1972 European Judo Championships
| Host City | Voorburg |
|---|---|
| Country |  NED |
| Held | 12 – 14 May 1972 |
| Competitors | 36 |
| Countries | 9 |
Men
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -63 kg | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| -70 kg | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| -80 kg | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| -93 kg | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| +93 kg | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| Open | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| Team | Men | — | Medal | 22 | 4 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |  FRA |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands | NED |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Soviet Union |  URS |
1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | East Germany |  GDR |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany |  GER |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Great Britain |  GBR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Hungary |  HUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Poland |  POL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Spain |  ESP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -63 kg, Men | Jean-Jacques Mounier |
FRA
|
Sergey Suslin |
URS
|
Karl-Heinz Werner Sergey Melnichenko |
GDR URS
|
| -70 kg, Men | Dietmar Hötger |
GDR
|
Anatoly Novikov |
URS
|
Albert Verhülsdonk Marian Tałaj |
GER POL
|
| -80 kg, Men | Jean-Paul Coche |
FRA
|
Guram Gogolauri |
URS
|
Andrey Tsyupachenko László Ipacs |
URS HUN
|
| -93 kg, Men | Angelo Parisi |
FRA
|
Jan Bosman |
NED
|
Ernst Eugster Yevgeny Solodukhin |
NED URS
|
| +93 kg, Men | Wim Ruska |
NED
|
Givi Onashvili |
URS
|
Santiago Ojeda Vitaly Kuznetsov |
ESP URS
|
| Open, Men | Wim Ruska |
NED
|
Shengeli Pitskhelauri |
URS
|
Klaus Hennig Sergey Novikov |
GDR URS
|
| Team, Men | Soviet Union |
URS
|
France |
FRA
|
Netherlands Great Britain |
NED GBR
|