1989 World Judo Championships: Lightweights | Belgrade
World Judo Championships • 54m
Witness the golden era of British Judo, when the female team were at their peak and dominated the women's lightweight categories. Featuring many judo greats such as Toshihiko Koga (JPN), Udo Quellmalz (GER), Robert van de Walle (BEL) and Karen Briggs (GBR) to name just a few.
It includes all the action from the 1989 World Championships in Belgrade, the former Yugoslavia. Witness the golden era of British judo, when the female team were at their peak and dominated the women's lightweight categories.
Britains most successful fighter is Karen Briggs, who obliterates all of her opponents by Ippon in the -48kgs and wins her fourth World title. See the arrival of the incredible Toshihiko Koga (JPN) in the -71kgs category. His Judo changed the face of the sport, and his one handed Seoi-nage in Belgrade is widely regarded as the best throw of all time.
Other Judo greats featured include double World Champion Udo Quellmalz (GER), Olympic Champion Roberts van der Walle (BEL), American legend Michael Swain, and Belgium's Ingrid Berghmans who wins a record-breaking sixth World gold medal.
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