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| 2014 World Sambo Championships | |
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The 2014 World Sambo Championships was held in Narita, Japan from 20 to 24 November 2014. The tournament included competition in both Sambo, and Combat Sambo.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-flyweight (52 kg) |  Almas Suleimenov (KAZ) |  Amyr Bakrasov (RUS) |  Muhatmetali Ergeshev (KGZ) |
 Sergei Chornyi (UKR) | |||
| Flyweight (57 kg) | Andrey Budazhapov (RUS) |  Marko Kosev (BUL) | Oleg Udod (UKR) |
| Kazbet Supygaliev (KAZ) | |||
| Half-lightweight (62 kg) | Igor Severin (UKR) | Veselin Ivanov (BUL) |  Karimberdi Dovletov (TJK) |
 Damlanpurev Baasankhuu (MGL) | |||
| Lightweight (68 kg) | Arman Ospanov (KAZ) |  Niyazmyrat Shakhmudranov (TKM) |  Ayubhon Kamalov (UZB) |
 Msallmi Sayfallah (TUN) | |||
| Welterweight (74 kg) |  Mavrik Nasibyan (ARM) | Tihomir Blagovestov (BUL) | |
| Furkat Ruziev (UZB) | |||
| Half-middleweight (82 kg) | Dmitry Samoylov (RUS) |  Siarhei Filomenka (BLR) | Sanjar Nematov (UZB) |
| Oleksandr Turovyski (UKR) | |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) | Sultan Aliev (RUS) |  Sebastian Libebe (FRA) | Janybek Amatov (KGZ) |
| Sardor Shovrikov (UZB) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) | Vadim Nemkov (RUS) | Genko Ivanov (BUL) | Islomjon Azimov (UZB) |
| Yevhenii Kikish (UKR) | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Kirill Sidelnikov (RUS) | Martin Marinkov (BUL) | Makrem Saanouni (TUN) |
| Ruslan Aushev (KAZ) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-flyweight (52 kg) |  Gennady Chirgadze (GEO) |  Agashif Samadov (AZE) | Vassily Karaulov (RUS) |
| Shavkat Juraev (UZB) | |||
| Flyweight (57 kg) | Vakhtangi Chidrashvili (GEO) | Aimergen Atkunov (RUS) | Akmaliddin Karimov (TJK) |
 Masanori Araki (JPN) | |||
| Half-lightweight (62 kg) | Boris Borisov (BUL) | Khushqadam Khusravov (TJK) | Yesset Kuranov (KAZ) |
| Davlatzhon Hamroev (UZB) | |||
| Lightweight (68 kg) | Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg (MGL) | Levan Nakhurtrishvili (GEO) | Martin Ivanov (BUL) |
| Emil Hasanov (AZE) | |||
| Low-middleweight (74 kg) | Amil Gasimov (AZE) | Ilya Lebedev (RUS) | Desarion Berulava (GEO) |
| Alkey Assylbek (KAZ) | |||
| Half-middleweight (82 kg) | Vladimir Prikazchikov (RUS) | Ivalyo Ivanov (BUL) | Nico Katsia (GEO) |
| Ashtot Danielyan (ARM) | |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) | Alsim Chernoskulov (RUS) | Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar (MGL) | Davit Karbelashvili (GEO) |
| Andrei Kazusenok (BLR) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) | Dmitry Eliseev (RUS) | Ariunerdene Batbayar (MGL) |  Viktors Resko (LAT) |
| Davit Loriashvili (GEO) | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Artem Osipenko (RUS) | Batmunkh Perenlii (MGL) | Yedil Ussenov (KAZ) |
| Yury Rybak (BLR) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) | Mariya Molchanova (RUS) | Leila Abbasova (BLR) | Yerjanik Karapetyan (ARM) |
 Maria Guedez (VEN) | |||
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) | Gauhar Turmakhanova (KAZ) | Anna Kharitonova (RUS) | Mariya Ostapiuk (UKR) |
| Miharu Kuroki (JPN) | |||
| Lightweight (56 kg) | Dorjsürengiin Sumiya (MGL) | Tatyana Zhenchenko (RUS) | Kalina Stefanova (BUL) |
 Daneila Hondiu (ROU) | |||
| Welterweight (60 kg) | Miwa Fujimura (JPN) | Katsiyaryna Prakapenka (BLR) | Olena Sayko (UKR) |
 Ana Repida (MDA) | |||
| Half-middleweight (64 kg) |  Alice Schlesinger (ISR) | Olga Medvedeva (RUS) | Battugs Tumen-Od (MGL) |
| Natalia Budneanu (ROU) | |||
| Middleweight (68 kg) | Luiza Gainutdinova (UKR) | Dildash Kuryshbayeva (KAZ) | Yuri Enokidani (JPN) |
 Johanna Ylinen (FIN) | |||
| Super-middleweight (72 kg) | Irina Alekseeva (RUS) | Nino Odzelashvili (GEO) | Tsend-Ayush Naranjargal (MGL) |
| Tetyana Savenko (UKR) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (80 kg) | Shori Hamada (JPN) | Mariya Oryashkova (BUL) | Sviatlana Tsimashenka (BLR) |
| Natalya Smal (UKR) | |||
| Heavyweight (+80 kg) | Anna Balashova (RUS) | Haruka Murase (JPN) |  Nina Kutro-Kelly (USA) |
| Svetlana Yaromko (UKR) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 12 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Mongolia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Armenia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Belarus | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 27 | 27 | 52 | 106 | |
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