1973 World Sambo Championships

1973 World Sambo Championships
1973 World Sambo Championships
Location	Tehran, Iran
Dates	September 6–11
Competitors	69 participants from 12 countries
	1974 →

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	Soviet Union	Habib Fattahi Iran	Tuxiintor Mongolia
52 kg	Soviet Union	Punstag Mongolia	Jung God Kim South Korea
57 kg	Soviet Union	Tutzhlun Mongolia	Parvan Parvanov Bulgaria
62 kg	Tzharang Mongolia	Soviet Union	United States
68 kg	David Rudman Soviet Union	Pavlikov Bulgaria	Obzhirbal Mongolia
74 kg	Soviet Union	Vazukh Mongolia	Iran
82 kg	Soviet Union	Slavko Obadov Yugoslavia	Wogronch Mongolia
90 kg	Levan Tediashvili Soviet Union	Hoshino Japan	Doktorov Bulgaria
100 kg	Soviet Union	Iran	Burke Deadrich United States
+100 kg	Soviet Union	Parbozano Spain	Koprivlensky Bulgaria

References[]

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