Aleksey Petrovich Zhigalov | |
Birth Date: | 25 February 1915 |
Birth Place: | Kazan, Russian Empire |
Death Place: | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality: | Soviet |
Sport: | Diving |
Country: | Soviet Union |
Club: | Dynamo Moscow |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Life Partner: | Lyubov Zhigalova |
Aleksey Petrovich Zhigalov (Russian: Алексей Петрович Жигалов , 25 February 1915 – 7 July 1963) was a Soviet diver. He competed in the 3 m springboard at the 1952 Summer Olympics and finished in eighth place. He won 17 national titles in the springboard (1934, 1936, 1937, 1943–1949) and platform (1934, 1936, 1937, 1946–1947, 1950, 1952). His wife, Lyubov Zhigalova, also competed in the springboard at the 1952 Olympics.