CTReaderEast.com Local News, Read all about it!: Anton Geesink, Medalist Who Helped Popularize Judo, Dies at 76 Anton Geesink, Medalist Who Helped Popularize Judo, Dies at 76 ================================================================================ Feeder on 03 September, 2010 05:00:35 Geesink stunned Japan when he defeated Japanese opponents to win the 1961 world title and capture a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.