When the Olympic Games were first held in Tokyo, in 1964, the Japanese only had eyes for judo, which was being included as an official sport for the first time.

Japan's judokas were tipped to pull off a clean sweep of four gold medals – but a giant Dutchman blocked the hosts' way.

This was how Anton Geesink plunged an entire country into unimaginable despair by winning the prestigious open weight division judo gold.

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