1956 World Judo Championships
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The 1956 World Judo Championships were the 1st edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held at the Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on May 3, 1956.
[edit] Medal overview
[edit] Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Open |  Shokichi Natsui |
Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu |
 Henri Courtine Anton Geesink |
[edit] Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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