Aleksandr Shirshov

{{Short description|Russian fencer (born 1972)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox fencer

| name = Aleksandr Shirshov

| birth_name = Александр Сергеевич Ширшов

| fullname = Aleksandr Sergeyevich Shirshov

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|8|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Moscow, Soviet Union

| death_date =

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| height = 1.82 m

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| weapon = Sabre

| hand = right-handed

| club = CSKA Moscow

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's sabre fencing}}

{{MedalCountry | {{EUN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|1992 Barcelona|Team sabre}}

| show-medals = yes

}}

Aleksandr Shirshov ({{langx|ru|Александр Сергеевич Ширшов}}; born 25 August 1972) is a Russian former sabre fencer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23302|title= Aleksandr Shirshov|website=Olympedia}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SHIRSALE01 |title=Aleksandr Shirshov |access-date=29 December 2011 |website=databaseOlympics.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102050748/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SHIRSALE01 |archive-date=2 November 2012 }}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/aleksandr-shirshov-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418020109/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/aleksandr-shirshov-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Aleksandr Shirshov |accessdate=29 December 2011}} He is now a fencing coach. 2013 world team champion Kamil Ibragimov and four-time junior world champion Konstantin Lokhanov have been his pupils.{{cite web|url=http://www.russkiymir.ru/publications/87898/|script-title=ru:Камиль Ибрагимов: славный потомок великой династии|author=Andrei Morozov|work=russkiymir.ru|date=19 April 2011|language=ru}}{{Cite web|url=https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/01/31/eti-troe-prinosiat-zhertvy-v-realnoi-zhizni-radi-togo-chtoby-dobro-pobezhdalo-zlo|title="Эти трое приносят жертвы в реальной жизни ради того, чтобы добро побеждало зло". Мы поговорили с российскими фехтовальщиками, которые уехали в США и хотят выступать за Америку на летней Олимпиаде|website=Новая газета Европа}} He is married to two-time Olympic team épée champion Oksana Yermakova.{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/20606|title= Oksana Yermakova|website=Olympedia}}