Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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| Venue | Nippon Budokan |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | 20–23 October 1964 |
| Competitors | 72 from 27 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
| Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| Lightweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
| Open | men |
The judo competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the first time the sport was included in the Summer Olympic Games.[1] As a result, decades of judo being officially banned as an "imperialist sport" in the Soviet Union ended shortly before the Games started, as Soviet authorities prioritized winning medals above all else.[2] The 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.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight 68 kg |
Takehide Nakatani Japan |
Eric Hänni Switzerland |
Ārons Bogoļubovs Soviet Union |
| Oleg Stepanov Soviet Union | |||
| Middleweight 80 kg |
Isao Okano Japan |
Wolfgang Hofmann United Team of Germany |
James Bregman United States |
Kim Eui-tae South Korea | |||
| Heavyweight +80 kg |
Isao Inokuma Japan |
Doug Rogers Canada |
Parnaoz Chikviladze Soviet Union |
| Anzor Kiknadze Soviet Union | |||
| Open category |
Anton Geesink Netherlands |
Akio Kaminaga Japan |
Theodore Boronovskis Australia |
| Klaus Glahn United Team of Germany |
Participating nations
A total of 72 judoka from twenty-seven nations competed at the Tokyo Games:[1]
Argentina (3)
Australia (4)
Austria (3)
Brazil (1)
Canada (1)
Costa Rica (2)
France (4)
United Team of Germany (4)
Great Britain (4)
Ireland (1)
Italy (2)
Japan (4)
Malaysia (2)
Mexico (3)
Netherlands (4)
Panama (1)
Philippines (4)
Portugal (1)
Taiwan (4)
South Korea (4)
Soviet Union (4)
Switzerland (1)
Thailand (3)
Tunisia (1)
United States (4)[3]
Venezuela (1)
Vietnam (3)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
