1966 European Judo Championships Explained

Competition:European Judo Championships
Year:1966
Location: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Dates:6–7 May 1966

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

Individual

63 kgSergey SuslinJean-Claude MeslayeSerge Feist
Theo Klein
70 kgOleg StepanovCzeslaw LaksaJoachim Schroeder
Aron Bogolyubov
80 kgPeter SnijdersVladimir PokatayevMartin Poglajen
Georgy Kotik
93 kgJoop GouweleeuwPeter HerrmannAnzor Kibrotsashvili
Anatoly Yudin
93+ kgWillem RuskaParnaoz ChikviladzeGuenther Monczyk
David Peake
Open classAnzor KiknadzeAlfred MeierKlaus Hennig
Vladimir Saunin

Teams

Team Soviet team:
Anzor Kibrotsashvili
Anzor Kiknadze
Vladimir Pokatayev
Oleg Stepanov
Sergey Suslin
 French team:
Serge Feist
Armand Desmet
Patrick Clement
Pierre Albertini
Georges Gress
 East German team:
Wolfgang Micka
Herbert Niemann
Dieter Scholz
Otto Smirat
Günther Wiesner---- Dutch team:
Joop Gouweleeuw
Theo Klein
Martin Poglajen
Willem Ruska
Peter Snijders

Medal table

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1966 European Championships . Judo Inside . 26 August 2022.
  2. The Dutch David Hurls a Challenge at the Russian Goliath. Black Belt. Pio. Gaddi. 1 September 1966. Active Interest Media, Inc.. 11 January 2018. Google Books.