1961 World Judo Championships
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| Location | France Paris, France[1] |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–3 December 1961[2] |
The 1961 World Judo Championships were the 3rd edition of the Men's World Judo Championships, and were held in Paris, France on 2 December 1961. The 1961 tournament was notable for Anton Geesink for being the first non-Japanese judoka to win gold at the World Judo Championship.[3]
Medal overview
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Netherlands Anton Geesink | Japan Koji Sone[4] | South Korea Kim Ui-Tae Japan Takeshi Koga |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
References
- ↑ "How Anton Geesink changed judo forever". CNN.
- ↑ "World Championships Paris 1961 / IJF.org". www.ijf.org.
- ↑ Nishioka, Hayward (December 25, 1970). "Psychology of the Winner". Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
- ↑ Nichols, Peter (September 6, 2010). "Anton Geesink obituary". the Guardian.
External links
- This article has no link in Wikidata
- Video footage of the 1961 World Judo Championship retrieved 15 December 2013