Petre Mshvenieradze (Georgian: პეტრე მშვენიერაძე; 24 March 1929 – 3 June 2003) was a Georgian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.
| Petre Mshvenieradze | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union 24 March 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
3 June 2003 (aged 74) Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Georgian[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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He was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, and died in Moscow, Russia. He is the father of water polo players Giorgi and Nuzgari.
In 1952, he was a member of the Soviet team which finished seventh in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all nine matches and scored at least one goal (not all scorers are known).[2]
Four years later at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team. He played all seven matches.[3] However, that year there was an incident that became known as the Blood in the Water match. The semi-final against the Hungarian team took place on the same days as the bloody events in Budapest. The match saw Hungary beat the USSR with a score of 4–0; although, a minute before the final whistle, the infamous fight errupted; and afterwards, without replaying the last moments, the Hungarians were declared winners due to having led before the incident.[4][5]
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he was part of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all seven matches and scored five goals.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "P'et're Mshvenieradze". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Soviet Union Water Polo at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Soviet Union Water Polo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Lord, Craig (25 February 2022). "Blood In The Water & Why Sports Leaders Cannot Allow Warmongers To Use Sport As A Bargaining Chip In Their Olympic Power Games". StateOfSwimming. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Burnton, Simon (28 December 2011). "50 stunning Olympic moments No7: Hungary v Soviet Union: blood in the water". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Men Water Polo XVII Olympic Games 1960 Roma, Italy - 25th August - 3rd September - Gold Medal: Winner Italy". todor66.com. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "P'et're Mshvenieradze Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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