Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
{{short description|Judo competition}}
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{{Infobox judo competition event
| event = Judo
| governing_body = IOC
| year = 1972
| type = Summer
| image = Judo pictogram.svg
| image_size = 150px
| caption =
| venues = Messegelände (competition rounds)
Boxhalle (finals)
| location = Munich, Bavaria, Germany
| dates = 31 August – 4 September 1972
| competitors = 144
| nations = 46
}}
{{JudoAt1972SummerOlympics}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/JUD/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054242/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/JUD/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Judo at the 1972 Munich Summer Games |access-date=8 May 2018 |work=Sports Reference}} 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.
Medal summary
| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}} |
| rowspan=2| Lightweight 63 kg {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 63 kg}} |rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Takao Kawaguchi|JPN|1972 Summer}} |rowspan=2| vacantThe silver medal was originally awarded to Bakhvain Buyadaa of Mongolia, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for excessive caffeine. | {{flagIOCmedalist|Kim Yong-ik|PRK|1972 Summer}} |
| {{flagIOCmedalist|Jean-Jacques Mounier|FRA|1972 Summer}} |
| rowspan=2| Half middleweight 70 kg {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 70 kg}} |rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Toyokazu Nomura|JPN|1972 Summer}} |rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Antoni Zajkowski|POL|1972 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Dietmar Hötger|GDR|1972 Summer}} |
| {{flagIOCmedalist|Anatoliy Novikov|URS|1972 Summer}} |
| rowspan=2| Middleweight 80 kg {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg}} |rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Shinobu Sekine|JPN|1972 Summer}} |rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Oh Seung-lip|KOR|1972 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Jean-Paul Coche|FRA|1972 Summer}} |
| {{flagIOCmedalist|Brian Jacks|GBR|1972 Summer}} |
| rowspan=2| Half-heavyweight 93 kg {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 93 kg}} |rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Shota Chochishvili|URS|1972 Summer}} |rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|David Starbrook|GBR|1972 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Paul Barth|FRG|1972 Summer}} |
| {{flagIOCmedalist|Chiaki Ishii|BRA|1972 Summer}} |
| rowspan=2| Heavyweight +93 kg {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's +93 kg}} |rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Wim Ruska|NED|1972 Summer}} |rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Klaus Glahn|FRG|1972 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Motoki Nishimura|JPN|1972 Summer}} |
| {{flagIOCmedalist|Givi Onashvili|URS|1972 Summer}} |
| rowspan=2| Open category {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's open category}} |rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Wim Ruska|NED|1972 Summer}} |rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Vitali Kuznetsov|URS|1972 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Jean-Claude Brondani|FRA|1972 Summer}} |
| {{flagIOCmedalist|Angelo Parisi|GBR|1972 Summer}} |
Medal table
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIOC
| event = 1972 Summer
| team =
| gold_JPN = 3 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 1
| gold_NED = 2 | silver_NED = 0 | bronze_NED = 0
| gold_URS = 1 | silver_URS = 1 | bronze_URS = 2
| gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 1 | bronze_GBR = 2
| gold_FRG = 0 | silver_FRG = 1 | bronze_FRG = 1
| gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 0
| gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 0
| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 3
| gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 1
| gold_GDR = 0 | silver_GDR = 0 | bronze_GDR = 1
| gold_PRK = 0 | silver_PRK = 0 | bronze_PRK = 1
}}
Participating countries
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- {{flagIOC|ARG|1972 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|AUS|1972 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|AUT|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|BEL|1972 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|BRA|1972 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|CAN|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|CRC|1972 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|CUB|1972 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|TCH|1972 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|DOM|1972 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|FIN|1972 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|HKG|1972 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|IRL|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|ITA|1972 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|JPN|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|LIB|1972 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|LIE|1972 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|MAD|1972 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|MLI|1972 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|MEX|1972 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|MGL|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|MAR|1972 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|NED|1972 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|NZL|1972 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|NCA|1972 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|PRK|1972 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|PHI|1972 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|POL|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|POR|1972 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|PUR|1972 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|ROC|1972 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|SEN|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|URS|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|KOR|1972 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|ESP|1972 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|SUR|1972 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|SWE|1972 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|SUI|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|THA|1972 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|YUG|1972 Summer|4}}
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References
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External links
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- {{Sports links}}
- {{cite web | title=Olympic Medal Winners | publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp | access-date=2008-02-20 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111007002236/http://sports123.com/jud/index.html Sports123.com]
- [http://www.judo-snijders.nl/video-judo-wedstrijd-olympisch/video-olympic-judo-1972-munich.html Videos of the 1972 Judo Summer Olympics]
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