1973 World Wrestling Championships

The 1973 World Wrestling Championships were held in Tehran, Iran. For the first and subsequently the last time Sambo wrestling was included as part of the World Wrestling Championships programme.[1] U.S. National Team included Buck Deadrich, David Pruzansky and Wayne Baughman. Deadrich and Pruzansky both captured bronze medals[2][3][4]

1973 World Wrestling Championships
Host cityIran Tehran, Iran
Dates6–14 September 1973
StadiumNassiri Stadium
Champions
Freestyle Soviet Union
Greco-Roman Soviet Union
Medal winners of freestyle 74 kg. From left to right, Ruslan Ashuraliyev, Mansour Barzegar and Jan Karlsson
Medal winners of freestyle 52 kg. From left to right, Arsen Allakhverdiyev, Ibrahim Javadi and Yuji Takada
Medal winners of freestyle 57 kg. From left to right, Megdiin Khoilogdorj, Mohsen Farahvashi and Vladimir Yumin
Medal winners of freestyle 62 kg. From left to right, Heinz Stahr, Zagalav Abdulbekov and Mohammad Reza Navaei

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union115218
2  Iran3025
3  Bulgaria2349
4  Poland2316
5  Romania1113
6  United States1012
7  East Germany0224
8  Yugoslavia0202
9  Hungary0134
10  Czechoslovakia0112
  Mongolia0112
  Sweden0112
13  Japan0011
Totals (13 entries)20202060

Team ranking

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Rank Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman
Team Points Team Points
1   Soviet Union 55   Soviet Union 47
2   Iran 28   Poland 35
3   Bulgaria 28   Bulgaria 30
4   Mongolia 18   Romania 16.5
5   United States 16   Yugoslavia 16
6   Romania 11   Hungary 13

Medal summary

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Men's freestyle

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg Roman Dmitriyev
  Soviet Union
Hasan Isaev
  Bulgaria
Ochirdolgoryn Enkhtaivan
  Mongolia
52 kg Ebrahim Javadi
  Iran
Arsen Allakhverdiyev
  Soviet Union
Yuji Takada
  Japan
57 kg Mohsen Farahvashi
  Iran
Megdiin Khoilogdorj
  Mongolia
Vladimir Yumin
  Soviet Union
62 kg Zagalav Abdulbekov
  Soviet Union
Heinz Stahr
  East Germany
Mohammad Reza Navaei
  Iran
68 kg Lloyd Keaser
  United States
Nasrulla Nasrullayev
  Soviet Union
János Kocsis
  Hungary
74 kg Mansour Barzegar
  Iran
Ruslan Ashuraliyev
  Soviet Union
Jan Karlsson
  Sweden
82 kg Vasily Syulshin
  Soviet Union
Vasile Iorga
  Romania
Ismail Abilov
  Bulgaria
90 kg Levan Tediashvili
  Soviet Union
Horst Stottmeister
  East Germany
Ben Peterson
  United States
100 kg Ivan Yarygin
  Soviet Union
József Csatári
  Hungary
Dimitar Nekov
  Bulgaria
+100 kg Soslan Andiyev
  Soviet Union
Boyan Boev
  Bulgaria
Ladislau Șimon
  Romania

Men's Greco-Roman

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg Vladimir Zubkov
  Soviet Union
Ryszard Świerad
  Poland
Ferenc Seres
  Hungary
52 kg Nicu Gingă
  Romania
Jan Michalik
  Poland
Rahim Aliabadi
  Iran
57 kg Józef Lipień
  Poland
Rustam Kazakov
  Soviet Union
Hristo Traykov
  Bulgaria
62 kg Kazimierz Lipień
  Poland
Anatoly Kavkayev
  Soviet Union
László Réczi
  Hungary
68 kg Shamil Khisamutdinov
  Soviet Union
Sreten Damjanović
  Yugoslavia
Heinz-Helmut Wehling
  East Germany
74 kg Ivan Kolev
  Bulgaria
Jan Karlsson
  Sweden
Klaus-Peter Göpfert
  East Germany
82 kg Leonid Liberman
  Soviet Union
Milan Nenadić
  Yugoslavia
Miroslav Janota
  Czechoslovakia
90 kg Valery Rezantsev
  Soviet Union
Czesław Kwieciński
  Poland
Stoyan Nikolov
  Bulgaria
100 kg Nikolay Balboshin
  Soviet Union
Kamen Goranov
  Bulgaria
Andrzej Skrzydlewski
  Poland
+100 kg Aleksandar Tomov
  Bulgaria
Petr Kment
  Czechoslovakia
Shota Morchiladze
  Soviet Union

See also

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References

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  1. ^ AAU News, Amateur Athletic Union of the United States.
  2. ^ Associated Press (September 11, 1973). "U.S. wrestlers win one".
  3. ^ Associated Press (September 11, 1973). "Wrestling team splits".
  4. ^ Associated Press (September 11, 1973). "One U. S. participant wins in sambo match".
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