Born on April 1, 1933 in Tbilisi. Athletics, High Jumper, Best result - 217 sm.

Champion of the XVII Olympic Games (1960, Rome) - 216 sm, Participant of the XVIII Olympic Games (1964, Tokyo - IV-V place), third-prize winner of the European Championship (1962), USSR Champion (1964), seven-fold winner of the Games of Socialist Countries (1957-1963), five-fold Champion of the Znamesnky Brothers International Tournament (1958-1962), Winner of the "Giants Match" (USA-USSR) (1959), Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. Honored Professor of the Agrarian University of Georgia and the Dean of the Department of Physical Education (1981-1993), Commander of the Order of Honor, the Vakhtang Gorgasali II class Order and the IOC Order.