Birth Date: | 15 March 1924 |
Birth Place: | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Death Place: | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Sport: | Diving |
Club: | Dynamo Moscow |
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Lyubov Yegorovna Zhigalova (ru|Любовь Егоровна Жигалова, 15 March 1924 – 13 February 1978) was a Soviet diver. She competed in the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics, respectively, and finished in sixth place in both events. She won a bronze medal in the springboard at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships. She won seven national titles, in the springboard (1947, 1950, 1951, 1953 and 1954) and platform (1950, 1951). Her husband, Aleksey Zhigalov, also competed in the springboard at the 1952 Olympics.