Nationality Russian Name Viktor Spiridonov Teacher Kano Jigoro | Died 1944 | |
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Rank Merited Master of Sports of the USSR | ||
Viktor Spiridonov was a researcher of various kinds national wrestling and martial arts, Merited Master of Sports of the USSR, Honored Coach of the USSR. He was one of the founders of Sambo, a martial art developed in the Soviet Union.
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