In Judo, The Netherlands’ hulking (6 ft. 5 in. 238 lbs.) Anton Geesink fought Japan’s smaller (6 ft. 1 in. 198 lbs.) Koji Sone, and won.

The two barefoot, kimono-clad contestants bowed, gripped sleeves, and stared at each other with furious concentration. The silent S.R.O. crowd in Paris’ Pierre de Coubertin Stadium strained to catch the first muscular move. With The Netherlands’ hulking (6 ft. 5 in. 238 lbs.) Anton Geesink fighting Japan’s smaller (6 ft….