Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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.

Judo
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueMessegelände (competition rounds)
Boxhalle (finals)
Dates31 August to 4 September 1972
Competitors144 from 46 nations

Medal summary

Event 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
Anton 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

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan3014
2 Netherlands2002
3 Soviet Union1124
4 Great Britain0123
5 West Germany0112
6 Poland0101
 South Korea0101
8 France0033
9 Brazil0011
 East Germany0011
 North Korea0011
Totals (11 nations)651223

Participating countries

References

  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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