Alexander Zavyalov


Alexander Alexandrovich Zavyalov 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. 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 and a silver in the 15 km.
Zavyalov graduated from Smolensk Institute of Physical Culture. He was awarded Order of Lenin in 1983.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km
relay
1980247—Bronze—
19842816Silver7Silver

World Championships

Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km
relay
198226Silver66Gold

World Cup

Season titles

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1981–82 23 February 1982 Oslo, Norway15 km IndividualWorld Championships2nd
21982–8310 February 1983 Igman, Yugoslavia15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
31982–8326 February 1983 Falun, Sweden30 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
41982–834 March 1983 Lahti, Finland15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
51982–8327 March 1983 Labrador City, Canada30 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
6 1983–84 10 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia30 km IndividualOlympic Games2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
11981–8225 February 1982 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships1stNikitin / Batyuk / Burlakov
2 1983–84 16 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 10 km RelayOlympic Games2ndBatyuk / Nikitin / Zimyatov

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.