1972  | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Voorburg, Netherlands |
| Dates | 12–14 May 1972 |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | JudoInside |
The 1972 European Judo Championships were the 21st edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Voorburg, Netherlands from 12 to 14 May 1972. Championships were subdivided into six individual competitions, and a separate team competition.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team |  Soviet team: Sergey Melnichenko |  French team: Jean-Jacques Mounier | Dutch team: Jan Gietelinck |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  East Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
