The 1983 Pan American Games included competitions in the martial art of Sambo for men and women at different weight bands. The United States finished with 8 gold medals in the event; the host nation Venezuela won 7, Cuba 3, Canada and Argentina one each.
| Sambo at the 1983 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 |
Men's competition
edit48 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Manuel Linares (VEN) | |
| James Jones (USA) | |
| Ángel Abreu (CUB) |
.svg){kind=link}
52 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Lewis Dorrance (USA) | |
| Eduardo Miranda (CUB) | |
| Oscar Luna (VEN) |
57 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Steven Siroy (USA) | |
| Aparicio Campos (CUB) | |
| Jorge Olvera (MEX) |
62 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Manuel Luna (VEN) | |
| José Inagaki (PER) | |
| Rey Esteban Ramírez (CUB) |
68 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Bobby Sole (USA) | |
| Rafael Meléndez (VEN) | |
| Jorge Navarrete (ARG) |
74 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Lazaro Ruiz (CUB) | |
| Paul La Blanc (USA) | |
| Oscar Strático (ARG) |
82 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| James Martin (USA) | |
| Luis Delgado (VEN) | |
| Emilio Tamayo (CUB) |
90 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Garry Kallos (CAN) | |
| Enrique Antonovich (ARG) | |
| Alberto Limonta (CUB) |
100 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Luis Mario Miranda (CUB) | |
| Alfredo Young (ARG) | |
| Vertilio Amador (VEN) |
+ 100 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Bárbaro Morgan (CUB) | |
| José Siso (VEN) | |
| Juan Blander (ARG) |
Women's competition
edit44 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Roselis Palencia (VEN) | |
| Donna C. Turk (USA)[1] | |
| None |
48 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Dinora Castillo (VEN) | |
| Andrea Godin (USA) | |
| None |
52 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Jan Trussell (USA) | |
| Olga Lugo (VEN) | |
| None |
56 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Bexaide Alvarez (VEN) | |
| Kelley Defoor (USA) | |
| None |
60 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Lynn Roethke (USA) | |
| Angela Palavecino (ARG) | |
| Xiomara Orozco (VEN) |
64 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Grace Jividen (USA) | |
| Nilka Coronel (VEN) | |
| Susana Martínez (ARG) |
68 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Rebeca Scott (USA) (stripped)[2][3] | |
| Isabel Farruggia (ARG) | |
| Carmen Graterol (VEN) |
72 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Laura Martinel (ARG) | |
| Ginger Lewallen (USA) | |
| Trina Sosa (VEN) |
80 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Klarina Gómez (VEN) | |
| Laura Carter (USA) | |
| None |
+ 80 kg
edit| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| Ana Solórzano (VEN) | |
| Betsy Darrow (USA) | |
| None |
Medal table
edit| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Argentina | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 13 | 53 | |
References
edit- ^ "AAU Sombo Championships Conducted". Black Belt. 22 (10): 116–118. October 1984.
- ^ Lifter, officials deny 'throwing' events charge, Winnipeg Free Press, September 29, 1983, p. 96.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/24/sports/the-olympics-los-angeles-84-the-other-game-testing-for-drugs.html