Alexander Zavyalov
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's cross country skiing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1984 Sarajevo | 30 km |
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1984 Sarajevo | 4 x 10 km |
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1980 Lake Placid | 50 km |
| World Championships | ||
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1982 Oslo | 4 x 10 km |
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1982 Oslo | 15 km |
Alexander Alexandrovich Zavyalov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Завья́лов; born June 2, 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, 4x10 km).
Zavyalov also won two medals at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4x10 km (tied with Norway) and a silver in the 15 km.
Zavyalov graduated from Smolensk Institute of Physical Culture (1978). He was awarded Order of Lenin in 1983.
Was known as the Sovie-Jet.
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- 1955 births
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- Living people
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Male cross-country skiers
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics
