Tag: Kuramae Kokugikan
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Who Was the First Judo World Champion in History?
The first World Judo Champion in history was Shokichi Natsui of Japan, who won the inaugural World Judo Championships on May 3, 1956, at the Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo. Natsui, a Japanese police officer holding the rank of 6th dan, defeated 30 other competitors from 21 nations in a single-day open-weight tournament to claim the…