Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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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. Medals were awarded in 6 classes, and competition was restricted to men only. Among the highlights was Willem Ruska of the Netherlands winning gold medals in both the heavyweight and open competition, becoming the first judoka to win two olympic gold medals.

Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics medal count
Pos Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan 3 0 1 4
2 Netherlands 2 0 0 2
3 USSR 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
9= East Germany 0 0 1 1
9= North Korea 0 0 1 1

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[edit] Under 63 kg

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Takao Kawaguchi, JPN none (1) Kim Yong-Ik, PRK
Jean-Jacques Mounier, FRA

(1) The silver medal was originally awarded to Bakaava Buidaa of Mongolia, who was disqualified due to doping.

[edit] Under 70 kg

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Toyokazu Nomura, JPN Anton Zajkowski, POL Dietmar Hötger, GDR
Anatoliy Novikov, URS

[edit] Under 80 kg

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Shinobu Sekine, JPN Oh Seung-Lip, KOR Jean-Paul Coche, FRA
Brian Jacks, GBR

[edit] Under 93 kg

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Shota Chochoshvili, URS David Starbrook, GBR Paul Barth, FRG
Chiaki Ishii, BRA

[edit] Over 93 kg

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Willem Ruska, NED Klaus Glahn, FRG Motoki Nishimura, JPN
Givi Onashvili, URS

[edit] Open weight

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Willem Ruska, NED Vitaliy Kuznetsov, USR Jean-Claude Brondani, FRA
Angelo Parisi, GBR

[edit] References


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
Events at the 1972 Summer Olympics (Munich)
Archery • Athletics • Basketball • Badminton (demonstration) • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Volleyball • Water polo • Water skiing (demonstration) • Weightlifting • Wrestling
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