1973 World Sambo Championships

1973 World Sambo Championships
LocationIran Tehran, Iran
DatesSeptember 6–11
Competitors69 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]

  1. ^ "What is SAMBO?". Insidethegames.biz. January 5, 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Black Belt". 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. 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".