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1962 European Judo Championships

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1962
Judo
Judo
European Judo Championships
LocationWest Germany Essen, West Germany
Dates12–14 May 1962
Competition at external databases
LinksJudoInside

The 1962 European Judo Championships were the 11th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Essen, West Germany on 12 and 13 May 1962.[1] The Championships were held in two separate categories: amateur (nine events) and professional (four events). The amateur contests were subdivided into weight classes (four events), experience classes (four events), and a separate team competition (one event). The professional contests were subdivided only into weight classes. It was the first edition of the European Judo Championships to host judokas from the Socialist countries (Eastern European and Soviet), though they did not participate in the professional contests as professional sports were banned in those countries. Contrary to the modern Olympic-based practice of entering one athlete per weight class, more than one representative of a single national team was allowed to qualify for participation in each event. The professional category (then called the "open category") was established for those teaching judo, and hence not considered amateurs in the Olympics' category.[2] This later precluded Anton Geesink from participating in the amateur weight classes at the judo event of the 1964 Olympics.[3]

Medal overview

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Amateurs

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Experience-based events
1st dan Belgium Marcel Etienne Soviet Union Boris Mishchenko Hungary Tamas David
West Germany Peter Herrmann
2nd dan Soviet Union Anzor Kibrotsashvili Italy Remo Venturelli Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Borivoje Cvejić
West Germany Wolfgang Ehler
3rd dan United Kingdom Alan Petherbridge Netherlands Theo van Ierland France Michel Franceschi
United Kingdom John Ryan
4th dan France Jean-Pierre Dessailly Italy Nicola Tempesta France Michel Bourgoin
Weight-based events
68 kg France André Bourreau East Germany Erich Zielke Czechoslovakia Frantisek Kuna
France Michel Lesturgeon
80 kg France Lionel Grossain Netherlands Jaap Mackay East Germany Otto Smirat
East Germany Alfred Karatchuk
80+ kg East Germany Herbert Niemann Netherlands Willem Dadema East Germany Karl Nitz
Netherlands Adri Smits
Open class Soviet Union Anzor Kiknadze Soviet Union Michail Lukatchev Netherlands Theo van Ierland
Switzerland Beludze

Amateur medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)3036
2 Soviet Union (URS)2204
3 East Germany (GDR)1135
4 Great Britain (GBR)1012
5 Belgium (BEL)1001
6 Netherlands (NED)0325
7 Italy (ITA)0202
8 West Germany (FRG)0022
9 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0011
 Hungary (HUN)0011
 Switzerland (SUI)0011
 Yugoslavia (YUG)0011
Totals (12 entries)881531

Professionals

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
68 kg Netherlands Jan Snijders France Roger Forestier West Germany Franz-Hermann Fischer
West Germany Kurt Leise
80 kg France Henri Courtine West Germany Gerd Stamer France Romain Pacalier
Netherlands Lange
80+ kg Netherlands Anton Geesink France Mathieu Vallauri France Roussey
Belgium Pierre Brouha
Open class Netherlands Anton Geesink United Kingdom George Kerr United Kingdom Kenneth Maynard
France André Leclerc

Professional medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)3014
2 France (FRA)1225
3 West Germany (FRG)0123
4 Great Britain (GBR)0112
5 Belgium (BEL)0011
Totals (5 entries)44715

Teams

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Team France French team:

Michel Bourgoin
Jean-Pierre Dessailly
André Iriart
Mathieu Vallauri
André Leclerc

Netherlands Dutch team:

Willem Dadema
Anton Geesink
Jaap Mackaay
Gerard Stroess
Theo van Ierland

Soviet Union Soviet team:

Zurab Beruachvili
Anzor Kibrotsashvili
Anzor Kiknadze
Michail Kukasevitch
Genrikh Shults


Italy Italian team:
Giuseppe Guerriero
Romano Polverari
Nicola Tempesta
Remo Venturelli
Gino Zanchetti

Overall medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)42511
2 Netherlands (NED)3339
3 Soviet Union (URS)2204
4 East Germany (GDR)1135
5 Great Britain (GBR)1124
6 Belgium (BEL)1012
7 Italy (ITA)0202
8 West Germany (FRG)0145
9 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0011
 Hungary (HUN)0011
 Switzerland (SUI)0011
 Yugoslavia (YUG)0011
Totals (12 entries)12122246

References

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  1. ^ "1962 European Championships". Judo Inside. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ "World Wide Tournaments' Results: 1964 European Judo Championships". Black Belt. 2 (6): 46–47. November 1964.
  3. ^ "Geesink 'Not Eligible'". Pacific Stars And Stripes: 20. 28 December 1963.
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