Parnaoz Chikviladze


Parnaoz Lukich Chikviladze was a Georgian [Soviet Socialist Republic|Georgian] judoka, who won a bronze medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's +80 kg|heavyweight division] at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the European Championships, he won a gold medal in 1965 [European Judo Championships|1965] and silver medals in 1964, 1965 and 1966. In 1964, he also was European champion in the team event. 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.