Alexander Zavyalov

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
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

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.

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

• 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)

• 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

• 1 title – (1 overall)

Season	Age
		Overall
1982	26	15
1983	27
1984	28	15

• 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

• 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

• Alexander Zavyalov at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Alexander Zavyalov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)