Gold medal of the world champion in Sambo V. Kuznetsov, 1982

Extremely rare item, a unique finding of our store – the original gold medal from the famous Soviet athlete Vitaly Kuznetsov in 1982 for winning the world Sambo Championships held in Paris. Medal in original red, white, and blue ribbon. Bronze, gilding, enamel. Medalist Elie Mardini. Diameter 89 mm, weight 272 grams. The guarantee of authenticity.

Vitaliy Yakovlevich Kuznetsov (16 February 1941, Novoye mazino, Menzelinsky district, Tatar ASSR, Soviet Union — October 12, 2011, Moscow, Russia) honored master of sports of USSR in judo and Sambo, master of sports of the USSR according to the manumission and Greco-Roman wrestling. Silver medalist, multiple winner and medalist of world and European Championships in judo and Sambo.Born in the village of Novoye mazino, in Tatarstan. Since the childhood was engaged in heavy physical labor, was a blacksmith at the forge. Like many boys in Tatarstan were engaged in national wrestling on belts kuresh. In the fall of 1961 in Zelenodolsk won the open championship of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet socialist Republic on wrestling and the same year was drafted into the army, where in Kuibyshev in portrate started to learn classical struggle, in 1962 he got in CSKA, where he continued his studies with Alexander Mazur, a well-known coach of world champion. In the same year became the champion of the Volga military district. CSKA continued their education in night school, because by the time he finished only three grades of primary school. In 1963 took the third place on superiority of Armed forces in Moscow. In 1964 he performed at the Moscow championship in Sambo and won a victory there, and then moved into this kind of struggle, along with the judo, which in the USSR was not separated from Sambo.

The first significant achievements to Vitaly Kuznetsov came in 1969, when he took third place in the championship of the USSR on Sambo and became the bronze medalist of the championship of Europe on judo, both in personal and team championship. After that, the wrestler at the Championships of the USSR on Sambo-wrestling until 1982, when he left his career, was in the top three, except for two years. In 1970 he won an international tournament in Tbilisi judo in 1971 became the European champion in the individual competition and bronze medalist in the team and was second at the world judo Championships, and then won the Cup and the Adriatic international tournament in Linz. In 1972, at the championship of Europe on judo remained third, however, becoming the champion in the team and in the same year won the first championship of Europe of Sambo

In judo, after the Olympic games in Munich, Vitaly Kuznetsov is once again becoming the second world Cup (1979), wins the European championship (1979) and became the Vice-champion of Europe in command (1978), takes the second place in personal offset of the championship of Europe (1979), four times became the winner of the tournament Friendly armies, wins the open Cup in Hungary, four times became the second in the USSR championship and one time becomes the champion of the USSR. In Sambo, along with performances in the Championships of the USSR, twice won the title of world champion and twice — Europe, becoming a world Cup winner (1977). Also made in the Summer Olympic games of 1980 in Moscow in the category over 95 kg, but lost Radomir Kovacevic (Yugoslavia), received a shido. Also Vitaly Kuznetsov possessed remarkable physical strength. According to the world champion on Sambo-wrestling Alexander Fedorov, Vitaliy Yakovlevich bent copper pyataks Soviet bare hands. Also according to the master of sports of the USSR on judo Vladimir Ivanitsky on one hand were torn away from the Mat 3-fold champion of Europe on judo Alexey Tyurin took him by the waist (weight Tyurin was not less than 145 kg). Left career in 1983, at 42 years of age. Then engaged in various activities, including driving a cab. Died in 2011.