Gracie however did not submit to the technique which ultimately resulted in his elbow being dislocated as well as the radius and ulna bones being broken.

Rio de Janeiro first hosted the competition in October 1965,[4] which was only the fourth edition of the championships.

[5] This event marked the first time that Brazil had hosted a mixed-gender World Judo Championship.

In this event, Rafaela Silva made history by becoming the first Brazilian judoka to claim gold in a women's division.

By year: 1972: Chiaki Ishii; 1984: Douglas Vieira, Luís Onmura and Walter Carmona; 1988: Aurélio Miguel; 1992: Rogério Sampaio; 1996: Henrique Guimarães and Aurélio Miguel; 2000: Tiago Camilo and Carlos Honorato; 2004: Leandro Guilheiro and Flávio Canto; 2008: Leandro Guilheiro, Tiago Camilo and Ketleyn Quadros; 2012: Sarah Menezes, Felipe Kitadai, Rafael Silva and Mayra Aguiar; 2016: Rafaela Silva, Rafael Silva and Mayra Aguiar; 2020: Daniel Cargnin and Mayra Aguiar; 2024: Willian Lima and Larissa Pimenta.