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Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's open category

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Left to right: Akio Kaminaga, Anton Geesink, Ted Boronovskis and Klaus Glahn

The open category was a judo event held as part of the Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The weight class allowed judokas of any weight. The competition was held on Friday, October 23, 1964.[1]

Nine judokas from nine nations competed. The final is featured in the Kon Ichikawa film, Tokyo Olympiad.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Anton Geesink
 Netherlands
Akio Kaminaga
 Japan
Theodore Boronovskis
 Australia
Klaus Glahn
 United Team of Germany

Results

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Elimination round

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The nine competitors were split into three pools of three. Each pool held a round-robin tournament, with the top competitor from each pool advancing to the semifinals. The second-place judoka from each pool progressed to a relegation pool, where they competed in another round-robin. The winner of this pool then secured the fourth spot in the semifinals.

Pool A

Place Judoka Score Qual.
1  Anton Geesink (NED) 2–0 QQ
2  Akio Kaminaga (JPN) 1–1 QR
3  David Petherbridge (GBR) 0–2

Pool B

Place Judoka Score Qual.
1  Theodore Boronovskis (AUS) 2–0 QQ
2  John Ryan (IRL) 1–1 QR
3  Ali Hachicha (TUN) 0–2

Pool C

Place Judoka Score Qual.
1  Klaus Glahn (EUA) 2–0 QQ
2  Ben Nighthorse Campbell (USA) 1–1
3  Thomas Ong (PHI) 0–2 QR

Repechage

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Campbell's injury, sustained during his match with Glahn, forced him to retire. Ong took his place in the repechage group. Kaminaga defeated both other judokas to move on to the semifinals.

Repechage pool

Place Judoka Score Qual.
1  Akio Kaminaga (JPN) 2–0 QQ
2  John Ryan (IRL) 1–1
3  Thomas Ong (PHI) 0–2

Knockout rounds

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The remaining four judokas competed in a single elimination bracket. Both losers in the semifinals won bronze medals. Kaminaga, who had advanced through the repechage, defeated Glahn to earn a rematch against Geesink. Geesink, who had defeated the Japanese judoka in the first round, did so again in the final match.

Semifinals
October 23
Final
October 23
      
1  Anton Geesink (NED) Sasae-tsuri-komi-ashi
4  Theodore Boronovskis (AUS) 0:12
 Anton Geesink (NED) Kesa-gatame
 Akio Kaminaga (JPN) 9:22
3  Akio Kaminaga (JPN) Tai-otoshi
2  Klaus Glahn (EUA) 4:10

Noted participants

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Campbell would go on to serve in the United States Senate.

Sources

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  • Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.

References

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  1. ^ "Judo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Open Class". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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