Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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The judo competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the first time the sport was included in the Summer Olympic Games. 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.
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Netherlands (NED) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  United Team of Germany (EUA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 South Korea (KOR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Lightweight (–68 kg) |
Takahide Nakatan Japan (JPN) |
Eric Hänni Switzerland (SUI) |
Aron Bogulubov (URS) |
| Oleg Stepanov (URS) |
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| Middleweight (–80 kg) |
Isao Okano Japan (JPN) |
Wolfgang Hoffmann United Team of Germany (EUA) |
James Bregman (USA) |
| Kim Eui-Tae (KOR) |
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| Heavyweight (+80 kg) |
Isao Inokuma Japan (JPN) |
Doug Rogers Canada (CAN) |
Parnaoz Chikviladze (URS) |
| Anzor Kiknadze (URS) |
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| Open category | Anton Geesink Netherlands (NED) |
Akio Kaminaga Japan (JPN) |
Theodore Boronovskis (AUS) |
| Klaus Glahn (EUA) |
[edit] Sources
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.
| Events at the 1964 Summer Olympics (Tokyo) |
|---|
| Athletics • Baseball (demonstration) • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Judo at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in judo |
