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|---|---|
| Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium |
| Location |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Date | 30 November 1958  |
| Competitors | 39 from 18 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
The 1958 World Judo Championships were the 2nd edition of the Men's World Judo Championships, and were held in Tokyo, Japan on 30 November, 1958. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Koji Sone | Akio Kaminaga |  Bernard Pariset Kimiyoshi Yamashiki |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
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