Aleksandr Shirshov (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Ширшов; born 25 August 1972) is a Russian former sabre fencer.[1] He was born in Moscow, and was a member of CSKA Moscow.[1] He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1992 Summer Olympics as part of the Unified Team, and came in 13th in the individual sabre.[2][3] He is now a fencing coach. 2013 world team champion Kamil Ibragimov and four-time junior world champion Konstantin Lokhanov have been his pupils.[4][5] He is married to two-time Olympic team épée champion Oksana Yermakova.[6]
| Aleksandr Shirshov | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Aleksandr Sergeyevich Shirshov | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Александр Сергеевич Ширшов 25 August 1972 Moscow, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
External links
- Alexander Shirshov at the International Fencing Federation
- Alexander Shirshov at the European Fencing Confederation
- Alexander Shirshov at the Russian Fencing Federation (in Russian) (in English)
- Aleksandr Shirshov at Olympics.com