Giorgi Meskhi

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Giorgi Meskhi
Personal information
Born (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 25)
Nationality Georgian
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position Field player
Handedness Right
Club information
Current team Ethnikos OFPF
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
 
Ethnikos OFPF
National team
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Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Medal record
World University Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Chengdu Team

Giorgi Meskhi (born 25 April 1998) is a Georgian water polo player for Ethnikos Piraeus and the Georgian national team.

He participated at the 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship. [1]

For the 2023–24 season, he plays for Greek club Ethnikos Piraeus.

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References

  1. "Team Roster" (PDF). wp2018bcn.microplustiming.com. 16 July 2018. p. 4.