Anatoliy Moshiashvili

Anatoliy Moshiashvili
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Gothenburg 60 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Grenoble 50 m hurdles

Anatoliy Moshiashvili (born 11 March 1950 in Kutaisi, died on 14 August 2018 in Serbia) was a Georgian male former track and field hurdler who competed in the 110 metres hurdles for the Soviet Union.

His greatest achievement was a 60 metres hurdles gold medal at the 1974 European Athletics Indoor Championships, which he won in a championship record time.[1] His winning time of 7.66 seconds still remains the Georgian national record for the event.[2]

Among his other international performances were silver medals at the 1973 European Cup and 1973 Summer Universiade,[3][4] as well as bronze medals at the 1968 European Junior Games, 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships, and fourth place at the 1971 European Athletics Championships.[5][6]

He was a five-time national champion, having won the 60 m hurdles three times straight at the Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships from 1972 to 1974,[7] in addition to the outdoor title at the Soviet Athletics Championships in 1971 and 1973.[8]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1968 European Junior Games Leipzig, East Germany 3rd 110 m hurdles 14.7
1971 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 110 m hurdles 14.36
1972 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 3rd 50 m hurdles 6.59
1973 European Cup Edinburgh, United Kingdom 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.76
Universiade Moscow, Soviet Union 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.73
1974 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 60 m hurdles 7.66 CR

National titles

See also

References

  1. ^ European Indoor Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. ^ Georgian Indoor Records. Georgian Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. ^ World Student Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. ^ European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  5. ^ European Junior Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  6. ^ Anatoliy Moshiashvili. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  7. ^ Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  8. ^ Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.