Alexander Wassiljewitsch Schirow
Alexander Shirov 
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| Full name | Alexander Wassiljewitsch Schirow | ||||||||||||
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 Soviet Union
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| birthday | September 12, 1958 | ||||||||||||
| place of birth | Dedenewo , Soviet Union | ||||||||||||
| date of death | May 21, 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Jachroma | ||||||||||||
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| discipline | Giant slalom , slalom | ||||||||||||
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Alexander Wassiljewitsch Schirow ( Russian Александр Васильевич Жиров ; born September 12, 1958 in Dedenewo near Moscow, † May 21, 1983 in Jachroma ) was a Russian ski racer . Together with Valery Zyganow and Alexander Khoroshilov, Shirov was the only male Russian runner who could ever win a World Cup race .
biography
From the beginning of 1980 to the beginning of 1982, Schirow was one of the best slalom and giant slalom drivers in the world. In his short career, he was placed in the top ten 23 times. He had his strongest phase in March 1981, when he won four races within two weeks.
In the overall ranking for the World Cup, he finished third behind Phil Mahre and Ingemar Stenmark in the 1980/81 season , the best position ever achieved by a Russian ski racer.
Shirov only took part in the Olympic Games once. In Lake Placid in 1980 he was ninth in the giant slalom. At the 1982 World Ski Championships in Schladming , he was 13th in slalom.
In May 1983, at the age of 24, Shirov had an accident in his car near the city of Jachroma and succumbed to his injuries.
successes
Olympic Games (also World Cup)
- Lake Placid 1980 : 9th giant slalom
World championships
- Schladming 1982 : 13th slalom
World Cup ratings
| season | total | Giant slalom | slalom | combination | ||||
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| space | Points | space | Points | space | Points | space | Points | |
| 1978/79 | 84. | 5 | - | - | 41. | 5 | - | - |
| 1979/80 | 14th | 68 | 22nd | 14th | 5. | 57 | - | - |
| 1980/81 | 3. | 185 | 2. | 105 | 6th | 70 | - | - |
| 1981/82 | 35. | 38 | 18th | 19th | 30th | 7th | 18th | 12 |
World Cup victories
Schirow achieved a total of 9 podium places, including 4 wins:
| date | place | country | discipline |
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| March 14, 1981 | Furano | Japan | Giant slalom |
| March 24, 1981 | Borovets | Bulgaria | Giant slalom |
| March 25, 1981 | Borovets | Bulgaria | slalom |
| March 28, 1981 | Laax | Switzerland | Giant slalom |
Web links
- Alexander Wassiljewitsch Schirow in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Alexander Wassiljewitsch Schirow in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Alexander Wassiljewitsch Schirow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schirow, Alexander Wassiljewitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Жиров, Александр Васильевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | soviet ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dedenewo near Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1983 |
| Place of death | Jachroma |