Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The judo competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the first time the sport was included in the Summer Olympic Games.[1] Medals were awarded in 4 classes, and competition was restricted to men only. The competition was held in the Nippon Budokan, which was built to host the competition. Of note is that future United States Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell competed for the United States, though he did not win a medal.
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| Venue | Nippon Budokan |
| Competitors | 72 from 27 nations |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight 68 kg |
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Eric Hänni |
Ārons Bogoļubovs |
| Oleg Stepanov | |||
| Middleweight 80 kg |
Isao Okano |
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James Bregman |
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| Heavyweight +80 kg |
Isao Inokuma |
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Parnaoz Chikviladze |
| Anzor Kiknadze | |||
| Open category |
Anton Geesink |
Akio Kaminaga |
Theodore Boronovskis |
| Klaus Glahn |
Participating nations
Judo at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Japan
A total of 72 judoka from twenty-seven nations competed at the Tokyo Games:[1]
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 nations) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
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References
- "Judo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- "Olympic.org search".
Further reading
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics. |
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-11-18.
- Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.
- Videos of the 1964 Judo Summer Olympics
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