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| 2013 World Sambo Championships | |
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The 2013 World Sambo Championships was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia between the 21 and 25 November 2013. This tournament included competition in both Sambo, and Combat Sambo.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-flyweight (52 kg) |  Anatoly Shitshak (RUS) |  Munkhbat Bayarsaikhan (MGL) |  Asset Aldeshov (KAZ) |
 Sergei Chornyi (UKR) | |||
| Flyweight (57 kg) |  Marko Kosev (BUL) |  Karim Allanurov (TJK) | Aleksey Ebechekov (RUS) |
| Kazbet Supygaliev (KAZ) | |||
| Half-lightweight (62 kg) | Imram Dzhavadov (RUS) | Igor Severin (UKR) | Veselin Ivanov (BUL) |
| Damlanpurev Baasankhuu (MGL) | |||
| Lightweight (68 kg) | Arman Ospanov (KAZ) | Ruslan Gasankhanov (RUS) | Vadim Zeleniuk (UKR) |
 Abdynazar Kupuev (KGZ) | |||
| Welterweight (74 kg) | Shamil Gasankhanov (RUS) |  Istam Kudratov (UZB) |  Mavrik Nasibyan (ARM) |
| Rustem Seydaliyev (UKR) | |||
| Half-middleweight (82 kg) | Murad Kerimov (RUS) | Oleksandr Turovyski (UKR) |  Siarhei Filomenka (BLR) |
| Kurmanbek Adil Uullu (KGZ) | |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) | Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (RUS) | Raman Yarmaliuk (BLR) |  Sebastian Libebe (FRA) |
| Sergey Afanessenko (KAZ) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) | Pavel Lyssenko (KAZ) | Stanislau Kalbasau (BLR) | Vadim Nemkov (RUS) |
| Igor Zadernovskyi (UKR) | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Kirill Sidelnikov (RUS) | Ruslan Aushev (KAZ) | Martin Marinkov (BUL) |
 Dmitri Gorash (MDA) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-flyweight (52 kg) | Igor Beglerov (RUS) | Shavkat Juraev (BLR) | Tigran Kirakosyan (ARM) |
 Almas Suleimenov (GEO) | |||
| Flyweight (57 kg) | Vakhtangi Chidrashvili (GEO) | Ivan Aniskevich (BLR) | Aimergen Atkunov (RUS) |
 Islam Gasumov (AZE) | |||
| Half-lightweight (62 kg) | Ilya Khlybov (RUS) | Andriy Kazhtanov (KAZ) | Davlatjon Khamroev (UZB) |
| Javidan Garayev (ARM) | |||
| Lightweight (68 kg) | Levan Nakhutsrishvili (GEO) | Martin Ivanov (BUL) | Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg (MGL) |
| Denis Davydov (RUS) | |||
| Low-middleweight (74 kg) | Stsiapan Papou (BLR) | Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar (MGL) | Ali Kurzhev (RUS) |
| Kakha Mamulashvili (GEO) | |||
| Half-middleweight (82 kg) | Ashtot Danielyan (ARM) | Sergey Ryabov (RUS) | Ivalyo Ivanov (BUL) |
| Otgonbaataryn Uuganbaatar (MGL) | |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) | Arsen Khandzhian (RUS) | Ivan Vasylchuk (UKR) | Komronshah Ustopiriyon (TJK) |
| Andrei Kazusenok (BLR) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) | Vyacheslav Mikhaylin (RUS) | Lasha Guruli (GEO) | Vasili Kuzniatsou (BLR) |
| Daniel Dichev (BUL) | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Evgeney Isaev (RUS) | Aleksandr Vakhaviak (BLR) | Nodar Metreveli (GEO) |
| Ivan Iliev (BUL) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) | Mariya Molchanova (RUS) | Leila Abbasova (BLR) | Yerjanik Karapetyan (ARM) |
 Maria Guedez (VEN) | |||
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) | Anna Kharitonova (RUS) | Magdalena Varbanova (BUL) | Sose Balasnyan (ARM) |
| Maryna Zharskaya (BLR) | |||
| Lightweight (56 kg) | Dorjsürengiin Sumiya (MGL) | Kalina Stefanova (BUL) | Tatyana Zhenchenko (RUS) |
| Anastasia Arkhipava (BLR) | |||
| Welterweight (60 kg) | Yana Kostenko (RUS) | Katsiyaryna Prakapenka (BLR) | Gergana Vatsova (BUL) |
| Olena Sayko (UKR) | |||
| Half-middleweight (64 kg) |  Alice Schlesinger (ISR) | Olga Medvedeva (RUS) | Tümen-Odyn Battögs (MGL) |
 Johanna Ylinen (FIN) | |||
| Middleweight (68 kg) | Marina Mokhnatkina (RUS) | Luiza Gainutdinova (UKR) | Volha Namazava (BLR) |
| Dildash Kuryshbayeva (KAZ) | |||
| Super-middleweight (72 kg) | Tetyana Savenko (UKR) |  Tui Takahashi (JPN) | Anzhela Marozava (BLR) |
| Olga Zakharcova (RUS) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (80 kg) | Maryna Pryshchepa (UKR) | Mariya Oryashkova (BLR) | Sviatlana Tsimashenka (BUL) |
| Natalia Kazanceva (RUS) | |||
| Heavyweight (+80 kg) | Svitlana Yaromka (UKR) | Anna Balashova (RUS) | Irine Leonidze (GEO) |
| Teresa Djurova (BUL) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 16 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Belarus | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | Mongolia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Armenia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 27 | 28 | 53 | 108 | |
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