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
Netherlands at the 1972 Summer Olympics Netherlands at the 1972 Summer Olympics The Netherlands competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 119 competitors, 90 men and 29 women, took part in 72 events in 16 sports. The Netherlands finished in 16th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and five medals overall. Men's 800 metres Men's 1500 metres Men's 5000 metres Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) Eleven cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1972. Women's 3m Springboard Women's 10m Platform One fencer represented the Netherlands in 1972. Three male pentathletes represented the Netherlands in 1972.