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Robert Shavlakadze

1933 - 2020

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Robert Shavlakadze (Georgian: რობერტ შავლაყაძე; Russian: Роберт Михайлович Шавлакадзе, 1 April 1933 – 4 March 2020) was a Georgian high jumper. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in first and fifth place, respectively. He also won a bronze medal at the 1962 European Championships. Domestically Shavlakadze won only one Soviet title, in 1964, finishing second in 1959, 1960 and 1962. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Shavlakadze is the 118th most popular athlete (up from 178th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 116th in 2019) and the most popular Georgian Athlete.

Robert Shavlakadze is most famous for being the first Georgian to win a gold medal in the Olympics.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Robert Shavlakadze ranks 118 out of 6,025. Before him are Elvīra Ozoliņa, Joe Rantz, Frank Zane, Rudolf Bauer, Fred Newhouse, and John Rimmer. After him are Larry Scott, Li Hong, Ed Ablowich, William Porter, Klaus Wolfermann, and Ed Gordon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Robert Shavlakadze ranks 165. Before him are Hannelore Kohl, Michel Camdessus, Debra Paget, John Boorman, Raffaele Farina, and Michel Sabbah. After him are Ludovico Scarfiotti, Andrei Voznesensky, Charlie Wilson, Don Thompson, Robert Blake, and Titus Buberník. Among people deceased in 2020, Robert Shavlakadze ranks 175. Before him are Astrid Kirchherr, Nikolay Shmatko, Hans Tilkowski, Ellis Marsalis Jr., Paik Sun-yup, and Winston Groom. After him are Vittorio Gregotti, Jimmy McLane, Stanisław Kania, Trini Lopez, Adrianus Johannes Simonis, and Amfilohije Radović.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Robert Shavlakadze ranks 86 out of 406. Before him are Ivane Javakhishvili (1876), Lev Karakhan (1889), Teimuraz I of Kakheti (1589), Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze (1929), Kamo (1882), and Elisabeth Leonskaja (1945). After him are Mikheil Gelovani (1893), Akaki Tsereteli (1840), Zenobia of Armenia (100), Sofiko Chiaureli (1937), Anthim the Iberian (1650), and Murtaz Khurtsilava (1943).

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Among ATHLETES In Georgia

Among athletes born in Georgia, Robert Shavlakadze ranks 1. After him are Keto Losaberidze (1949), Rafael Chimishkyan (1929), Wang Yi (null), Givi Kartozia (1929), Nino Salukvadze (1969), Medea Jugeli (1925), Lasha Talakhadze (1993), Boris Kokorev (1959), Nodar Kumaritashvili (1988), Vladimer Aptsiauri (1962), and Khatuna Narimanidze (1974).

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