| Judo at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
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| Venue |
Messegelände (competition rounds) Boxhalle (finals) |
| Dates | 31 August to 4 September 1972 |
| Competitors | 144 from 46 nations |
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Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| Men | |
| 63 kg | |
| 70 kg | |
| 80 kg | |
| 93 kg | |
| +93 kg | |
| Open | |
The Judo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the return of the sport following its absence at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. [1] Medals were awarded in six weight classes, and competition was restricted to men only. Among the highlights was Wim Ruska of the Netherlands winning gold medals in both the heavyweight and open class competition, becoming the first judoka to win two Olympic gold medals.
Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight 63 kg |
Takao Kawaguchi
Japan
|
vacant [2] |
Kim Yong-ik
North Korea
|
Jean-Jacques Mounier
France
| |||
| Half middleweight 70 kg |
Toyokazu Nomura
Japan
|
Antoni Zajkowski
Poland
|
Dietmar Hötger
East Germany
|
Anatoliy Novikov
Soviet Union
| |||
| Middleweight 80 kg |
Shinobu Sekine
Japan
|
Oh Seung-lip
South Korea
|
Jean-Paul Coche
France
|
Brian Jacks
Great Britain
| |||
| Half-heavyweight 93 kg |
Shota Chochishvili
Soviet Union
|
David Starbrook
Great Britain
|
Paul Barth
West Germany
|
Chiaki Ishii
Brazil
| |||
| Heavyweight +93 kg |
Wim Ruska
Netherlands
|
Klaus Glahn
West Germany
|
Motoki Nishimura
Japan
|
|
Givi Onashvili
Soviet Union
| |||
| Open category |
Wim Ruska
Netherlands
|
Vitali Kuznetsov
Soviet Union
|
Jean-Claude Brondani
France
|
|
Angelo Parisi
Great Britain
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 
Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 
Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 
Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 
West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 
Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 
France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 |
Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | |
Participating countries
Argentina (1)
Australia (4)
Austria (5)
Belgium (3)-
Brazil (2)
Canada (5)
Costa Rica (1)
Cuba (3)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Dominican Republic (2)-
East Germany (5)
Finland (1)-
France (5)
-
Great Britain (5)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (5)
Ireland (5)
Italy (3)-
Japan (5)
Lebanon (2)
Liechtenstein (2)
Madagascar (4)
Mali (2)
Mexico (3)
Mongolia (5)
Morocco (3)-
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (1)
Nicaragua (1)-
North Korea (2)
Philippines (3)-
Poland (5)
Portugal (2)
Puerto Rico (3)
Republic of China (4)
Senegal (5)-
Soviet Union (5)
-
South Korea (4)
Spain (1)
Suriname (1)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (5)
Thailand (1)
United States (5)-
West Germany (5)
Yugoslavia (4)
References
- ^ "Judo at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ The silver medal was originally awarded to Bakhvain Buyadaa of Mongolia, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for excessive caffeine.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
- judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics at the International Judo Federation
- judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics at JudoInside.com
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- Sports123.com
- Videos of the 1972 Judo Summer Olympics
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