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]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Akio_Kaminaga%2C_Anton_Geesink%2C_Ted_Boronovskis%2C_Klaus_Glahn_1964.jpg/280px-Akio_Kaminaga%2C_Anton_Geesink%2C_Ted_Boronovskis%2C_Klaus_Glahn_1964.jpg)
Nine judokas from nine nations competed. The final is featured in the Kon Ichikawa film, Tokyo Olympiad.
Medalists
editGold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|
Anton Geesink Netherlands |
Akio Kaminaga Japan |
Theodore Boronovskis Australia Klaus Glahn United Team of Germany |
Results
editElimination round
editThe nine competitors were split into three pools of three. Each pool held a round-robin tournament, with the top competitor from each pool advancing to the semifinals. The second-place judoka from each pool progressed to a relegation pool, where they competed in another round-robin. The winner of this pool then secured the fourth spot in the semifinals.
Pool A
Place | Judoka | Score | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Anton Geesink (NED) | 2–0 | |
2 | Akio Kaminaga (JPN) | 1–1 | QR |
3 | David Petherbridge (GBR) | 0–2 |
Pool B
Place | Judoka | Score | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Theodore Boronovskis (AUS) | 2–0 | |
2 | John Ryan (IRL) | 1–1 | QR |
3 | Ali Hachicha (TUN) | 0–2 |
Pool C
Place | Judoka | Score | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Klaus Glahn (EUA) | 2–0 | |
2 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell (USA) | 1–1 | |
3 | Thomas Ong (PHI) | 0–2 | QR |
Repechage
editCampbell'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
Place | Judoka | Score | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Akio Kaminaga (JPN) | 2–0 | |
2 | John Ryan (IRL) | 1–1 | |
3 | Thomas Ong (PHI) | 0–2 |
Knockout rounds
editThe 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 | Anton Geesink (NED) | Sasae-tsuri-komi-ashi | |||||||
4 | Theodore Boronovskis (AUS) | 0:12 | |||||||
Anton Geesink (NED) | Kesa-gatame | ||||||||
Akio Kaminaga (JPN) | 9:22 | ||||||||
3 | Akio Kaminaga (JPN) | Tai-otoshi | |||||||
2 | Klaus Glahn (EUA) | 4:10 |
Noted participants
editCampbell would go on to serve in the United States Senate.
Sources
edit- Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.
References
edit- ^ "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.