2008 World Sambo Championships

The 2008 World Sambo Championships was held in St. Petersburg, Russia on 13 to 17 of November, 2008. This tournament included competition in both sport Sambo, and Combat Sambo.

2008 World Sambo Championships

Also See 2010 World Sambo Championships, 2009 World Sambo Championships, 2007 World Sambo Championships, and the 2006 World Sambo Championships

Categories

• Combat Sambo: 52 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 68 kg, 74 kg, 82 kg, 90 kg, 100 kg, +100 kg
• Men's Sambo: 52 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 68 kg, 74 kg, 82 kg, 90 kg, 100 kg, +100 kg
• Women's Sambo: 48 kg, 52 kg, 56 kg, 60 kg, 64 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg, 80 kg, +80 kg

Medal overview

Combat Sambo Events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Half-flyweight (52 kg)	Anatoli Shitsak (RUS)	Almaz Suliemanov (UZB)	Sergii Chornyi (UKR)
			Vahe Otarjan (ARM)
Flyweight (57 kg)	Denis Emelyukov (RUS)	Edgar Borger (VEN)	Karim Mukadov (LTU)
			Marko Kosev (BUL)
Half-lightweight (62 kg)	Ivan Davidenko (RUS)	Baasankhun Damlanpurev (MGL)	Artemij Sitenkov (LTU)
			Igor Severin (UKR)
Lightweight (68 kg)	Murat Ristov (RUS)	Vachik Vardanyan (ARM)	Ozod Pardaev (UZB)
			Sergej Grecicho (LTU)
Welterweight (74 kg)	Vener Galiev (RUS)	Viktor Tomashevic (LTU)	Alexander Fedorov (EST)
			Tougol Arapbaj Uulu (UZB)
Half-middleweight (82 kg)	Andrey Safyanenko (RUS)	Rosen Dimitrov (BUL)	David Grigoryan (ARM)
			Darius Stankevichius (LTU)
Middleweight (90 kg)	Mikhail Zayats (RUS)	Eldor Gujamov (UZB)	Rumen Dimitrov (BUL)
			Georgy Yemelanov (KAZ)
Half-heavyweight (100 kg)	Dmitiri Zabolotnyi (RUS)	Sebastian Lebebe (FRA)	Vladimir Dzhih (UKR)
			Zarif Rasulov (UZB)
Heavyweight (+100 kg)	Blagoi Ivanov (BUL)	Janosch Stefan (GER)	Fedor Emelianenko (RUS)
			Vladimir Bezegev (UKR)

Men's Sambo Events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Half-flyweight (52 kg)	Yerbolat Baibatirov (KAZ)	Valeriy Soronokov (RUS)	Islam Qasimov (AZE)
			Andrei Kurlypa (BLR)
Flyweight (57 kg)	Anton Mashkovich (BLR)	Oleksey Poltavtsev (UKR)	Timur Gallymov (RUS)
			Vahan Vardanyan (ARM)
Half-lightweight (62 kg)	Ilea Khlybov (RUS)	Andrey Kashtanov (UKR)	Hidehiko Matsumoto (JPN)
			Azamat Mykanov (KAZ)
Lightweight (68 kg)	Sergei Shibanov (RUS)	Damir Muhidov (UZB)	Dmitriy Babiychuk (UKR)
			Luis Adriansa (VEN)
Low-middleweight (74 kg)	Viktor Savinov (UKR)	Aleksander Sharov (RUS)	Georgi Georgiev (BUL)
			Araz Muxtarov (AZE)
Half-middleweight (82 kg)	Rais Rakhmatullin (RUS)	Magomed Abdulganilov (BLR)	Akram Ishov (UZB)
			Vladimir Goloven (UKR)
Middleweight (90 kg)	Andrei Kazusionak (BLR)	Munkhbaysgalan Dorjdermen (MGL)	Eduard Kurginyan (ARM)
			Sanmartin Echarte (ESP)
Half-heavyweight (100 kg)	Evgeniy Isaev (RUS)	Yauhen Biadulin (BLR)	Shinji Taya (JPN)
			Nabimykhamat Khorkashev (TJK)
Heavyweight (+100 kg)	Vitaly Minakov (RUS)	Yury Rybak (BLR)	Ivan Iliev (BUL)
			Munkhbaatar Khadbaatar (MGL)

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Extra-lightweight (48 kg)	Elena Bondareva (RUS)	Kelbet Nugazina (KAZ)	Nomin Erdenechime (MGL)
			Tatiana Moskvina (BLR)
Half-lightweight (52 kg)	Sneljina Vasileva (BUL)	Luisaigna Campos (VEN)	Lenaniya Mingaqzova (KAZ)
			Susanna Mirzoyan (RUS)
Lightweight (56 kg)	Natalia Aranovoskaya (RUS)	Elitsa Razheva (BUL)	Sayaka Shioda (JPN)
			Heriman Rodrigueza (VEN)
Welterweight (60 kg)	Mariya Yancheva (BUL)	Yanquelina Lopez (VEN)	Arina Pchelintseva (RUS)
			Katsiarina Prakapenka (LTU)
Half-middleweight (64 kg)	Ekaterina Goldberg (RUS)	Adriana Cherar (ROU)	Alina Boikova (UKR)
			Saynzhargal Batbataar (MGL)
Middleweight (68 kg)	Evija Pukite (LAT)	Marina Baranov (RUS)	Luiza Gainutdinova (UKR)
			Nasiba Surkieva (TKM)
Super-middleweight (72 kg)	Svetlana Galantr (RUS)	Maryia Kuzniatsova (BLR)	Natalia Smal (UKR)
			Nevenka Chopovic (SRB)
Half-heavyweight (80 kg)	Mariya Oryashkova (BUL)	Anna Subbotina (RUS)	Dulmaa Yadmaa (MGL)
			Marina Prischepa (UKR)
Heavyweight (+80 kg)	Irina Rodina (RUS)	Natalia Melnikava (BUL)	Angelika Sopp (EST)
			Santa Pakenyte (LTU)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	17	5	5	27
2	Bulgaria	5	2	3	10
3	Belarus	2	4	2	8
4	Ukraine	1	2	11	14
5	Kazakhstan	1	1	3	5
6	Latvia	1	0	0	1
7	Uzbekistan	0	3	4	7
8	Venezuela	0	3	3	6
9	Mongolia	0	2	4	6
10	Lithuania	0	1	6	7
11	Armenia	0	1	4	5
12	France	0	1	0	1
	Germany	0	1	0	1
	Romania	0	1	0	1
15	Japan	0	0	3	3
16	Azerbaijan	0	0	2	2
	Estonia	0	0	2	2
18	Serbia	0	0	1	1
	Spain	0	0	1	1
	Tajikistan	0	0	1	1
	Turkmenistan	0	0	1	1
22	Algeria	0	0	0	0
	Austria	0	0	0	0
	Belgium	0	0	0	0
	Cameroon	0	0	0	0
	Canada	0	0	0	0
	Colombia	0	0	0	0
	Cyprus	0	0	0	0
	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0
	Ecuador	0	0	0	0
	Finland	0	0	0	0
	Great Britain	0	0	0	0
	India	0	0	0	0
	Indonesia	0	0	0	0
	Ireland	0	0	0	0
	Israel	0	0	0	0
	Italy	0	0	0	0
	Jordan	0	0	0	0
	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0
	Lebanon	0	0	0	0
	Malaysia	0	0	0	0
	Moldova	0	0	0	0
	Morocco	0	0	0	0
	Nepal	0	0	0	0
	New Zealand	0	0	0	0
	Pakistan	0	0	0	0
	Panama	0	0	0	0
	Peru	0	0	0	0
	Poland	0	0	0	0
	Slovakia	0	0	0	0
	Slovenia	0	0	0	0
	South Korea	0	0	0	0
	Syria	0	0	0	0
	Thailand	0	0	0	0
	Tunisia	0	0	0	0
	Turkey	0	0	0	0
	United States	0	0	0	0
	Yemen	0	0	0	0
Totals (58 nations)		27	27	56	110

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