1961 World Judo Championships

Judo competition July 2022 1961 Men's World Judo Championships 2–3 December 1961https://www.ijf.org/competition/2014 World Championships Paris 1961 / IJF.org www.ijf.org FRA Paris, Francehttps://www.cnn.com/2017/12/01/sport/legends-of-judo-anton-geesink/index.html How Anton Geesink changed judo forever CNN The 1961 World Judo Championships were the third 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.https://books.google.com/books?id=ps4DAAAAMBAJ&dq=1961+World+Judo+Championships&pg=PA44 Black Belt Psychology of the Winner Hayward Nishioka December 25, 1970 Active Interest Media, Inc. Google Books Medal overview Men OpenNED Anton GeesinkJPN Koji Sonehttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/sep/06/anton-geesink-obituary Anton Geesink obituary Nichols, Peter September 6, 2010 the GuardianKOR Kim Ui-Tae JPN Takeshi Koga Medal table 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 References External links https://archive.today/20130703122314/http://www.judo-snijders.nl/video-judo-wedstrijd-wereldkamp/video-paris-1961-judo-e.html Video footage of the 1961 World Judo Championship el retrieved 15 December 2013 Category:World Judo Championships World Championships Judo, World Championships Judo, World Championships Judo, World Championships World Championships World Championships Judo, World Championships