Aleksandr_Shirshov

Aleksandr Shirshov

Aleksandr Shirshov

Russian fencer (born 1972)

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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    "Aleksandr Shirshov". Olympedia.
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    "Aleksandr Shirshov". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Shirshov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
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    Andrei Morozov (19 April 2011). Камиль Ибрагимов: славный потомок великой династии. russkiymir.ru (in Russian).
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    "«Эти трое приносят жертвы в реальной жизни ради того, чтобы добро побеждало зло». Мы поговорили с российскими фехтовальщиками, которые уехали в США и хотят выступать за Америку на летней Олимпиаде". Новая газета Европа.
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    "Oksana Yermakova". Olympedia.


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