Rustam GELMANOV

Nationality : Russian
DOB : December 6th 1987
Home town : Moscow

Rustam was a Russian prodigy, with a rapid rise to fame.

He started climbing in 2003 and two years later took part in his first World Cup stage.

His first World Cup victory was at home in Moscow, in 2008, and he came 2nd in the World championships the following year.

The only thing he is lacking is a string of results. En 2011, for exemple, although he was never far from glory, he only achieved 4 international podiums, and never won the gold.

2011 : 6th in the overall World Cup rankings
2011 : 2nd at the Munich and Barcelona stages of the World Cup
2011 : 3rd at the World Championships in Arco.

Texte et photographies : Auriana BEAUTE / FFME