Sambo
Martial art sport developed in the USSR
самбо · 桑搏 · サンボ · 삼보
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Created
- 16 November 1938
- Type
- martial arts, combat sport, type of sport
Notable Sambo athletes and practitioners
- Khabib Nurmagomedov Soviet Union
- Fedor Emelianenko Russia
- Khaltmaagiin Battulga Mongolian People's Republic
- Islam Makhachev Russia
- Beslan Mudranov Russia
- Urantsetseg Munkhbat Mongolia
- Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa Mongolia
- Movlud Miraliyev Azerbaijan
- Peter Paltchik Israel
- Merab Dvalishvili Georgia
- Andrei Arlovski Belarus
- Nestor Khergiani Georgia
- David Khakhaleishvili Georgia
- Lyubov Bruletova Russia
- Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar Mongolia
- Levan Tediashvili Soviet Union
- Vladimir Nevzorov Russia
- Georgi Georgiev Bulgaria
- Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union
- Serhiy Novikov Soviet Union
- Ārons Bogoļubovs Latvia
- Greg Gibson United States
- Vakhtang Balavadze Georgia
- Komronshoh Ustopiriyon Tajikistan
- Alice Schlesinger Israel
- Anzor Kiknadze Georgia
- Alexander Emelianenko Russia
- Parnaoz Chikviladze Georgia
- Ali Bagautinov Russia
- Inna Cherniak Ukraine
- Givi Onashvili Soviet Union
- Vitali Kuznetsov Russia
- Arsen Mekokishvili Soviet Union
- Anatoliy Novikov Soviet Union
- Keith Remfry United Kingdom
- Oleg Stepanov Russia
430 people in this reference practise Sambo.
Sambo competitions
- 2025 Russian Sambo Championship
- 2023 Russian Sambo Cup
- 2022 Russian Sambo Championship
- Russian championship of sambo 2021
- Russian championship of sambo 2020
- Russian championship of sambo 2019
- 2019 World Sambo Championships
- Russian championship of sambo 2017
- Russian championship of sambo 2016
- Russian championship of sambo 2015
- 2014 women's sambo championship in Russia
- 2013 women's sambo championship in Russia
- 2012 women's sambo championship in Russia
- 2011 women's sambo championship in Russia
- 2010 women's sambo championship in Russia
- 2009 women's sambo championship in Russia
- 2008 women's sambo championship in Russia
- 2007 women's sambo championship in Russia
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q106500 (CC0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.