1956 World Judo Championships

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

Medal overview

Men

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

Medals table

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

External links

results on judoinside.com retrieved December 13, 2013

World Judo Championships

Men	1956 1958 1961 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1979 1981 1983 1985

Women	1980 1982 1984 1986

Both	1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2017

Open weight	2008 2011

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