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Name
  
Givi Chikvanaia


Role
  
Olympic athlete

Givi Pyotrovich Chikvanaia (Georgian: გივი ჩიქვანაია, Russian: Гиви Пётрович Чикваная, born May 29, 1939) was a Georgian and later Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Telavi.

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.

References

Givi Chikvanaia Wikipedia