1973 World Sambo Championships

1973 World Sambo Championships
LocationIran Tehran, Iran
DatesSeptember 6–11
Competitors69 participants from 12 countries
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The 1973 World Sambo Championships were held in Tehran, Iran on September 6–11. It was the first World Sambo Championships.[1][2][3] The participating teams were from Bulgaria, Mongolia, Iran, Spain, Japan, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia, etc. For the first time World Sambo Championships was part of the FILA World Wrestling Championships (1975 and 1983 editions also included Sambo contest.)[4][5][6]

Team ranking

Rank Team Points
1  Soviet Union
2  Mongolia
3  Iran
4  Bulgaria
5  United States
6  Japan

Medal overview

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg Gennady Georgadze
 Soviet Union
Habib Fattahi
 Iran
Tuxiintor
 Mongolia
52 kg Aleksey Shor
 Soviet Union
Punstag
 Mongolia
Jung God Kim
 South Korea
57 kg Mikhail Yunak
 Soviet Union
Tutzhlun
 Mongolia
Parvan Parvanov
 Bulgaria
62 kg Tzharang
 Mongolia
Nikolay Kozitsky
 Soviet Union
David Pruzansky
 United States
68 kg David Rudman
 Soviet Union
Pavlikov
 Bulgaria
Obzhirbal
 Mongolia
74 kg Aleksandr Fedorov
 Soviet Union
Gandolgoryn Batsükh
 Mongolia
Ali Effati
 Iran
82 kg Česlovas Jezerskas
 Soviet Union
Slavko Obadov
 Yugoslavia
Wogronch
 Mongolia
90 kg Levan Tediashvili
 Soviet Union
Hoshino
 Japan
Doktorov
 Bulgaria
100 kg Nikolay Danilov
 Soviet Union
Seifollah Javaheri
 Iran
Burke Deadrich
 United States
+100 kg Vladimir Klivodenko
 Soviet Union
Parbozano
 Spain
Koprivlensky
 Bulgaria

References

  1. ^ "What is SAMBO?". Insidethegames.biz. January 5, 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Black Belt". June 3, 1973. p. 53.
  3. ^ Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R. (September 3, 2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation. p. 512. ISBN 9781598842432.
  4. ^ Associated Press (September 11, 1973). "U.S. wrestlers win one".
  5. ^ Associated Press (September 11, 1973). "Wrestling team splits".
  6. ^ Associated Press (September 11, 1973). "One U. S. participant wins in sambo match".