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| Full name | Nugzari Mshvenieradze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Soviet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 June 1952 Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 11 August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nugzari Mshvenieradze (born 25 June 1952) was a Soviet water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]
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