1973 World Wrestling Championships
Host cityIran Tehran, Iran
Dates6–14 September 1973
StadiumNassiri Stadium
Champions
Freestyle Soviet Union
Greco-Roman Soviet Union

The 1973 World Wrestling Championships were held in Tehran, Iran. For the first and subsequently the last time Sambo wrestling was included as part of the World Wrestling Championships programme.[1] U.S. National Team included Buck Deadrich, David Pruzansky and Wayne Baughman. Deadrich and Pruzansky both captured bronze medals[2][3][4]

Medal winners of freestyle 74 kg. From left to right, Ruslan Ashuraliyev, Mansour Barzegar and Jan Karlsson
Medal winners of freestyle 52 kg. From left to right, Arsen Allakhverdiyev, Ibrahim Javadi and Yuji Takada
Medal winners of freestyle 57 kg. From left to right, Megdiin Khoilogdorj, Mohsen Farahvashi and Vladimir Yumin
Medal winners of freestyle 62 kg. From left to right, Heinz Stahr, Zagalav Abdulbekov and Mohammad Reza Navaei

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union115218
2 Iran3025
3 Bulgaria2349
4 Poland2316
5 Romania1113
6 United States1012
7 East Germany0224
8 Yugoslavia0202
9 Hungary0134
10 Czechoslovakia0112
 Mongolia0112
 Sweden0112
13 Japan0011
Totals (13 entries)20202060

Team ranking

Rank Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman
Team Points Team Points
1  Soviet Union55 Soviet Union47
2  Iran28 Poland35
3  Bulgaria28 Bulgaria30
4  Mongolia18 Romania16.5
5  United States16 Yugoslavia16
6  Romania11 Hungary13

Medal summary

Men's freestyle

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg Roman Dmitriyev
 Soviet Union
Hasan Isaev
 Bulgaria
Ochirdolgoryn Enkhtaivan
 Mongolia
52 kg Ebrahim Javadi
 Iran
Arsen Allakhverdiyev
 Soviet Union
Yuji Takada
 Japan
57 kg Mohsen Farahvashi
 Iran
Megdiin Khoilogdorj
 Mongolia
Vladimir Yumin
 Soviet Union
62 kg Zagalav Abdulbekov
 Soviet Union
Heinz Stahr
 East Germany
Mohammad Reza Navaei
 Iran
68 kg Lloyd Keaser
 United States
Nasrulla Nasrullayev
 Soviet Union
János Kocsis
 Hungary
74 kg Mansour Barzegar
 Iran
Ruslan Ashuraliyev
 Soviet Union
Jan Karlsson
 Sweden
82 kg Vasily Syulshin
 Soviet Union
Vasile Iorga
 Romania
Ismail Abilov
 Bulgaria
90 kg Levan Tediashvili
 Soviet Union
Horst Stottmeister
 East Germany
Ben Peterson
 United States
100 kg Ivan Yarygin
 Soviet Union
József Csatári
 Hungary
Dimitar Nekov
 Bulgaria
+100 kg Soslan Andiyev
 Soviet Union
Boyan Boev
 Bulgaria
Ladislau Șimon
 Romania

Men's Greco-Roman

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg Vladimir Zubkov
 Soviet Union
Ryszard Świerad
 Poland
Ferenc Seres
 Hungary
52 kg Nicu Gingă
 Romania
Jan Michalik
 Poland
Rahim Aliabadi
 Iran
57 kg Józef Lipień
 Poland
Rustam Kazakov
 Soviet Union
Hristo Traykov
 Bulgaria
62 kg Kazimierz Lipień
 Poland
Anatoly Kavkayev
 Soviet Union
László Réczi
 Hungary
68 kg Shamil Khisamutdinov
 Soviet Union
Sreten Damjanović
 Yugoslavia
Heinz-Helmut Wehling
 East Germany
74 kg Ivan Kolev
 Bulgaria
Jan Karlsson
 Sweden
Klaus-Peter Göpfert
 East Germany
82 kg Leonid Liberman
 Soviet Union
Milan Nenadić
 Yugoslavia
Miroslav Janota
 Czechoslovakia
90 kg Valery Rezantsev
 Soviet Union
Czesław Kwieciński
 Poland
Stoyan Nikolov
 Bulgaria
100 kg Nikolay Balboshin
 Soviet Union
Kamen Goranov
 Bulgaria
Andrzej Skrzydlewski
 Poland
+100 kg Aleksandar Tomov
 Bulgaria
Petr Kment
 Czechoslovakia
Shota Morchiladze
 Soviet Union

See also

References

  1. AAU News, Amateur Athletic Union of the United States.
  2. Associated Press (September 11, 1973). "U.S. wrestlers win one".
  3. Associated Press (September 11, 1973). "Wrestling team splits".
  4. Associated Press (September 11, 1973). "One U. S. participant wins in sambo match".
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