1980 World Judo Championships

The 1980 World Judo Championships were the first edition of the Women's World Judo Championships, and were held in New York City, United States from 29 to 30 November 1980.^[1][2][3]

Judo 1980 Women's World Judo Championships
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Location	New York City, United States
Dates	29–30 November 1980
Competitors	149 from 27 nations
Competition at external databases
Links	IJF • JudoInside
Paris 1982 →

Medal overview

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
-48 kg	Jane Bridge	Anna de Novellis	Marie-France Colignon Marie Lewis
-52 kg	Edith Hrovat	Kaori Yamaguchi	Pascale Doger Bridgette McCarthy
-56 kg	Gerda Winklbauer	Marie-Paule Panza	Loretta Doyle Jeannine Meulemans
-61 kg	Anita Staps	Laura di Toma	Inge Berg Martine Rottier
-66 kg	Edith Simon	Dawn Netherwood	Christine Penick Catherine Pierre
-72 kg	Jocelyne Triadou	Barbara Claßen	Avril Malley Jolanda van Meggelen
+72 kg	Margherita De Cal	Paulette Fouillet	Ingrid Berghmans Christiane Kieburg
Open	Ingrid Berghmans	Paulette Fouillet	Barbara Claßen Barbara Fest

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Austria (AUT)	3	0	0	3
2	France (FRA)	1	3	4	8
3	Italy (ITA)	1	2	0	3
4	Great Britain (GBR)	1	1	3	5
5	Belgium (BEL)	1	0	2	3
6	Netherlands (NED)	1	0	1	2
7	West Germany (FRG)	0	1	3	4
8	Japan (JPN)	0	1	0	1
9	United States (USA)	0	0	3	3
Totals (9 entries)		8	8	16	32

References

1. "Rusty Kanokogi, Fiery Advocate for Women's Judo, Dies at 74". The New York Times. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
2. "Judo Icon, a Fighter for Her Sport, Is Facing a New Battle". The New York Times. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
3. "Japanese Women Kick and Punch Out a Space for Themselves in Sports". The New York Times. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

External links

• results of WC 1980 in New York on judoinside.com retrieved December 11, 2013
• page of WC-results in the Judo Encyclopedia by T. Plavecz retrieved December 11, 2013