1979 World Sambo Championships

1979 World Sambo Championships

The 1979 World Sambo Championships were held in Madrid, Spain on December 11 to 14 1979. Championships were organized by FILA.

Medal overview

men Gold Silver Bronze
-48 kg Mongolia Dunkhüügiin Tegshee (MGL) Soviet Union Nurislam Khaliulin (URS)RUS Bulgaria Ivan Paraskov (BUL)
-52 kg Soviet Union Yury Kruglov (URS)RUS Bulgaria Georgi Yusev (BUL) Japan K. Saito (JPN)
-57 kg Soviet Union Khalim Gareyev (URS)RUS Mongolia Yandzhmaagiin Dorj (MGL) Bulgaria A. Andopov (BUL)
-62 kg Soviet Union Yevgeny Yesin (URS)RUS Mongolia Galdangiin Jamsran (MGL) Bulgaria Valentin Minev (BUL)
-68 kg Mongolia Tsendiin Damdin (MGL) Soviet Union Konstantin Gerasimov (URS)RUS Bulgaria Georgi Tsvetkov (BUL)
-74 kg Soviet Union Nikolay Baranov (URS)RUS Mongolia Ravdangiin Davaadalay (MGL) Japan J. Watanabe (JPN)
-82 kg Spain José Antonio Cecchini (ESP) Bulgaria Georgi Petrov (BUL) United States Dan Lewis (USA)
-90 kg Soviet Union Alexander Pushnitsa (URS)RUS Mongolia Dambajavyn Tsend-Ayuush (MGL) Bulgaria G. Chervenkov (BUL)
-100 kg Soviet Union Gennady Malenkin (URS)RUS Spain Miguel Tejera (ESP) Bulgaria Delcho Kolev (BUL)
+100 kg Soviet Union Vladimir Shkalov (URS)RUS Bulgaria Dimitar Zapryanov (BUL) United States Carl Dambman (USA)