Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's open category Ruska retired after the Munich Games being the only judoka to win two medals in the same Olympics. Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's open category Men's Open class competition in judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany was held at Judo and Wrestling Hall. Willem Ruska was the strong favorite to win a second gold medal, having already won gold in the +93 kg weight class. In a surprise Vitali Kuznetsov threw Ruska defeating him using Te Guruma. Kuznetsov ended up winning the pool allowing Ruska to continue in the repechage. Ruska ended up
New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by a team of 52 competitors, 47 men and five women, who took part in 26 events across eight sports. Selection of the team for the Games in Mexico City, Mexico, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Don Oliver. The New Zealand team finished 27th on the medal table, winning a total of three medals, one of which was gold. <section begin=tracktable /> <section end=tracktable /> Five cyclists represented