The 1979 World Sambo Championships were held in Madrid, Spain on December 11 to 14 1979. Championships were organized by FILA.
| 1979 World Sambo Championships | |
|---|---|
Medal overview edit
| men | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -48 kg |  Dunkhüügiin Tegshee (MGL) |
 Nurislam Khaliulin (URS)RUS |
 Ivan Paraskov (BUL)
|
| -52 kg | Yury Kruglov (URS)RUS |
 Georgi Yusev (BUL) |
 K. Saito (JPN)
|
| -57 kg | Khalim Gareyev (URS)RUS |
Yandzhmaagiin Dorj (MGL) |
A. Andopov (BUL)
|
| -62 kg | Yevgeny Yesin (URS)RUS |
Galdangiin Jamsran (MGL) |
Valentin Minev (BUL)
|
| -68 kg | Tsendiin Damdin (MGL) |
Konstantin Gerasimov (URS)RUS |
Georgi Tsvetkov (BUL)
|
| -74 kg | Nikolay Baranov (URS)RUS |
Ravdangiin Davaadalay (MGL) |
J. Watanabe (JPN)
|
| -82 kg |  José Antonio Cecchini (ESP) |
Georgi Petrov (BUL) |
 Dan Lewis (USA)
|
| -90 kg | Alexander Pushnitsa (URS)RUS |
Dambajavyn Tsend-Ayuush (MGL) |
G. Chervenkov (BUL)
|
| -100 kg | Gennady Malenkin (URS)RUS |
Miguel Tejera (ESP) |
Delcho Kolev (BUL)
|
| +100 kg | Vladimir Shkalov (URS)RUS |
Dimitar Zapryanov (BUL) |
Carl Dambman (USA)
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