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Alexander Zavyalov

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Alexander Zavyalov
Alexander Zavyalov at the Ski Track in 2015
Country Russia
Born (1955-06-02) 2 June 1955 (age 69)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons3 – (19821984)
Starts15
Podiums6
Wins3
Overall titles1 – (1983)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo 30 km
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid 50 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1982 Oslo 15 km

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.

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

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

Olympic Games

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Season titles

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  • 1 title – (1 overall)
Season
Discipline
1983 Overall

Season standings

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 Season   Age 
Overall
1982 26 15
1983 27 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1984 28 15

Individual podiums

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

Team podiums

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  • 1 victory
  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1981–82 25 February 1982 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships[1] 1st Nikitin / Batyuk / Burlakov
2  1983–84  16 February 1984 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete : SAVJALOV Alexander". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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