1981 World Judo Championships
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The 1981 World Judo Championships were the 12th edition of the World Judo Championships
, and were held in Maastricht
, Netherlands
from September 3–September 6, 1981.
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 Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
from September 3–September 6, 1981.
Men
 Yasuhiko MoriwakiYasuhiko Moriwaki is a retired Japanese judoka.Moriwaki is from Kake, Hiroshima and began judo at the junior high school days.When he was a member of judo club at , the senior of club are Takao Kawaguchi, Yoshiharu Minami and so on.... |
 Pavel PetrikovPavel Petríkov -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com... |
 Felice Mariani  Philippe Takahashi |
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| Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki is a Japanese judoka. He won the silver medal of world championships in 1975 and gold medal in 1981.Kashiwazaki is from Kuji, Iwate. He began judo at the age of a 5th grader. After graduation from Tokai University, he belonged to Ibaraki Prefectural Taga high school and Tokai University.Kashiwazaki... |
 Constantin Niculae |
 Hwang Jung-OhHwang Jung-Oh Hwang Jung-Oh is a retired judoka from South Korea, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...  Petr Ponomarev |
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| Park Chong-Hak |
 Serge Dyot |
 Karl-Heinz Lehmann  Vojo Vujevic |
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 Neil Adams |
Jiro Kase Jiro Kase is a retired Japanese judoka.Kase is from Sumida, Tokyo and began judo at Kodokan at the age of a 4th grader. He belonged to Keiyo Gas Co.,Ltd after graduation from Meiji University in 1977.... |
Kevin Doherty  Georgi Petrov |
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| Bernard Tchoullouyan |
Seiki Nose |
David Bodaveli Detlef Ultsch Detlef Ultsch Detlef Ultsch is a former East German judoka.He was born in Sonneberg/Thuringia. He is the first German judo world champion and became a double world middleweight champion 1979 in Paris and 1983 in Moscow.... |
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| Tengiz Khubuluri Tengiz Khubuluri Tengiz Karamanovich Khubuluri is a Georgian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 he won the silver medal in the half-heavyweight class.... |
 Robert van de WalleRobert Van De Walle Robert Van de Walle is a Belgian judoka. He was the first judoka to ever compete at five Olympics.He was born in Ostend.... |
Ha Hyoung-Zoo Ha Hyoung-Zoo Ha Hyoung-Zoo also known by Ha Hyung-Joo, is a retired judoka from South Korea. In 1981, he became the first open division champion to represent South Korea at the Asian Judo Championships in Jakarta... Roger Vachon |
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| Yasuhiro Yamashita Yasuhiro Yamashita is one of the most successful judo competitors of all time. He currently works as an instructor or advisor for numerous organizations, including Tokai University, the International Judo Federation, and the... |
Grigori Verichev |
Vladimir Kocman  Juha Salonen |
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| Open | Yasuhiro Yamashita Yasuhiro Yamashita is one of the most successful judo competitors of all time. He currently works as an instructor or advisor for numerous organizations, including Tokai University, the International Judo Federation, and the... |
 Wojciech Reszko |
 Andras Ozsvar Robert van de WalleRobert Van De Walle Robert Van de Walle is a Belgian judoka. He was the first judoka to ever compete at five Olympics.He was born in Ostend.... |
Medals table
| 1 | Japan |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | France |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | South Korea |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | United Kingdom |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Belgium |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czech Republic |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Poland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | German Democratic Republic |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Canada |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |