Sambo is a martial art with Soviet origins, an internationally practiced combat sport, and a recognized style of amateur wrestling included by UWW in the World Wrestling Championships along with Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling.
Kamila Vokoun Hájková is a Czech former competitive ice dancer. With David Vincour, she is a two-time Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist, the 2005 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, a two-time Pavel Roman Memorial champion, and a five-time Czech national champion. The two competed in the final segment at seven ISU Championships and at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Murat Ruslanovich Khasanov ; is a Russian Sambist and Judoka. He is the only 11-time world heavyweight champion in Sambo. Considered to be one of the greatest practitioners of Sambo and is a member of the FIAS Hall of fame. For high sporting achievements, in 1995 he was awarded the honorary title "Honored Master of Sports of Russia" in Sambo, and in 2003 he was awarded the Order of Friendship. He is currently a Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
David Rudman was a Russian-American wrestler, Sambo world champion, and judo European champion.
Maryna Pryshchepa is a Ukrainian judoka.
International Federation of Amateur SAMBO is the world governing body for the sport of Sambo.
The World Sambo Championships are the main championships in Sambo and Combat Sambo, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS).
The European Sambo Championships is the main sambo championships in Europe, organized by European Sambo Federation. The first championship was held in 1972 in Riga. Ukraine plans to boycott the 2022 European Sambo Championships because Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete with neutral status. Unlike most international federations, the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) has not banned Russian and Belarusians in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The 2017 World Judo Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, between 28 August and 3 September 2017 at László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The announcement of the host city took place on 23 March 2015.
Abubakar Magomedovich Nurmagomedov is a Russian mixed martial artist, who is currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a three-time Combat Sambo World Championship bronze medalist and Russian national combat sambo champion.
Yaroslav Amosov is a Ukrainian mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Welterweight Champion. As of June 28, 2022, he is #4 in the Bellator men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Tagir Radzhabovich Ulanbekov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is also the former Fight Nights Global Flyweight Champion. He is one-time World champion, one-time Eurasian champion and one-time European cup winner in combat sambo, for his team SC Bazarganova. As of January 24, 2023, he is #14 in the UFC flyweight rankings.
Ikram Aliskerov is a Russian mixed martial artist and combat sambo competitor who competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Milica Žabić is a Serbian judoka. She became European Junior Champion in Judo in 2013 and World Junior Champion in Sambo in 2014.
The Sambo Federation of Armenia, is the regulating body of sambo in Armenia, governed by the Armenian Olympic Committee. The headquarters of the federation is located in Yerevan.
Uali Kurzhev is a Russian judoka and submission grappler. He is the gold medallist of the 2015 Judo Grand Slam Tyumen in the -73 kg category.
The 2021 World Sambo Championships is an edition of the World Sambo Championships, organised by the International Sambo Federation. It was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 12 to 14 November 2021.
Olena Sayko is a Ukrainian sambist. She is 2015 and 2019 European Games silver medalist in women's sambo. She is 2007 World champion, 2008 European champion and multiple medalist of World and European championships. Sayko also won silver medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade.
The 1975 World Sambo Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus on September 6–11. It was the third World Sambo Championships.
African Sambo Championships are the main championships in Sambo and Combat Sambo, organized by the African Sambo Confederation.
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Parvan Parvanov (BUL)
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K. Saito (JPN)
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Paul Radburn (ENG)
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