Born on July 16, 1937 in Kutaisi. Fencer.

Winner of the Olympic Games team championship (1964 Tokyo), participant of the XVII Olympic Games (1960 Rome, quarterfinals), World Champion in the Team Classification(1965), two-fold second- (1961,1963) and third-prize winner (1962), Second-prize winner of the World Student Games (1961), Champion of the USSR in Individual (1961) and Team (1960-1964) Classifications, four-fold winner of the USSR Cup (1960-1968), Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. Referee of International Category, Commander of the Vakhtang Gorgasali II rank Order. Died on April 2, 1992.