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.
| Sambo at the 1983 Pan American Games | |
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Men's competition
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 Manuel Linares (VEN)
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 James Jones (USA)
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 Ángel Abreu (CUB)
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52 kg
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Lewis Dorrance (USA)
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Eduardo Miranda (CUB)
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Oscar Luna (VEN)
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57 kg
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Steven Siroy (USA)
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Aparicio Campos (CUB)
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 Jorge Olvera (MEX)
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62 kg
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Manuel Luna (VEN)
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 José Inagaki (PER)
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Rey Esteban Ramírez (CUB)
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68 kg
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Bobby Sole (USA)
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Rafael Meléndez (VEN)
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 Jorge Navarrete (ARG)
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74 kg
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Lazaro Ruiz (CUB)
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Paul La Blanc (USA)
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Oscar Strático (ARG)
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82 kg
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James Martin (USA)
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Luis Delgado (VEN)
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Emilio Tamayo (CUB)
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90 kg
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 Garry Kallos (CAN)
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Enrique Antonovich (ARG)
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Alberto Limonta (CUB)
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100 kg
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Luis Mario Miranda (CUB)
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Alfredo Young (ARG)
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Vertilio Amador (VEN)
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+ 100 kg
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Bárbaro Morgan (CUB)
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José Siso (VEN)
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Juan Blander (ARG)
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Women's competition
edit44 kg
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Roselis Palencia (VEN)
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Donna C. Turk (USA)[1]
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None |
48 kg
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Dinora Castillo (VEN)
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Andrea Godin (USA)
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None |
52 kg
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Jan Trussell (USA)
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Olga Lugo (VEN)
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None |
56 kg
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Bexaide Alvarez (VEN)
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Kelley Defoor (USA)
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None |
60 kg
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Lynn Roethke (USA)
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Angela Palavecino (ARG)
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Xiomara Orozco (VEN)
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64 kg
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Grace Jividen (USA)
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Nilka Coronel (VEN)
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Susana Martínez (ARG)
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68 kg
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Rebeca Scott (USA) (stripped)[2]
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Isabel Farruggia (ARG)
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Carmen Graterol (VEN)
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72 kg
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Laura Martinel (ARG)
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Ginger Lewallen (USA)
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Trina Sosa (VEN)
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80 kg
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Klarina Gómez (VEN)
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Laura Carter (USA)
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None |
+ 80 kg
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Ana Solórzano (VEN)
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Betsy Darrow (USA)
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None |
Medal table
edit| Place | Nation |
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Total |
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| 1 | United States
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7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Venezuela
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7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Cuba
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3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Argentina
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2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Canada
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Peru
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Mexico
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 13 | 53 | |
References
edit- ^ "AAU Sombo Championships Conducted". Black Belt. 22 (10): 116–118. October 1984.
- ^ Lifter, officials deny 'throwing' events charge, Winnipeg Free Press, September 29, 1983, p. 96.