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 |
| Dates | September 6–11 |
| Competitors | 69 participants from 12 countries |
Team ranking
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mongolia | |
| 3 | Iran | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
- "What is SAMBO?". Insidethegames.biz. January 5, 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "Black Belt". June 3, 1973. p. 53.
- Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R. (September 3, 2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation. p. 512. ISBN 9781598842432.
- Associated Press (September 11, 1973). "U.S. wrestlers win one".
- Associated Press (September 11, 1973). "Wrestling team splits".
- Associated Press (September 11, 1973). "One U. S. participant wins in sambo match".
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