Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 78 kg

These are the results of the men's 78 kg (also known as half-middleweight) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 34 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 78 kilograms. Competition took place in the Georgia World Congress Center.[1]

Men's 78 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Date23 July
Competitors34 from 34 nations
Medalists
Djamel Bouras  France
Toshihiko Koga  Japan
Cho In-chul  South Korea
Soso Liparteliani  Georgia

Tournament results

First round

As there were more than 32 qualifiers for the tournament, three first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 judoka.

Main bracket

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal final
 Bouras (FRA) W
 Savchishkin (RUS) L  Bouras (FRA) W
 Yuan (CHN) W  Yuan (CHN) L
 Gevorgyan (ARM) L  Bouras (FRA) W
 Figueroa (PUR) L  García (ARG) L
 Klas (NED) W  Klas (NED) L
 Belgaid (MAR) L  García (ARG) W
 García (ARG) W  Bouras (FRA) W
 Morris (USA) W  Dott (GER) L
 Balayan (UKR) L  Morris (USA) L
 Smadja (ISR) L  Uznadze (TUR) W
 Uznadze (TUR) W  Uznadze (TUR) L
 Dott (GER) W  Dott (GER) W
 Dixon (NCA) L  Dott (GER) W
 Laats (BEL) W  Laats (BEL) L
 Radulović (SCG) L  Bouras (FRA) W
 Cho (KOR) W  Koga (JPN) L
 Cretu (MDA) L  Cho (KOR) W
 Morgan (CAN) L  Liparteliani (GEO) L
 Liparteliani (GEO) W  Cho (KOR) W
 Shmakov (UZB) W  Shmakov (UZB) L
 Ciupe (ROU) L  Shmakov (UZB) W
 Cherifi (ALG) W  Cherifi (ALG) L
 Musa (NGR) L  Cho (KOR) L
 Volmar (HAI) L  Koga (JPN) W
 Canto (BRA) W  Canto (BRA) W
 Seilkhanov (KAZ) L  Vatrican (MON) L
 Vatrican (MON) W  Canto (BRA) L
 Wolkowicz (POL) W  Koga (JPN) W
 Szabó (AUS) L  Wolkowicz (POL) L
 Koga (JPN) W  Koga (JPN) W
 Lo (TPE) L

Repechage

The losing semifinalists as well as those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.

First round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Bronze medal finals
     García (ARG) W        Cho (KOR) W
 Savchishkin (RUS) W      Savchishkin (RUS) L          García (ARG) L
 Yuan (CHN) L        García (ARG) W
     Uznadze (TUR) L  
     Uznadze (TUR) W
 Dixon (NCA) L      Laats (BEL) L  
 Laats (BEL) W  
 
     Shmakov (UZB) L        Dott (GER) L
 Kretsul (MDA) L      Liparteliani (GEO) W          Liparteliani (GEO) W
 Liparteliani (GEO) W        Liparteliani (GEO) W
     Canto (BRA) L  
     Canto (BRA) W
 Lo (TPE) W      Lo (TPE) L  
 Wolkowicz (POL) L  

References

  1. "Judo at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Half-Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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