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| 1984 World Sambo Championships | |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
The 1984 World Sambo Championships were held in Madrid, Spain in June 1984. Championships were organized by FILA. According to certain sources, women also competed at the event. [1]
| men | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -10 kg |  Khanat Bayshulakov (URS)KAZ |  Dimitar Dimitrov (BUL) |  M. Gómez (ESP) |
| -52 kg | Sergey Ternovykh (URS)GEO |  Angelo Arlandi (ITA) |  Dunkhüügiin Tegshee (MGL) |
| -57 kg | Viktor Astakhov (URS)RUS | Miguel Ángel García (ESP) | Emil Metodiev (BUL) |
| -62 kg | Yevgeny Yesin (URS)RUS | Manuel Jiménez (ESP) | Jamsrangiin Dorjderem (MGL) |
| -68 kg | Galdangiin Jamsran (MGL) | Valentin Minev (BUL) | Vladimir Panyshin (URS)RUS |
| -74 kg | Ignacio Ordoñez (ESP) | Jambalyn Ganbold (MGL) | Vasily Shvaya (URS)RUS |
| -82 kg | Guram Chertkoyev (URS)RUS | Zunduyn Delgerdalay (MGL) |  Bert Kops (NED) |
| -90 kg | Viktor Chingin (URS)RUS |  Michael Gatling (USA) | Dambajavyn Tsend-Ayuush (MGL) |
| -100 kg | Mikhail Baranov (URS)BLR | Odvogiin Baljinnyam (MGL) | Giorgio D'Alessandro (ITA) |
| +100 kg | Vladimir Sobodyrev (URS)UZB | Sarangereliin Khürelbaatar (MGL) | Marin Gerchev (BUL) |
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