1956 World Judo Championships

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Contents 1 Medal overview 1.1 Men 1.2 Medals table

The 1956 World Judo Championships were the 1st edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Tokyo, Japan on May 3, 1956.

[edit] Medal overview

[edit] Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Open	Shokichi Natsui	Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu	Henri Courtine Anton Geesink

[edit] Medals table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	1	1	0	2
2	France	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands	0	0	1	1

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