Anatoliy Moshiashvili (born 11 March 1950 in Kutaisi, died on 14 August 2018 in Serbia) was a
Georgian
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** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
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male former
track and field
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hurdler
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who competed in the
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...
for the
Soviet Union
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.
His greatest achievement was a
60 metres hurdles
60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.68 seconds ( Susanna K ...
gold medal at the
1974 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 1974 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held on 9 and 10 March 1974 in Gothenburg, Sweden at the Scandinavium
Scandinavium () is an indoor arena located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Construction on Scandinavium began in 1969 after de ...
, which he won in a championship record time. His winning time of 7.66 seconds still remains the
Georgian national record for the event.
Among his other international performances were silver medals at the
1973 European Cup and
1973 Summer Universiade, as well as bronze medals at the
1968 European Junior Games,
1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held between 11–12 March 1972 in Grenoble, France.
The track used for the championships was 180 metres long.
Medal summary Men
Women
Medal table
Participating nations
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, and fourth place at the
1971 European Athletics Championships.
He was a five-time national champion, having won the 60 m hurdles three times straight at the
Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships from 1972 to 1974, in addition to the outdoor title at the
Soviet Athletics Championships
The Soviet Athletics Championships (russian: link=no, Чемпионат СССР по лёгкой атлетике) was an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Soviet Athletics Federation, which served as the Soviet natio ...
in 1971 and 1973.
Soviet Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
International competitions
National titles
*Soviet Athletics Championships
The Soviet Athletics Championships (russian: link=no, Чемпионат СССР по лёгкой атлетике) was an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Soviet Athletics Federation, which served as the Soviet natio ...
**110 m hurdles: 1971, 1973
* Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships
**60 m hurdles: 1972, 1973, 1974
See also
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References
External links
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1950 births
2018 deaths
Male hurdlers from Georgia (country)
Soviet male hurdlers
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade
Sportspeople from Kutaisi