

Club	Hiisirasti (FIN) / SKVO Rostov na Don
Born date	17.01.1981
Info/Biography	Strong russian runner who surprised everybody by winning JWOC in Bulgaria as a 18-year old in 1999. Lives at the foot of the Kaukasus mountains, not far away form the Black sea. Well used to hot and humid conditions and tough climbs. Married to Nadia and one son, Alexander, born 2002. Competes in track and field regularly, his PB on 5000m is 14.05. Finished his studies in communication (traffic) in 2004 and has since the been a professional sportsman. His gold medal in Japan 2005 was Russias first ever in senior foot-orienteering. Won the relay for Russia in 2006 and 2007. Started the WOC 2008 with a sprint gold- his 4th WOC-gold. Will he be the first man with a gold in all four diciplins at WOC? He must at least wait to 2009, since his will not run middle in 2008.
Selected results	1. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 2. place, WOC 2007 Long 4. place, WOC 2008 Long 3. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 2. place, WOC 2008 Relay 1. place, WOC 2007 Relay » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Natalia Korzhova

Club	Hiisirasti (FIN)
Born date	03.07.1983
Info/Biography	Running sprint and long at WOC 2008.
Selected results	17. place, WOC 2008 Long 29. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 2. place, EOC 2008 Relay 14. place, EOC 2008 Long 16. place, WOC 2007 Middle 22. place, EOC 2008 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Yulia Novikova

Club	Delta (FIN)
Born date	09.11.1980
Info/Biography	The wife of Valentin Novikov (her maiden name is Sedina). Has been the second best Russian woman behind Riabkina. Normally very safe on the first leg in relays. Finished 3rd on the WC-middle race in Norway 2007. Running middle, long and relay at WOC 2008.
Videos
Selected results	2. place, WOC 2008 Relay 4. place, EOC 2008 Long 18. place, WOC 2008 Middle 2. place, EOC 2008 Relay 3. place, WC 2007 #2, Middle 11. place, EOC 2008 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Valentin Novikov

Club	Delta (FIN)
Born date	01.10.1974
Info/Biography	His breakthru was the gold medals at EOC in Ukraine 2000. Strong runner in continental forest, but often struggles on very long courses and hot weather. Have had problems with the russian federation and was omitted from the WOC 2005-team. Alledgely because he failed to report certain WADA-documents to the federation in time. In SUI 2003 he was dsq on the long distance qual because he was too late for the check-in time. His first WOC-gold came when he anchored his russian team to the relay gold in WOC 2006. Also won the EOC relay in 2008 and decided Jukola 2008 in favour of his team Delta. Married with national team member Julia (prev. Sedina). Younger brother Leonid also an eliterunner.
Videos
Selected results	3. place, WOC 2008 Middle 3. place, WOC 2007 Middle 2. place, WOC 2008 Relay 1. place, EOC 2008 Relay 1. place, WOC 2007 Relay 13. place, WOC 2008 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Irina Petrova

Info/Biography	Running only middle at WOC 2008.
Videos
Selected results	14. place, WOC 2008 Middle 19. place, EOC 2008 Middle 39. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 25. place, WC 2008 #10, 31. place, WC 2008 #9, 38. place, WC 2008 #11, » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Tatiana Ryabkina

Club	SOIK Hellas (SWE)
Born date	03.05.1980
Info/Biography	Won two JWOC-gold under her maiden name, Pereliaeva. Married to Maxim Riabkine, inventer of the Orient-Show. The silver medal from WOC 2004 in Sweden is Tatianas (or Tanja as she seems to be called in Sweden) best effort so far. Impressed in Tiomila 2007 by anchoring her club Hellas to the victory. Won her first WC race on the middle distance in O-ringen in July 2007.
Selected results	2. place, EOC 2008 Long 5. place, WOC 2008 Middle 2. place, WOC 2008 Relay 4. place, EOC 2008 Middle 3. place, WOC 2006 Middle 1. place, WC 2007 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Roman Ryapolov

Club	Lynx (FIN)
Info/Biography	Ran 6th leg for Lynx in Jukola 2008, bringing his team to the lead. The ended in 4th place. Running middle at WOC 2008.
Videos
Selected results	17. place, WOC 2008 Middle 15. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 16. place, EOC 2008 Middle 24. place, WOC 2005 Sprint 25. place, EOC 2006 Sprint 35. place, WOC 2005 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Larysa Stanchenko

Info/Biography	Running sprint at WOC 2008.
Selected results	15. place, WOC 2007 Long 18. place, WOC 2007 Sprint 20. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 27. place, EOC 2008 Long 5. place, WOC 2007 Relay 22. place, WC 2008 #11, » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Dmitriy Tsvetkov

Club	OK Tisaren (SWE)
Info/Biography	Junior World Champion from Estonia 2003 showed his strength in Baltic terrain once again by surprisingly winning the long distance at EOC 2008. Running middle, long and relay and WOC 2008.
Selected results	1. place, EOC 2008 Long 2. place, WOC 2008 Relay 1. place, EOC 2008 Relay 3. place, WC 2008 #10, 16. place, WOC 2008 Long 43. place, WOC 2008 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Galina Vinogradova

Info/Biography	Running sprint at WOC 2008.
Selected results	4. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 2. place, WOC 2008 Relay 9. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 37. place, EOC 2008 Long 22. place, EOC 2006 Sprint 39. place, EOC 2006 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile