Alexander Zavyalov

Alexander Alexandrovich Zavyalov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Завья́лов; born 2 June 1955) is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the early 1980s, training at Armed Forces sports society. He won a bronze in the 50 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, and two silvers at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo (30 km, 4 × 10 km relay). Zavyalov won the Cross-Country World Cup in the 1982–83 season.

Alexander Zavyalov
Alexander Zavyalov at the Ski Track in 2015
Country	Russia
Born	(1955-06-02) 2 June 1955 (age 70) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons	3 – (1982–1984)
Indiv. starts	15
Indiv. podiums	6
Indiv. wins	3
Team starts	2
Team podiums	2
Team wins	1
Overall titles	1 – (1983)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo 30 km 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 10 km relay 1980 Lake Placid 50 km World Championships 1982 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay 1982 Oslo 15 km

Zavyalov also won two medals at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (tied with Oddvar Brå) and a silver in the 15 km.

Zavyalov graduated from Smolensk Institute of Physical Culture (1978). He was awarded Order of Lenin in 1983.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[1]

Olympic Games

• 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1980	24	7	—	Bronze	—
1984	28	16	Silver	7	Silver

World Championships

• 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1982	26	Silver	6	6	Gold

World Cup

Season titles

• 1 title – (1 overall)

Season
	Discipline
1983	Overall

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall
1982	26	15
1983	27
1984	28	15

Individual podiums

• 3 victories
• 6 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1981–82	23 February 1982	Oslo, Norway	15 km Individual	World Championships[1]	2nd
2	1982–83	10 February 1983	Igman, Yugoslavia	15 km Individual	World Cup	1st
3		26 February 1983	Falun, Sweden	30 km Individual	World Cup	1st
4		4 March 1983	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual	World Cup	1st
5		27 March 1983	Labrador City, Canada	30 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
6	1983–84	10 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	30 km Individual	Olympic Games[1]	2nd

Team podiums

• 1 victory
• 2 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1981–82	25 February 1982	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay	World Championships[1]	1st	Nikitin / Batyuk / Burlakov
2	1983–84	16 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	4 × 10 km Relay	Olympic Games[1]	2nd	Batyuk / Nikitin / Zimyatov

Note: ¹ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.