Aleksandr Zhirov (alpine skier)

For Russian footballer, see Aleksandr Zhirov (footballer).

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Zhirov (Russian: Александр Васильевич Жиров; 12 September 1958 – 18 May 1983) was a Soviet alpine skier.

Aleksandr Zhirov

Personal information
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

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]

World Cup victories

Date	Location	Race
14 March 1981	Furano	Giant slalom
24 March 1981	Borovets	Giant slalom
25 March 1981	Borovets	Slalom
28 March 1981	Laax	Giant slalom