Alexander Zavyalov Explained

Alexander Alexandrovich Zavyalov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Завья́лов; born 2 June 1955) is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the early 1980s, training at Armed Forces sports society. He won a bronze in the 50 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, and two silvers at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo (30 km, 4 × 10 km relay). Zavyalov won the Cross-Country World Cup in the 1982–83 season.

Zavyalov also won two medals at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (tied with Oddvar Brå) and a silver in the 15 km.

Zavyalov graduated from Smolensk Institute of Physical Culture (1978). He was awarded Order of Lenin in 1983.

Cross-country skiing results

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1981–82	23 February 1982	Oslo, Norway	15 km Individual	World Championships	2nd
2	1982–83	10 February 1983	Igman, Yugoslavia	15 km Individual	World Cup	1st
3	26 February 1983	Falun, Sweden	30 km Individual	World Cup	1st
4	4 March 1983	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual	World Cup	1st
5	27 March 1983	Labrador City, Canada	30 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
6	1983–84	10 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	30 km Individual	Olympic Games	2nd

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1981–82	25 February 1982	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay	World Championships	1st	Nikitin / Batyuk / Burlakov
2	1983–84	16 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	4 × 10 km Relay	Olympic Games	2nd	Batyuk / Nikitin / Zimyatov

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Web site: Athlete : SAVJALOV Alexander . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 16 March 2018.