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1973 World Sambo Championships
Location Iran 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".