title: Sambo at the 1983 Pan American Games
text: # 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
  
  * NAME
  * Manuel Linares (VEN)
  * James Jones (USA)
  * Ángel Abreu (CUB)
  
  ### 52 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Lewis Dorrance (USA)
  * Eduardo Miranda (CUB)
  * Oscar Luna (VEN)
  
  ### 57 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Steven Siroy (USA)
  * Aparicio Campos (CUB)
  * Jorge Olvera (MEX)
  
  ### 62 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Manuel Luna (VEN)
  * José Inagaki (PER)
  * Rey Esteban Ramírez (CUB)
  
  ### 68 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Bobby Sole (USA)
  * Rafael Meléndez (VEN)
  * Jorge Navarrete (ARG)
  
  ### 74 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Lazaro Ruiz (CUB)
  * Paul La Blanc (USA)
  * Oscar Strático (ARG)
  
  ### 82 kg
  
  * NAME
  * James Martin (USA)
  * Luis Delgado (VEN)
  * Emilio Tamayo (CUB)
  
  ### 90 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Garry Kallos (CAN)
  * Enrique Antonovich (ARG)
  * Alberto Limonta (CUB)
  
  ### 100 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Luis Mario Miranda (CUB)
  * Alfredo Young (ARG)
  * Vertilio Amador (VEN)
  
  ### + 100 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Bárbaro Morgan (CUB)
  * José Siso (VEN)
  * Juan Blander (ARG)
  
  ## Women's competition
  
  ### 44 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Roselis Palencia (VEN)
  * Donna C. Turk (USA)
  * None
  
  ### 48 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Dinora Castillo (VEN)
  * Andrea Godin (USA)
  * None
  
  ### 52 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Jan Trussell (USA)
  * Olga Lugo (VEN)
  * None
  
  ### 56 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Bexaide Alvarez (VEN)
  * Kelley Defoor (USA)
  * None
  
  ### 60 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Lynn Roethke (USA)
  * Angela Palavecino (ARG)
  * Xiomara Orozco (VEN)
  
  ### 64 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Grace Jividen (USA)
  * Nilka Coronel (VEN)
  * Susana Martínez (ARG)
  
  ### 68 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Rebeca Scott (USA) (stripped)
  * Isabel Farruggia (ARG)
  * Carmen Graterol (VEN)
  
  ### 72 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Laura Martinel (ARG)
  * Ginger Lewallen (USA)
  * Trina Sosa (VEN)
  
  ### 80 kg
  
  * NAME
  * Klarina Gómez (VEN)
  * Laura Carter (USA)
  * None
  
  ### + 80 kg
  
  * 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 | Total | 20 | 20 | 13 | 53 |
  