1966 European Judo Championships

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1966
Judo
Judo
European Judo Championships
LocationLuxembourg Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Dates6–7 May 1966
Competition at external databases
LinksJudoInside

The 1966 European Judo Championships were the 15th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg from 6 to 7 May 1966.[1][2] Championships were subdivided into six individual competitions, and a separate team competition. Individual events were not discriminated into amateur and professional as before.

Medal overview[edit]

Individual[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
63 kg Soviet UnionSergey Suslin FranceJean-Claude Meslaye FranceSerge Feist
NetherlandsTheo Klein
70 kg Soviet UnionOleg Stepanov PolandCzeslaw Laksa East GermanyJoachim Schroeder
Soviet UnionAron Bogolyubov
80 kg NetherlandsPeter Snijders Soviet UnionVladimir Pokatayev NetherlandsMartin Poglajen
Soviet UnionGeorgy Kotik
93 kg NetherlandsJoop Gouweleeuw West GermanyPeter Herrmann Soviet UnionAnzor Kibrotsashvili
Soviet UnionAnatoly Yudin
93+ kg NetherlandsWillem Ruska Soviet UnionParnaoz Chikviladze West GermanyGuenther Monczyk
United KingdomDavid Peake
Open class Soviet UnionAnzor Kiknadze GermanyAlfred Meier East GermanyKlaus Hennig
Soviet UnionVladimir Saunin

Teams[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Team Soviet Union Soviet team:

Anzor Kibrotsashvili
Anzor Kiknadze
Vladimir Pokatayev
Oleg Stepanov
Sergey Suslin

France French team:

Serge Feist
Armand Desmet
Patrick Clement
Pierre Albertini
Georges Gress

East Germany East German team:

Wolfgang Micka
Herbert Niemann
Dieter Scholz
Otto Smirat
Günther Wiesner


Netherlands Dutch team:
Joop Gouweleeuw
Theo Klein
Martin Poglajen
Willem Ruska
Peter Snijders

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)32510
2 Netherlands (NED)3025
3 West Germany (FRG)0213
4 France (FRA)0112
5 Poland (POL)0101
6 East Germany (DDR)0022
7 Great Britain (GBR)0011
Totals (7 entries)661224

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1966 European Championships". Judo Inside. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ Gaddi, Pio (1 September 1966). "The Dutch David Hurls a Challenge at the Russian Goliath". Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. Retrieved 11 January 2018 – via Google Books.