The heavyweight class was a judo event held as part of the Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed judokas over eighty kilograms. The competition was held on Thursday, October 22, 1964.[1]
Fourteen judokas from twelve nations competed. The final between Inokuma and Rogers was a draw with Inokuma given a preference for a slightly higher activity. Little occurred in the first 10 minutes, and the referee Charles Palmer threatened to disqualify both and award no gold medal, yet with little effect.[2]
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Isao Inokuma Japan
|
Doug Rogers Canada
|
Parnaoz Chikviladze Soviet UnionAnzor Kiknadze Soviet Union
|
Results
editElimination round
editThe fifteen competitors were divided into five pools of three. Each pool played a round-robin tournament, with the winner of the pool advancing to the quarterfinals.
Pool A
| Place | Judoka | Score | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Doug Rogers (CAN) |
2-0 | |
| 2 |  Chang Chung-huei (ROC) |
1-1 | |
| 3 |  Salvador Goldschmied (MEX) |
0-2 |
Pool B
| Place | Judoka | Score | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Parnaoz Chikviladze (URS) |
2-0 | |
| 2 |  George Harris (USA) |
1-1 | |
| 3 |  Anthony Sweeney (GBR) |
0-2 |
Pool C
| Place | Judoka | Score | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anzor Kiknadze (URS) |
2-0 | |
| 2 |  Job Gouweleeuw (NED) |
1-1 | |
| 3 |  Herbert Niemann (EUA) |
0-2 |
Pool D
| Place | Judoka | Score | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isao Inokuma (JPN) |
2-0 | |
| 2 |  Michel Casella (ARG) |
1-1 | |
| — |  Ang Teck Bee (MAS) |
0-2 |
Teck Bee Age did not compete.
Pool E
| Place | Judoka | Score | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kim Jong-dal (KOR) |
2-0 | |
| 2 |  Nicola Tempesta (ITA) |
1-1 | |
| 3 | Huang Yong-chun (ROC) |
0-2 |
Knockout rounds
editThe remaining five judokas competed in a single elimination bracket. Three received a bye in the quarterfinals, leaving only one match. The loser of that match placed 5th overall, while both losers in the semifinals won bronze medals.
| Quarterfinals October 22 | Semifinals October 22 | Final October 22 | |||||||||
| Isao Inokuma (JPN)
| Kusure-kami-shiho-gatame | ||||||||||
| Kim Jong-Dal (KOR)
| 2:57 | Isao Inokuma (JPN)
| Tai-otoshi | ||||||||
| Anzor Kiknadze (URS)
| - | Anzor Kiknadze (URS)
| 4:51 | ||||||||
| Bye | - | Isao Inokuma (JPN)
| Kinsa | ||||||||
| Doug Rogers (CAN)
| - | Doug Rogers (CAN)
| - | ||||||||
| Bye | - | Doug Rogers (CAN)
| Kinsa | ||||||||
| Parnaoz Chikviladze (URS)
| - | Parnaoz Chikviladze (URS)
| - | ||||||||
| Bye | - | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Judo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ Judo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight. sports-reference.com
Sources
edit- Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.
