Aleksandr Shirshov
Aleksandr Shirshov (; born 25 August 1972) is a Russian former sabre fencer.  He was born in Moscow, and was a member of CSKA Moscow.  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. He is now a fencing coach. 2013 world team champion Kamil Ibragimov and four-time junior world champion Konstantin Lokhanov have been his pupils. He is married to two-time Olympic team épée champion Oksana Yermakova.

References

External links
 
 
 Alexander Shirshov at the Russian Fencing Federation  (in English)
 

1972 births
Living people
Russian male fencers
Olympic fencers for the Unified Team
Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team
Olympic medalists in fencing
Martial artists from Moscow
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
20th-century Russian people