Aleksandr Shirshov (russian: Александр Сергеевич Ширшов; 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 A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

event at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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 Kamil Anvarovich Ibragimov (russian: Камиль Анварович Ибрагимов; born 13 August 1993) is a Russian right-handed sabre fencer, two-time team European champion, and two-time team world champion. Personal life Ibragimov is ...

and four-time junior world champion

Konstantin Lokhanov Konstantin Lokhanov (Russian: Константин Игоревич Лоханов; born 10 November 1998; nicknamed Kostya) is a Russian sabre fencer living in San Diego, California, in the United States. Lokhanov was ranked # 1 in the world in ...

have been his pupils. He is married to two-time Olympic team épée champion

Oksana Yermakova Oksana Ivanovna Yermakova (russian: Оксана Ивановна Ермакова, et, Oksana Jermakova, also spelled Oxana Ermakova, born 16 April 1973) is an Estonian and Russian épée fencer. She represented Soviet Union in 1991, Estonia ...

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* 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 {{Russia-fencing-bio-stub