Giorgi Mshvenieradze

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Giorgi Mshvenieradze
Personal information
Born (1960-08-12) 12 August 1960 (age 64)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Sport
Sport Water polo
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Moscow Team competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Guayaquil Team competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Madrid Team competition
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1983 RomeTeam competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1985 SofiaTeam competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1987 StrasbourgTeam competition
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Kobe Team competition

Georgi Mshvenieradze (born 12 August 1960 [1] ) was a Soviet water polo player. [2] His father, Petre, was the captain of the USSR team throughout the 1950s and appeared at three Olympic Games. Georgy and his brother Nugzari followed their father into the sport.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giorgi Mshvenieradze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. Ap (15 May 1983). "Water Polo Gold To Soviet Union". The New York Times. p. 6. Retrieved 28 February 2011.