Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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The Judo competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games. With the open division, there were eight competitions, which were restricted to male judoka. Japan returned to the top of the medal count, after boycotting the Moscow games. Because of the Soviet led counter-boycott of the Los Angeles games, several traditionally strong judo countries, including Cuba and the Soviet Union, did not participate. The Judo competition was held at California State University, Los Angeles.
Austrian Peter Seisenbacher in the 86 kg class won the gold medal, as did Hitoshi Saito of Japan in the over 95 kg class, feats they would repeat in 1988, becoming the first judoka to win gold at two Olympics.
Popular pro wrestler/judoka Chris Adams appeared as an advisor to the UK Judo squad, where his brother Neil Adams won a silver medal in the 78 kg class. It was the third and final Olympics the Adams brothers were involved in, competitor or otherwise.
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[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Extra Lightweight 60 kg details |
 Shinji HosokawaJapan (JPN) |
 Kim Jae-YupSouth Korea (KOR) |
 Neil EckersleyGreat Britain (GBR)  Edward LiddieUnited States (USA) |
| Half Lightweight 65 kg details |
Yoshiyuki Matsuoka Japan (JPN) |
Hwang Jung-Oh South Korea (KOR) |
 Marc AlexandreFrance (FRA)  Josef ReiterAustria (AUT) |
| Lightweight 71 kg details |
Ahn Byeong-Keun South Korea (KOR) |
 Ezio GambaItaly (ITA) |
Kerrith Brown Great Britain (GBR) .svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_(1968-1992).svg.png){kind=small} Luis OnmuraBrazil (BRA) |
| Half Middleweight 78 kg details |
 Frank WienekeWest Germany (FRG) |
Neil Adams Great Britain (GBR) |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png){kind=small} Mircea FrăţicăRomania (ROM) Michel NowakFrance (FRA) |
| Middleweight 86 kg details |
Peter Seisenbacher Austria (AUT) |
Robert Berland United States (USA) |
Walter Carmona Brazil (BRA) Seiki NoseJapan (JPN) |
| Half Heavyweight 95 kg details |
Ha Hyoung-Zoo South Korea (KOR) |
Douglas Vieira Brazil (BRA) |
 Bjarni FriðrikssonIceland (ISL) Günther NeureutherWest Germany (FRG) |
| Heavyweight +95 kg details |
Hitoshi Saito Japan (JPN) |
Angelo Parisi France (FRA) |
 Mark BergerCanada (CAN) Cho Yong-ChulSouth Korea (KOR) |
| Open category details |
Yasuhiro Yamashita Japan (JPN) |
 Mohamed Ali RashwanEgypt (EGY) |
Mihai Cioc Romania (ROM) Arthur SchnabelWest Germany (FRG) |
[edit] Participating nations
[edit] Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| France (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | United States (USA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Egypt (EGY) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Romania (ROM) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Canada (CAN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iceland (ISL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- Sports123.com
- Video's of the 1984 Judo Summer Olympics
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