Givi Pyotrovich Chikvanaia ( ka, გივი ჩიქვანაია, russian: Гиви Петрович Чикваная; May 29, 1939 – August 2, 2018) was a

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player who competed for the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

and in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. He was born in

Telavi Telavi ( ka, თელავი ) is the main city and administrative center of Georgia's eastern province of Kakheti. Its population consists of some 19,629 inhabitants (as of the year 2014). The city is located on the foothills of the Tsiv-Gombo ...

. In 1960 he won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the Olympic water polo competition. He played all seven matches and scored seven goals. Eight years later he won his second silver medal with the Soviet team in the water polo tournament at the 1968 Games. He played all eight matches.

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* 1939 births 2018 deaths People from Telavi Male water polo players from Georgia (country) Soviet male water polo players Olympic water polo players of the Soviet Union Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics {{Georgia-waterpolo-bio-stub

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