1956 Men's World Judo Championships
Venue	Kuramae Kokugikan
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Date	3 May 1956
Competitors	31 from 21 nations
Competition at external databases
Links	IJF • JudoInside
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The 1956 World Judo Championships were the 1st edition of the Men's World Judo Championships, and were held at the Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on 3 May, 1956.^[1]

Medal overview

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Open	Shokichi Natsui	Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu	Henri Courtine Anton Geesink

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)	1	1	0	2
2	France (FRA)	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands (NED)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		1	1	2	4