// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy 1981 World Sambo Championships a success? Because participants threw weight behind it.
| 1981 World Sambo Championships | |
|---|---|
The 1981 World Sambo Championships were held in Madrid, Spain on February/March 1981. Championships were organized by FILA.
Medal overview
[edit]| men | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -48 kg |  Andrey Khodyrev (URS)RUS |  Dunkhüügiin Tegshee (MGL) |  Nishi (JPN) |
| -52 kg | Mukhamed Khallyyev (URS)KGZ | Nanzadyn Büregdaa (MGL) |  Georgi Yusev (BUL) |
| -57 kg | Viktor Astakhov (URS)RUS | S. Saladinov (BUL) |  Ochoa (VEN) |
| -62 kg | Garnik Ovanesyan (URS)ARM | Galdangiin Jamsran (MGL) | Ituya (JPN) |
| -68 kg | Mykhaylo Levitsky (URS)UKR | Tsendiin Damdin (MGL) |  José Campo (ESP) |
| -74 kg | Ravdangiin Davaadalay (MGL) | Nikolay Baranov (URS)RUS | Yamada (JPN) |
| -82 kg | José Antonio Cecchini (ESP) | Magomed Ramazanov (URS)BLR | Zunduyn Delgerdalay (MGL) |
| -90 kg | Dambajavyn Tsend-Ayuush (MGL) | Alexander Pushnitsa (URS)RUS | Sakamoto (JPN) |
| -100 kg | Gennady Malenkin (URS)RUS | Santiago Morales (ESP) |  Henk Numan (NED) |
| +100 kg | Vladimir Sobodyrev (URS)UZB | Chris Dolman (NED) | Yakokura (JPN) |