Oleg Sergeevich Stepanov (, 10 December 1939 – 27 February 2010) was a

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competitor. Domestically he was mostly known for sambo, which was a very popular sport in the Soviet Union, albeit with a limited international recognition. Between 1958 and 1968 Stepanov won eight national titles in sambo. Internationally he competed in

judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyc ...

, which has similar rules to sambo. The first Soviet judo team was formed in 1962 from the best sambo competitors, including Stepanov, and in 1963 it showed its strength in Europe and Japan. Later Stepanov won bronze medals at the 1964 Olympics and 1965 World Championships, as well as European titles in

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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

. After retiring from competitions Stepanov coached sambo and judo at the Moscow Armed Forces Sports Club, for which he competed previously. In the late 1970s he trained the national women's judo team.Ковер, борцовки и солнечный остров…
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wrestlingua.com. 2 March 2010 (interview in Russian) 1939 births 2010 deaths Russian male judoka Soviet male judoka Judoka at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Armed Forces (sports society) sportspeople Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-judo-bio-stub