Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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VenuesMessegelände (competition rounds)
Boxhalle (finals)
Boxhalle (finals)
Dates31 August – 4 September 1972
Competitors144 from 46 nations
 at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
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| Venues | Messegelände (competition rounds) Boxhalle (finals) |
| Location | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Dates | 31 August – 4 September 1972 |
| Competitors | 144 from 46 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
| Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| Men | |
| 63 kg | |
| 70 kg | |
| 80 kg | |
| 93 kg | |
| +93 kg | |
| Open | |
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.[1] Medals were awarded in six weight classes, and competition was restricted to men only. Among the highlights was Wim Ruska of the Netherlands winning gold medals in both the heavyweight and open class competition, becoming the first judoka to win two Olympic gold medals.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight 63 kg |
Takao Kawaguchi Japan |
vacant[2] | Kim Yong-ik North Korea |
Jean-Jacques Mounier France | |||
| Half middleweight 70 kg |
Toyokazu Nomura Japan |
Antoni Zajkowski Poland |
Dietmar Hötger East Germany |
Anatoliy Novikov Soviet Union | |||
| Middleweight 80 kg |
Shinobu Sekine Japan |
Oh Seung-lip South Korea |
Jean-Paul Coche France |
Brian Jacks Great Britain | |||
| Half-heavyweight 93 kg |
Shota Chochishvili Soviet Union |
David Starbrook Great Britain |
Paul Barth West Germany |
Chiaki Ishii Brazil | |||
| Heavyweight +93 kg |
Wim Ruska Netherlands |
Klaus Glahn West Germany |
Motoki Nishimura Japan |
| Givi Onashvili Soviet Union | |||
| Open category |
Wim Ruska Netherlands |
Vitali Kuznetsov Soviet Union |
Jean-Claude Brondani France |
| Angelo Parisi Great Britain |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | |
