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).
Four years later at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team. He played all seven matches. 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. In the match Hungary beat the USSR, with the score 3–0. The match was stopped, remained under-played, the USSR national team considered a technical defeat.
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.
petre, mshvenieradze, petre, kako, mshvenieradze, georgian, პეტრე, მშვენიერაძე, russian, Пётр, Яковлевич, Мшвениерадзе, pyotr, yakovlevich, mshvenieradze, march, 1929, june, 2003, soviet, water, polo, player, georgian, descent, competed, soviet, union, 1952, 1. Petre Kako Mshvenieradze Georgian პეტრე მშვენიერაძე Russian Pyotr Yakovlevich Mshvenieradze Pyotr Yakovlevich Mshvenieradze 24 March 1929 3 June 2003 was a Soviet water polo player of Georgian descent who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic medal recordMen s water poloRepresenting the Soviet Union1960 Rome Team competition1956 Melbourne Team competitionHe was born in Tbilisi and died in Moscow He was the father of water polo players Giorgi Mshvenieradze and Nuzgari Mshvenieradze 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 Four years later at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team He played all seven matches 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 In the match Hungary beat the USSR with the score 3 0 The match was stopped remained under played the USSR national team considered a technical defeat 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 See also EditList of Olympic medalists in water polo men External links EditPetre Mshveniyeradze at Olympics com Petre Mshveniyeradze at Olympedia This article about a Soviet Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article relating to a Soviet water polo figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article relating to a Georgian water polo figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Petre Mshvenieradze amp oldid 1122200260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
