1979 World Sambo Championships

1979 World Sambo Championships
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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)