1951 European Judo Championships Explained

Competition:	European Judo Championships
Year:	1951
Location:	Paris, France
Dates:	5–6 December 1951

The 1951 European Judo Championships were the 1st edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Paris, France, from 5 to 6 December 1951.^{[1] [2]}

Medal winners

1st kyu	Michel Dupré	Anton Geesink	Richard Unterburger  Elio Volpi
1st dan	Bernard Pariset	Horst Schombert	Robert Jaquemond  Georges Ravinet
2nd dan	Guy Cauquil	John Chaplin	Dik Koning  Robert Tobler
3rd dan	Jean De Herdt	Geof Gleeson
open class	Jean De Herdt	Geof Gleeson^[3]	Robert Jaquemond  Georges Ravinet

Notes and References

1. This article from the edition n° 1762 of the newspaper L'Équipe of Monday, December 7, 1951 is presented in the book of Jean-Philippe Damie, Le palmarès du judo français, Editions CES, 1990, pages 31, 32 and 33.
2. Web site: 1951 European Championships . Judo Inside . 25 August 2022.
3. News: Senior World Championships - British Results. . 2022-06-26.