1961_World_Judo_Championships

1961 World Judo Championships

1961 World Judo Championships

Judo competition

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]

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Medal overview

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Medal table

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References

  1. [1]
    "How Anton Geesink changed judo forever". CNN.
  2. [2]
    "World Championships Paris 1961 / IJF.org". www.ijf.org.
  3. [3]
    Nishioka, Hayward (December 25, 1970). "Psychology of the Winner". Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
  4. [4]
    Nichols, Peter (September 6, 2010). "Anton Geesink obituary". the Guardian.
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