Parnaoz Chikviladze

Parnaoz Lukich Chikviladze (Georgian: ფარნაოზ ჩიკვილაძე, Russian: Парнаоз Лукич Чиквиладзе, 14 April 1941 – 14 June 1966) was a Georgian judoka, who won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division (+80 kg) at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the European Championships he won a gold medal in 1965 and silver medals in 1964, 1965 and 1966. In 1964 he also was European champion in the team event.[1] He died in a car accident in Moscow in 1966 and thus never competed in the Soviet judo championships, which were first conducted in 1973.[2]

Parnaoz Chikviladze
Doug Rogers, Isao Inokuma, Parnaoz Chikviladze and Anzor Kiknadze at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born14 April 1941
Chabinaani, Kakheti, Georgian SSR, USSR
Died14 June 1966 (aged 25)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
ClubBurevestnik Tbilisi

References

  1. Parnaoz Chikviladze. judoinside.com
  2. Parnaoz Chik'viladze. sports-reference.com


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