Anton Geesink, a 6-foot-6 Dutchman who stunned Japan when he defeated Japanese title holder Koji Sone to win the 1961 world judo championship and a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Games, died Aug. 27 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. He was 76.
His death, at a hospital, was announced by the International Judo Federation.
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