| Anatoly Arkadyevich Kharlampiyev | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 October 1906 Smolensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 16 April 1979 (aged 72) |
| Style | Sambo |
Anatoly Arkadyevich Kharlampiyev (Russian: Анато́лий Арка́дьевич Харла́мпиев; 29 October 1906 – 16 April 1979) was a Russian martial artist considered to have been the founder of Sambo, a martial art developed in the Soviet Union. Kharlampiyev worked as a physical education trainer at the Communist University of the Toilers of the East, and also was dedicated student of boxing, having also studied fencing, acrobatics, and mountaineering. In 1938, Kharlampiyev presented Sambo to the USSR All-Union Sports Committee, which recognized the martial art as an official sport.