 at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Nippon Budokan |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | 20–23 October 1964 |
| Competitors | 72 from 27 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
| Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| Lightweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
| Open | men |
The judo competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the first time the sport was included in the Summer Olympic Games.[1] As a result, decades of judo being officially banned as an "imperialist sport" in the Soviet Union ended shortly before the Games started, as Soviet authorities prioritized winning medals over anything else.[2] The medals were awarded in 4 classes, and competition was restricted to men only. The competition was held in the Nippon Budokan, which was built to host the competition.
- ^ "Judo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ Egorov, Boris (May 29, 2019). "Why Vladimir Putin would have struggled to be a black belt in the Soviet Union". Russia Beyond.