Aleksandr Shirshov
Full nameAleksandr Sergeyevich Shirshov
Born (1972-08-25) 25 August 1972 (age 51)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportFencing
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
ClubCSKA Moscow
Medal record
Men's sabre fencing
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team sabre

Aleksandr Shirshov (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Ширшов; born 25 August 1972) is a Russian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He is now a fencing coach. 2013 World team champion Kamil Ibragimov is amongst his pupils.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Aleksandr Shirshov". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Shirshov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  3. ^ Andrei Morozov (19 April 2011). Камиль Ибрагимов: славный потомок великой династии. russkiymir.ru (in Russian).

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Olympic fencing champions in men's Team Sabre
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