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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 over anything else. [2]
The lightweight class was a judo event held as part of the Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed judokas of up to sixty-eight kilograms. The competition was held on Tuesday, October 20, 1964. [1] Twenty-five judokas from eighteen nations competed.
The open category was a judo event held as part of the Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The weight class allowed judokas of any weight. The weight class allowed judokas of any weight. The competition was held on Friday, October 23, 1964.
1964: Finn details Germany (EUA) Wilhelm Kuhweide United States (USA) Peter Barrett Denmark (DEN) Henning Wind: 1964: Flying Dutchman details New Zealand (NZL) Helmer Pedersen Earle Wells Great Britain (GBR) Keith Musto Tony Morgan United States (USA) Harry Melges William Bentsen: 1964: Star details Bahamas (BAH) Durward Knowles Cecil Cooke
Judo was first included in the Summer Olympic Games at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan. [1] After not being included in 1968, [2] judo has been an Olympic sport in each Olympiad since then. Only male judoka participated until the 1988 Summer Olympics, when women's judo was organized as a demonstration sport.
Best judo results by nation at the Olympic Games (1964 – 2021); Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics; Men Women Mixed Number of; Rk. Nation EL HL LW HM MW HH HW OP EL HL LW HM MW
The heavyweight class was a judo event held as part of the Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed judokas over eighty kilograms. The competition was held on Thursday, October 22, 1964. [1] Fourteen judokas from twelve nations competed.
At the 1964 Summer Olympics, athletes were tied in three events, all of which were gymnastics events. In the men's artistic individual all-around event there was a three-way tie for second, which resulted in three silver medals and no bronze medal being awarded. [ 29 ]