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

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.

Nine judokas from nine nations competed.

Medalists

Pool C

Repechage

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

Knockout rounds

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.

4TeamBracket
RD1=Semifinals
October 23
RD2=Final
October 23

RD1-team1 = flagIOCathlete|Anton Geesink|NED|1964 Summer | RD1-score1 = Sasae-tsuri-komi-ashi
RD1-team2 = flagIOCathlete|Theodore Boronovskis|AUS|1964 Summer | RD1-score2 = 0:12
RD1-team3 = flagIOCathlete|Akio Kaminaga|JPN|1964 Summer | RD1-score3 = Tai-otoshi
RD1-team4 = flagIOCathlete|Klaus Glahn|EUA|1964 Summer | RD1-score4 = 4:10

RD2-team1 = flagIOCathlete|Anton Geesink|NED|1964 Summer | RD2-score1 = Kesa-gatame
RD2-team2 = flagIOCathlete|Akio Kaminaga|JPN|1964 Summer | RD2-score2 = 9:22

ources

*