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.
  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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