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David Rudman (wrestler)

David Rudman (April 13, 1943 – February 8, 2022) was a Russian-American wrestler, Sambo world champion, and judo European champion.[1][2]

David Rudman
Personal information
CitizenshipSoviet
Born(1943-04-13)April 13, 1943
Kuybyshev, RSFSR, Soviet Union (now Samara, Russia)
DiedFebruary 8, 2022(2022-02-08) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)Wrestler, sambist, and judoka
Sport
Sportwrestling
ClubDynamo sports society
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's Judo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Mexico City 70 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Ostend 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 East Berlin 70 kg team
Men's Sambo
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tehran 68 kg

Early and personal life

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Rudman was born in Kuybyshev (now Samara, Russia).[1][3][4] He emigrated to the United States in 1994,[5] and lived in New York City, where was involved in sports administration.[1][citation needed] Rudman died on February 8, 2022, at the age of 78.[6][7]

Wrestling career

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He was a member of the sport association "Dynamo".[1]

In 1965–69 and 1973, he was the USSR Wrestling Champion at 70 kg.[1] He was second in the USSR championship at 70 kg in 1970–72, and third in 1974.[1]

Sambo career

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In 1967, he was the Champion of the first International Sambo Tournament, at 70 kg.[1][8][9] Rudman described sambo as "is a combination of many forms of martial arts, designed to give Soviet soldiers the edge in combat fighting".[9] In 1973, he was the first World Champion in the weight category up to 68 kg.[1] He was a six-time USSR sambo champion.[4]

Judo career

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In 1969, he was the European Judo Champion in individual competition as a light-middleweight (U70), winning all of his matches in Ostend, Belgium, ahead of Antoni Zajkowski and Czeslaw Kur of Poland, and Patrick Vial of France.[3] He won a bronze medal in the 1969 World Judo Championships in Mexico City in the U70 weight class.[1][2][3][10][11][12] In 1970, he was part of the European Team Judo Champion at the championships in Berlin, fighting in the U70 weight class.[1][2][13][14]

Sports administrator

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Rudman founded and served as director of the "Sambo-70" sports school in the Cheremushki District of Moscow.[1][4][15]

He was the President of the American Amateur Sambo Federation since 2004, and President of the Federation International Amateur Sambo from 2005 on.[1][9][16]

Honors

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Rudman was an Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, and an Honored Coach of the USSR.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "FIAS – David Rudman". Sambo.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "David Rudman". JudoInside.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Jews in Sport in the USSR". Yivo Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "40 Bright Years | Clubs". Samoz.ru. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  5. ^ "Рудман Давид Львович". Официальный сайт ЦО «Самбо-70». Archived from the original on April 28, 2011.
  6. ^ "Умер основатель центра образования "Самбо-70" Давид Рудман". tass.ru. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Burke, Patrick (February 9, 2022). "Ex-FIAS President and Sambo-70 School founder Rudman dies aged 78". Inside the Games. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. ^ Agentstvo pechati "Novosti" (1988). USSR. Novosti Press Agency. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  9. ^ a b c "Sambo wants to move out of judo's shadow". Daily Times. November 23, 2005. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  10. ^ Hayward Nishioka (June 1970). "An Interview with Russia's Controversial Judoka". Black Belt. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  11. ^ Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich; Shestakov, Vasiliĭ; Levitsky, Alexey (2004). Judo: history, theory, practice – Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Vasiliĭ Shestakov, Alexey Levitsky, Alekseĭ Levit͡s͡kiĭ. North Atlantic Books. ISBN 9781556434457. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  12. ^ "Rudman Again Grasps Adriatic Judo Cup". Black Belt. January 1971. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  13. ^ "Yanks Cop Two Medals at World Sambo Championships". Black Belt. February 1974. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  14. ^ "Soviet Champ Blames "Good Judo" for Poor Russian Win Record". Black Belt. March 1971. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  15. ^ Coaching Association of Canada (1986). Coaching review. Coaching Association of Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  16. ^ "The International Amateur Sambo Federation elected David Rudman its new president". Sambo.com. April 19, 2005. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
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