The Japanese did not do so well in the 1972 Munich Olympics, winning only three out of six gold medals. For any other country, winning 50% of the medals on offer would be considered a huge success but not so for the Japanese. The national team made up for it the following year at the 1973 Lausanne World Championships, where Japan won gold in all six categories. Japan didn’t do quite as well in the 1975 Vienna World Championships, although four out of six gold medals is still a good haul.
Montreal 1976, +93kg: Sergei Novikov (URS)
Montreal 1976, +93kg: Sergei Novikov (URS)
Montreal 1976, +93kg: Sergei Novikov (URS)
The Japanese did not do so well in the 1972 Munich Olympics, winning only three out of six gold medals. For any other country, winning 50% of the medals on offer would be considered a huge success but not so for the Japanese. The national team made up for it the following year at the 1973 Lausanne World Championships, where Japan won gold in all six categories. Japan didn’t do quite as well in the 1975 Vienna World Championships, although four out of six gold medals is still a good haul.