Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics
medals were awarded in 5 weight classes and in the open competition, and was restricted to male judoka only.
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
medals were awarded in 5 weight classes and in the open competition, and was restricted to male judoka only.
Medal summary
| Lightweight 63 kg |
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| Half Middleweight 70 kg |
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| Middleweight 80 kg |
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| Half-Heavyweight 93 kg |
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| Heavyweight +93 kg |
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| Open category |
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Medal table
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |