FILE - In this Sept. 9, 1972 file photo Wim Ruska, centre, stands tall wearing his gold medal among the winners of the judo Summer Olympic Games open category event on the podium after receiving their medals in Munich, Germany, with from left to right: silver medalist Vitali Kuznetsov of Russia, Wim Ruska of Netherlands with gold medal, and shared bronze medal winners Jean-Claude Brondani of France and Angelo Parisi of Britain. Wim Ruska, a Dutch judo champion who won two titles at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died at the age of 74 on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015. The two-time world and seven-time European champion made history when he became the first athlete to win two judo golds at a single Olympics by taking the heavyweight and open divisions. (AP Photo, File)
The Associated Press
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Wim Ruska, the only man to win two judo gold medals at the same Olympics, has died. He was 74.
The two-time world champion from the Netherlands won Olympic gold in the heavyweight division at the 1972 Munich Games and then won another gold medal in the open category.
The Netherlands Judo Federation said Ruska died on Saturday, but did not give a cause of death.
"The judo world has lost one of its greatest icons," federation chairman Willem Jan Stegeman said.
Ruska, known as "Tarzan of the tatami," was inducted into the International Judo Federation's hall of fame in Rio de Janeiro in 2013. He was also a seven-time European champion.