Robert Shavlakadze ( ka, რობერტ შავლაყაძე; russian: Роберт Михайлович Шавлакадзе, 1 April 1933 – 4 March 2020) was a

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high jumper. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in first and fifth place, respectively. He also won a bronze medal at the 1962 European Championships. Domestically Shavlakadze won only one Soviet title, in 1964, finishing second in 1959, 1960 and 1962. After retiring from competitions he worked as an athletics coach, in Georgia and Congo. From 1981 to 1993 he was professor of physical education at the Agricultural University of Georgia. Later he became member of the Georgian Olympic Committee.

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1933 births 2020 deaths Russian male high jumpers Soviet male high jumpers Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence