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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]
Date | Location | Race |
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14 March 1981 |
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Giant slalom |
24 March 1981 |
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Giant slalom |
25 March 1981 |
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Slalom |
28 March 1981 |
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Giant slalom |
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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]
Date | Location | Race |
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14 March 1981 |
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Giant slalom |
24 March 1981 |
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Giant slalom |
25 March 1981 |
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Slalom |
28 March 1981 |
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Giant slalom |