Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's open category

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Left to right: Akio Kaminaga, Anton Geesink, Ted Boronovskis and Klaus Glahn Akio Kaminaga, Anton Geesink, Ted Boronovskis, Klaus Glahn 1964.jpg
Left to right: Akio Kaminaga, Anton Geesink, Ted Boronovskis and Klaus Glahn

The open category was a judo event held as part of the Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The weight class allowed judokas of any weight. The competition was held on Friday, October 23, 1964. [1]

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Nine judokas from nine nations competed. The final is featured in the Kon Ichikawa film, Tokyo Olympiad .

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Anton Geesink
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Akio Kaminaga
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Theodore Boronovskis
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Klaus Glahn
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany

Results

Elimination round

The nine competitors were divided into three pools of three. Each pool played a round-robin tournament, with the winner of the pool advancing to the semifinals. The second-place judoka in each group moved on to a relegation pool, in which the three of them played another round-robin with the winner becoming the fourth semifinalist.

Pool A

PlaceJudokaScoreQual.
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anton Geesink  (NED)2–0QQ
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Akio Kaminaga  (JPN)1–1QR
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Petherbridge  (GBR)0–2

Pool B

PlaceJudokaScoreQual.
1Flag of Australia.svg  Theodore Boronovskis  (AUS)2–0QQ
2Flag of Ireland.svg  John Ryan  (IRL)1–1QR
3Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Ali Hachicha  (TUN)0–2

Pool C

PlaceJudokaScoreQual.
1Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Klaus Glahn  (EUA)2–0QQ
2Flag of the United States.svg  Ben Nighthorse Campbell  (USA)1–1
3Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Thomas Ong  (PHI)0–2QR

Repechage

Campbell's injury, sustained during his match with Glahn, forced him to retire. Ong took his place in the repechage group. Kaminaga defeated both other judokas to move on to the semifinals.

Repechage pool

PlaceJudokaScoreQual.
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Akio Kaminaga  (JPN)2–0QQ
2Flag of Ireland.svg  John Ryan  (IRL)1–1
3Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Thomas Ong  (PHI)0–2

Knockout rounds

The remaining four judokas competed in a single elimination bracket. Both losers in the semifinals won bronze medals. Kaminaga, who had advanced through the repechage, defeated Glahn to earn a rematch against Geesink. Geesink, who had defeated the Japanese judoka in the first round, did so again in the final match.

Semifinals
October 23
Final
October 23
      
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anton Geesink  (NED)Sasae-tsuri-komi-ashi
4 Flag of Australia.svg  Theodore Boronovskis  (AUS)0:12
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anton Geesink  (NED)Kesa-gatame
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Akio Kaminaga  (JPN)9:22
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Akio Kaminaga  (JPN)Tai-otoshi
2 Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Klaus Glahn  (EUA)4:10

Noted Participants

Campbell would go on to serve in the United States Senate.

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References

  1. "Judo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Open Class". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2018.