Sergei Chalibashvili

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Sergei Chilbashvili was a competitive diver from the Soviet Union. He died following an accident at the 1983 World University Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada when he hit his head on the platform while attempting a reverse 3-1/2 somersault in the tuck position. He fell into a week-long coma and subsequently died, never having regained consciousness.

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• Time CNN events of Monday July 23 1983