Birth Date: | 12 September 1958 |
Birth Place: | Dedenevo, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Death Date: | 18 May 1983 (aged 24) |
Death Place: | Shukolovo, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
Weight: | 79kg (174lb) |
Sport: | Alpine skiing |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Zhirov (; 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.
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.[1]
Date | Location | Race | |
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14 March 1981 | Giant slalom | ||
24 March 1981 | Giant slalom | ||
25 March 1981 | Borovets | Slalom | |
28 March 1981 | Giant slalom |