Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Judo; at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue	Messegelände (competition rounds); Boxhalle (finals)
Dates	31 August to 4 September 1972
Competitors	144 from 46 nations

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

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Lightweight 63 kg	Takao Kawaguchi Japan	vacant[2]	Kim Yong-ik North Korea
Lightweight 63 kg	Takao Kawaguchi Japan	vacant[2]	Jean-Jacques Mounier France
Half middleweight 70 kg	Toyokazu Nomura Japan	Anton Zajkowski Poland	Dietmar Hötger East Germany
Half middleweight 70 kg	Toyokazu Nomura Japan	Anton Zajkowski Poland	Anatoliy Novikov Soviet Union
Middleweight 80 kg	Shinobu Sekine Japan	Oh Seung-lip South Korea	Jean-Paul Coche France
Middleweight 80 kg	Shinobu Sekine Japan	Oh Seung-lip South Korea	Brian Jacks Great Britain
Half-heavyweight 93 kg	Shota Chochishvili Soviet Union	David Starbrook Great Britain	Paul Barth West Germany
Half-heavyweight 93 kg	Shota Chochishvili Soviet Union	David Starbrook Great Britain	Chiaki Ishii Brazil
Heavyweight +93 kg	Wim Ruska Netherlands	Klaus Glahn West Germany	Motoki Nishimura Japan
Heavyweight +93 kg	Wim Ruska Netherlands	Klaus Glahn West Germany	Givi Onashvili Soviet Union
Open category	Wim Ruska Netherlands	Vitali Kuznetsov Soviet Union	Jean-Claude Brondani France
Open category	Wim Ruska Netherlands	Vitali Kuznetsov Soviet Union	Angelo Parisi Great Britain

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
6	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 nations)		6	5	12	23

Participating countries

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)

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

"Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
Sports123.com
Videos of the 1972 Judo Summer Olympics

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[SR-1] "Judo at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[2] The silver medal was originally awarded to Bakhvain Buyadaa of Mongolia, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for excessive caffeine.

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