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A total of 72 judoka from twenty-seven nations competed at the Tokyo Games:
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Videos of the 1964 Judo Summer Olympics
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 1964 Summer Olympics was the first time the sport was included in the Summer Olympic Games. Medals were awarded in 4 classes, and competition was restricted to men only. The competition was held in the Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. While its primary purpose is to host martial arts co ...
, which was built to host the competition.
Medal summary
Participating nations
A total of 72 judoka from twenty-seven nations competed at the Tokyo Games:
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Medal table
References
Further reading
* *Videos of the 1964 Judo Summer Olympics
External links
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The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
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