Men's 63 kg competition in judo at the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
in
Munich
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,
West Germany
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was held at
Judo and Wrestling Hall. In the gold medal match
Bakhvain Buyadda of
Mongolia
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, an unknown and very inexperienced
judoka, lost to
Takao Kawaguchi. Several days later, Buyadda became the first Olympic judoka with a
positive result for doping. His medal was removed, but the other athletes were not moved and second place is considered vacant.
Results
Finals
Repechages
Pool A
Pool B
References
External links
Official reports of the 1972 Summer Olympics
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Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Judo at the Summer Olympics Men's Lightweight