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1961 World Judo Championships

Judo competition

Summary

Judo competition

Field	Value
competition	1961 Men's World Judo Championships
dates	2–3 December 1961
location	FRA Paris, France

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.

Medal overview

Men

Open	NED Anton Geesink	JPN Koji Sone	KOR Kim Ui-Tae
JPN Takeshi Koga

Medal table

References

"World Championships Paris 1961 / IJF.org".
"How Anton Geesink changed judo forever".
Nishioka, Hayward. (December 25, 1970). "Psychology of the Winner". Active Interest Media, Inc..
Nichols, Peter. (September 6, 2010). "Anton Geesink obituary".

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