Aleksandr Shirshov
Russian fencer (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Full name | Aleksandr Sergeyevich Shirshov | ||||||||||||||
Born | Александр Сергеевич Ширшов (1972-08-25) 25 August 1972 (age 51) 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 | ||||||||||||||
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