1969 World Judo Championships
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The 1969 World Judo Championships were the 6th edition of the World Judo Championships
, and were held in Mexico City
, Mexico
from October 23–25, 1969.
World Judo Championships
The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their...
, and were held in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
Mexico
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from October 23–25, 1969.
Men
 Yoshio Sonoda |
Toyokazu Nomura Toyokazu Nomura is a retired judoka who competed in the half middleweight division.-Biography:Nomura was born into a family of judoka. His father was the founder of a local judo dojo, and his brother was also an instructor who taught Olympic gold medalist Shinji Hosokawa. His nephew, Tadahiro Nomura, is the only... |
 Kim Sang-Chul  Sergei Susulin |
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| Hiroshi Minatoya Hiroshi Minatoya is a retired Japanese judoka.He was born in Fukuno, Toyama and began judo at the age of 5.After graduating from Tenri University, Minatoya coached judo at the dojo wichi Anton Geesink managed in Netherlands.... |
Yoshimitsu Kono |
Kim Chil-Bok David Rudman David Rudman (wrestler) David Rudman is a former Soviet wrestling champion, Sambo world champion, and judo European champion.-Early and personal life:Rudman is Jewish, and was born in Kuibyshev... |
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| Isamu Sonoda Isamu Sonoda is a retired judoka who competed in the middleweight division.-Biography:Sonoda was born in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan. He attended the Fukuoka Institute of Technology, and won a gold medal at the 1969 World Judo Championships along with his older brother, Yoshio, who won the gold medal in the... |
Katsuya Hirao |
Cho Sung Il  Martin Poglajen |
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| Fumio Sasahara |
 Peter Hermann |
Tomoyuki Kawabata Wladimir Pokataev |
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| Shuji Suma |
Klaus Glahn Klaus Glahn Klaus Glahn is a former West German judoka who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he won the bronze medal in the open class while representing the United Team of Germany.... |
Mitsuo Matsunaga Givi Onashivili |
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| Open | Masatoshi Shinomaki |
Wim Ruska Wim Ruska Willem Ruska is a retired judoka from the Netherlands.During his career in the 1960s and 1970s he won seven European titles, five in the +93kg category and two in the open category . He furthermore won two world titles and two Olympic titles... |
Ernst Eugster Nobuyuki Sato |
Medals table
| 1 | Japan |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Germany |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | South Korea |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |