Nationality Russian Club Dynamo Sports Club Name Aleksey Zhigalov | Country Russia | |
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Died July 7, 1963, Moscow, Russia |
Aleksey Petrovich Zhigalov (Russian: Алексей Петрович Жигалов , 25 February 1915 – 7 July 1963) was a Russian diver. He competed in the 3 m springboard at the 1952 Summer Olympics and finished in eighth place. He won 17 national titles in the springboard (1934, 1936, 1937, 1943–1949) and platform (1934, 1936, 1937, 1946–1947, 1950, 1952). His wife, Lyubov Zhigalova, also competed in the springboard at the 1952 Olympics.
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