title: 1979 World Sambo Championships
text: # 1979 World Sambo Championships
  
  The 1979 World Sambo Championships were held in Madrid, Spain on December 11 to 14 1979. Championships were organized by FILA.
  
  ## Medal overview
  
  | 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) |
  