Champion of the USSR. 1976 — European Champion and Champion of the USSR. 1977 — Champion of the USSR. 1978 — Champion of the USSR. 1979 — World Champion and Champion of the USSR. 1980 — Champion of the USSR. 1981 — Bronze Medalist of the USSR Championship. 1982 — Silver Medalist of the USSR Championship. 1983 — World Champion and Champion of the USSR. 1984 — European Champion and Champion of the USSR. 1986 — Silver Medalist of the USSR Championship. 1987 — Silver Medalist of the USSR Championship. The style of fighting Famous Sambo coach Yevgeny Chumakov (the most successful disciple of Anatoly Kharlampiev) said that the style and the results of fights of Alexander Pushnitsa best propaganda of Sambo in the international sports arena. References 1949 births 2023 deaths Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Russian sambo practitioners Soviet martial artists Siberian Academy of Physical Culture alumni Sportspeople from Novosibirsk Oblast Sportspeople from Omsk