The
Judo
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
competition at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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continued the seven weight classes first used at the
1980 Games. With the open division, there were eight competitions. Japan returned to the top of the medal count, after boycotting the Moscow games. Because of the Soviet-led boycott of the
Los Angeles
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games, several traditionally strong judo countries, including
Cuba
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and the
Soviet Union
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, did not participate. The Judo competition was held at
California State University, Los Angeles
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.
Austrian
Peter Seisenbacher
Peter Seisenbacher (born 25 March 1960) is a judo coach and retired judoka from Austria.
Judo career
He competed in the middleweight category (−86 kg) at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won two gold medals, in 1984 and 1988. He al ...
in the 86 kg class won the gold medal, as did
Hitoshi Saito
was a Japanese judoka who won two consecutive gold medals at the Olympic games. of Japan in the over 95 kg class, feats they would repeat in 1988, becoming the first judoka to win gold at two Olympics.
Popular pro wrestler/judoka
Chris Adams appeared as an advisor to the UK Judo squad, where his brother
Neil Adams won a silver medal in the 78 kg class. It was the third and final Olympics the Adams brothers were involved in, competitor or otherwise.
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Judo at the Friendship Games
References
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1984 Summer Olympics events
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January
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Judo competitions in the United States