P'et're Mshveniyeradze
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P'et're Mshveniyeradze was a Russian
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....

 water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 player of Georgian
Georgian people
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 descent who competed for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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 in the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

, in the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
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, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
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.

He was born in Tbilisi
Tbilisi
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 and died in Moscow
Moscow
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. He was the father of Georgy Mshveniyeradze.

In 1952 he was a member of the Soviet team which finished seventh in the Olympic water polo tournament
Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
-Medal summary:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Final standings:-References:*...

. He played all nine matches and scored ast least one goal (not all scorers are known).

Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team in the water polo competition at the 1956 Games. He played all seven matches.

At the 1960 Games he was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all seven matches and scored five goals.

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