1972 European Sambo Championships Explained

Competition:	1972 European Sambo Championships
Location:	Riga, Latvia
Next:	1974

The 1972 European Sambo Championships was the first International Sambo competition of its kind and it was held in Riga, Latvia.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Medal overview

men	Gold	Silver	Bronze
-58kg	(MGL)	Parvan Parvanov (BUL)	(BUL)
-62kg	(URS)^RUS	(BUL)	K. Saito (JPN)
-66kg	(URS)^RUS	(MGL)	(BUL)
-70kg	Vladimir Nevzorov (URS)^RUS	(MGL)	(BUL)
-75kg	(MGL)	Koji Kuramoto (JPN)	(BUL)
-80kg	Česlovas Jezerskas (URS)^RUS	(MGL)	(JPN)
-86kg	(ESP)	(BUL)	(USA)
-90kg	Nobuyuki Sato (JPN)	Valery Rukhledev (URS)	(BUL)
-100kg	Serhiy Novikov (URS)^RUS	Miguel Tejera (ESP)	(BUL)
+100kg	Vitali Kuznetsov (URS)^RUS	(BUL)	(USA)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Black Belt. 53. June 3, 1973.
2. Book: Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation. Thomas A.. Green. Joseph R.. Svinth. 512. September 3, 2010. Bloomsbury Academic . 9781598842432.
3. Web site: Sambo History. Insidethegames.biz. 3 September 2019.