Sambo at the 1983 Pan American Games

Sambo at the 1983 Pan American Games

The 1983 Pan American Games included competitions in the martial art of Sambo for men and women at different weight bands. The United States finished with 8 gold medals in the event; the host nation Venezuela won 7, Cuba 3, Canada and Argentina one each.

Men's competition

48 kg

RANK	NAME
	Manuel Linares  (VEN)
	James Jones  (USA)
	Ángel Abreu  (CUB)

52 kg

RANK	NAME
	Lewis Dorrance  (USA)
	Eduardo Miranda  (CUB)
	Oscar Luna  (VEN)

57 kg

RANK	NAME
	Steven Siroy  (USA)
	Aparicio Campos  (CUB)
	Jorge Olvera  (MEX)

62 kg

RANK	NAME
	Manuel Luna  (VEN)
	José Inagaki  (PER)
	Rey Esteban Ramírez  (CUB)

68 kg

RANK	NAME
	Bobby Sole  (USA)
	Rafael Meléndez  (VEN)
	Jorge Navarrete  (ARG)

74 kg

RANK	NAME
	Lazaro Ruiz  (CUB)
	Paul La Blanc  (USA)
	Oscar Strático  (ARG)

82 kg

RANK	NAME
	James Martin  (USA)
	Luis Delgado  (VEN)
	Emilio Tamayo  (CUB)

90 kg

RANK	NAME
	Garry Kallos  (CAN)
	Enrique Antonovich  (ARG)
	Alberto Limonta  (CUB)

100 kg

RANK	NAME
	Luis Mario Miranda  (CUB)
	Alfredo Young  (ARG)
	Vertilio Amador  (VEN)

+ 100 kg

RANK	NAME
	Bárbaro Morgan  (CUB)
	José Siso  (VEN)
	Juan Blander  (ARG)

Women's competition

44 kg

RANK	NAME
	Roselis Palencia  (VEN)
	Donna C. Turk  (USA) [1]
	None

48 kg

RANK	NAME
	Dinora Castillo  (VEN)
	Andrea Godin  (USA)
	None

52 kg

RANK	NAME
	Jan Trussell  (USA)
	Olga Lugo  (VEN)
	None

56 kg

RANK	NAME
	Bexaide Alvarez  (VEN)
	Kelley Defoor  (USA)
	None

60 kg

RANK	NAME
	Lynn Roethke  (USA)
	Angela Palavecino  (ARG)
	Xiomara Orozco  (VEN)

64 kg

RANK	NAME
	Grace Jividen  (USA)
	Nilka Coronel  (VEN)
	Susana Martínez  (ARG)

68 kg

RANK	NAME
	Rebeca Scott  (USA) (stripped) [2] [3]
	Isabel Farruggia  (ARG)
	Carmen Graterol  (VEN)

72 kg

RANK	NAME
	Laura Martinel  (ARG)
	Ginger Lewallen  (USA)
	Trina Sosa  (VEN)

80 kg

RANK	NAME
	Klarina Gómez  (VEN)
	Laura Carter  (USA)
	None

+ 80 kg

RANK	NAME
	Ana Solórzano  (VEN)
	Betsy Darrow  (USA)
	None

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	United States	7	8	0	15
2	Venezuela	7	6	4	17
3	Cuba	3	2	4	9
4	Argentina	2	3	4	9
5	Canada	1	0	0	1
6	Peru	0	1	0	1
7	Mexico	0	0	1	1
Total		20	20	13	53

References

1. "AAU Sombo Championships Conducted". Black Belt. 22 (10): 116–118. October 1984.
2. Lifter, officials deny 'throwing' events charge, Winnipeg Free Press, September 29, 1983, p. 96.
3. "The Olympics: Los Angeles '84; the Other Game:testing for Drugs". The New York Times .