1962 European Judo Championships

1962 Judo European Judo Championships

Location|  Essen, West Germany
Dates| 12–14 May 1962
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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

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Experience-based events
1st dan  |  Marcel Etienne |  Boris Mishchenko |  Tamas David
Peter Herrmann
2nd dan  |  Anzor Kibrotsashvili |  Remo Venturelli |  Borivoje Cvejić
Wolfgang Ehler
3rd dan  |  Alan Petherbridge |  Theo van Ierland |  Michel Franceschi
John Ryan
4th dan  |  Jean-Pierre Dessailly |  Nicola Tempesta |  Michel Bourgoin
Weight-based events
68 kg  |  André Bourreau |  Erich Zielke |  Frantisek Kuna
Michel Lesturgeon
80 kg  |  Lionel Grossain |  Jaap Mackay |  Otto Smirat
Alfred Karatchuk
80+ kg  |  Herbert Niemann |  Willem Dadema |  Karl Nitz
Adri Smits
Open class  |  Anzor Kiknadze |  Michail Lukatchev |  Theo van Ierland
Beludze

#### Amateur medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  France (FRA)| 3| 0| 3| 6
2|  Soviet Union (URS)| 2| 2| 0| 4
3|  East Germany (GDR)| 1| 1| 3| 5
4|  Great Britain (GBR)| 1| 0| 1| 2
5|  Belgium (BEL)| 1| 0| 0| 1
6|  Netherlands (NED)| 0| 3| 2| 5
7|  Italy (ITA)| 0| 2| 0| 2
8|  West Germany (FRG)| 0| 0| 2| 2
9|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Hungary (HUN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Switzerland (SUI)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Yugoslavia (YUG)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (12 entries)| 8| 8| 15| 31

### Professionals

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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68 kg  |  Jan Snijders |  Roger Forestier |  Franz-Hermann Fischer
Kurt Leise
80 kg  |  Henri Courtine |  Gerd Stamer |  Romain Pacalier
Lange
80+ kg  |  Anton Geesink |  Mathieu Vallauri |  Roussey
Pierre Brouha
Open class  |  Anton Geesink |  George Kerr |  Kenneth Maynard
André Leclerc

#### Professional medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Netherlands (NED)| 3| 0| 1| 4
2|  France (FRA)| 1| 2| 2| 5
3|  West Germany (FRG)| 0| 1| 2| 3
4|  Great Britain (GBR)| 0| 1| 1| 2
5|  Belgium (BEL)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (5 entries)| 4| 4| 7| 15

### Teams

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Team  |  French team:

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

|  Dutch team:

Willem Dadema
Anton Geesink
Jaap Mackaay
Gerard Stroess
Theo van Ierland

|  Soviet team:

Zurab Beruachvili
Anzor Kibrotsashvili
Anzor Kiknadze
Michail Kukasevitch
Genrikh Shults

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

## Overall medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  France (FRA)| 4| 2| 5| 11
2|  Netherlands (NED)| 3| 3| 3| 9
3|  Soviet Union (URS)| 2| 2| 0| 4
4|  East Germany (GDR)| 1| 1| 3| 5
5|  Great Britain (GBR)| 1| 1| 2| 4
6|  Belgium (BEL)| 1| 0| 1| 2
7|  Italy (ITA)| 0| 2| 0| 2
8|  West Germany (FRG)| 0| 1| 4| 5
9|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Hungary (HUN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Switzerland (SUI)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Yugoslavia (YUG)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (12 entries)| 12| 12| 22| 46

## 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.

## External links

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* 1962 European Judo Championships at JudoInside.com

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