1962 European Judo Championships

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1962
Judo Judo pictogram.svg
Judo
European Judo Championships
Location Flag of Germany.svg Essen, West Germany
Dates12–14 May 1962
Competition at external databases
Links JudoInside
  Milan 1961

The 1962 European Judo Championships were the 11th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Essen, West Germany on 12 and 13 May 1962. [1] The Championships were held in two separate categories: amateur (nine events) and professional (four events). The amateur contests were subdivided into weight classes (four events), experience classes (four events), and a separate team competition (one event). The professional contests were subdivided only into weight classes. It was the first edition of the European Judo Championships to host judokas from the Socialist countries (Eastern European and Soviet), though they did not participate in the professional contests as professional sports were banned in those countries. Contrary to the modern Olympic-based practice of entering one athlete per weight class, more than one representative of a single national team was allowed to qualify for participation in each event. The professional category (then called the "open category") was established for those teaching judo, and hence not considered amateurs in the Olympics' category. [2] This later precluded Anton Geesink from participating in the amateur weight classes at the judo event of the 1964 Olympics. [3]

Contents

Medal overview

Amateurs

EventGoldSilverBronze
Experience-based events
1st dan Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Marcel Etienne Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Boris Mishchenko Flag of Hungary.svg   Tamas David
Flag of Germany.svg   Peter Herrmann
2nd dan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Anzor Kibrotsashvili Flag of Italy.svg   Remo Venturelli Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg   Borivoje Cvejić
Flag of Germany.svg   Wolfgang Ehler
3rd dan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Alan Petherbridge Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Theo van Ierland Flag of France.svg   Michel Franceschi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   John Ryan
4th dan Flag of France.svg   Jean-Pierre Dessailly Flag of Italy.svg   Nicola Tempesta Flag of France.svg   Michel Bourgoin
Weight-based events
68 kg Flag of France.svg   André Bourreau Flag of East Germany.svg   Erich Zielke Flag of the Czech Republic.svg   Frantisek Kuna
Flag of France.svg   Michel Lesturgeon
80 kg Flag of France.svg   Lionel Grossain Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jaap Mackay Flag of East Germany.svg   Otto Smirat
Flag of East Germany.svg   Alfred Karatchuk
80+ kg Flag of East Germany.svg   Herbert Niemann Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Willem Dadema Flag of East Germany.svg   Karl Nitz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Adri Smits
Open class Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Anzor Kiknadze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Michail Lukatchev Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Theo van Ierland
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Beludze

Amateur medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)3036
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2204
3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1135
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1012
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1001
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0325
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0202
8Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0022
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0011
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0011
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland  (SUI)0011
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)0011
Totals (12 entries)881531

Professionals

EventGoldSilverBronze
68 kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jan Snijders Flag of France.svg   Roger Forestier Flag of Germany.svg   Franz-Hermann Fischer
Flag of Germany.svg   Kurt Leise
80 kg Flag of France.svg   Henri Courtine Flag of Germany.svg   Gerd Stamer Flag of France.svg   Romain Pacalier
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lange
80+ kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Anton Geesink Flag of France.svg   Mathieu Vallauri Flag of France.svg  Roussey
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Pierre Brouha
Open class Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Anton Geesink Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   George Kerr Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Kenneth Maynard
Flag of France.svg   André Leclerc

Professional medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)3014
2Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1225
3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0123
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0112
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Totals (5 entries)44715

Teams

EventGoldSilverBronze
Team Flag of France.svg  French team:

Michel Bourgoin
Jean-Pierre Dessailly
André Iriart
Mathieu Vallauri
André Leclerc

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dutch team:

Willem Dadema
Anton Geesink
Jaap Mackaay
Gerard Stroess
Theo van Ierland

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet team:

Zurab Beruachvili
Anzor Kibrotsashvili
Anzor Kiknadze
Michail Kukasevitch
Genrikh Shults


Flag of Italy.svg  Italian team:
Giuseppe Guerriero
Romano Polverari
Nicola Tempesta
Remo Venturelli
Gino Zanchetti

Overall medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)42511
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)3339
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2204
4Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1135
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1124
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1012
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0202
8Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0145
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0011
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0011
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland  (SUI)0011
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)0011
Totals (12 entries)12122246

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