Aleksandr Zhirov (alpine skier)
Appearance
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Personal information | |
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Born | 12 September 1958 Dedenevo, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 18 May 1983 (aged 24) Shukolovo, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Alpine skiing |
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Zhirov (Russian: Александр Васильевич Жиров; 12 September 1958 – 18 May 1983) was a Soviet alpine skier.
He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom and finished ninth in the latter event.[1]
He won four Alpine Skiing World Cup races in March 1981 and finished second in the 1981 giant slalom world cup. Two years later he died in a car accident.[2]
World Cup victories
[edit]Date | Location | Race |
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14 March 1981 | ![]() |
Giant slalom |
24 March 1981 | ![]() |
Giant slalom |
25 March 1981 | ![]() |
Slalom |
28 March 1981 | ![]() |
Giant slalom |
References
[edit]- ^ Aleksandr Zhirov. sports-reference.com
- ^ "ALEKSANDR ZHIROV, SKIER, 24, KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE MISHAP". Associated Press. 1983-05-21.
Categories:
- 1958 births
- 1983 deaths
- Soviet male alpine skiers
- Road incident deaths in the Soviet Union
- Olympic alpine skiers for the Soviet Union
- Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Road incident deaths in Russia
- Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast
- Russian alpine skiing biography stubs
- Soviet winter sports biography stubs