1973 World Sambo Championships

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]

1973 World Sambo Championships
Location Tehran, Iran
DatesSeptember 6–11
Competitors69 participants from 12 countries

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 kgGennady Georgadze
 Soviet Union
Fatahi
 Iran
Tuxiintor
 Mongolia
52 kgAleksey Shor
 Soviet Union
Punstag
 Mongolia
Jung God Kim
 South Korea
57 kgMikhail Yunak
 Soviet Union
Tutzhlun
 Mongolia
Parvan Parvanov
 Bulgaria
62 kgTzharang
 Mongolia
Nikolay Kozitsky
 Soviet Union
David Pruzansky
 United States
68 kgDavid Rudman
 Soviet Union
Pavlikov
 Bulgaria
Obzhirbal
 Mongolia
74 kgAleksandr Fedorov
 Soviet Union
Vazukh
 Mongolia
Effati
 Iran
82 kgČeslovas Jezerskas
 Soviet Union
Slavko Obadov
 Yugoslavia
Wogronch
 Mongolia
90 kgLevan Tediashvili
 Soviet Union
Hoshino
 Japan
Doktorov
 Bulgaria
100 kgNikolay Danilov
 Soviet Union
Javahiri
 Iran
Burke Deadrich
 United States
+100 kgVladimir Klivodenko
 Soviet Union
Parbozano
 Spain
Koprivlensky
 Bulgaria

References

  1. "What is SAMBO?". Insidethegames.biz. January 5, 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Black Belt". Books.google.co.uk. 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. Books.google.co.uk. 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".
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