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)
External links Results on Sambo.net.ua