1961 World Judo Championships

Judo 1961 Men's World Judo Championships
Venue	Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Location	Paris, France [1]
Dates	2–3 December 1961 [2]
Competitors	57 from 25 nations
Competition at external databases
Links	IJF  •  JudoInside
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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	Anton Geesink	Koji Sone [4]	Kim Ui-Tae Takeshi Koga

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Netherlands  (NED)	1	0	0	1
2	Japan  (JPN)	0	1	1	2
3	South Korea  (KOR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		1	1	2	4

References

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

External links

• 1961 World Judo Championships at the International Judo Federation
• 1961 World Judo Championships at JudoInside.com
• Video footage of the 1961 World Judo Championship retrieved 15 December 2013