Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 73 kg

The men's 73 kg judo competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 8 September at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium.

Judo - Men's 73 kg at the XIII Paralympic Games
Ramin Aliyev (AZE) competing
Venue	Beijing Workers' Gymnasium
Date	8 September
Competitors	12 from 12 nations
Medalists
Eduardo Ávila Sánchez  Mexico Xu Zhilin  China Fabian Ramirez  Argentina Sergii Sydorenko  Ukraine

Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
	Men	Women
	60 kg	48 kg
	66 kg	52 kg
	73 kg	57 kg
	81 kg	63 kg
	90 kg	70 kg
	100 kg	+70 kg
	+100 kg

This event was the third-lightest of the men's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 73 kilograms of body mass. Like all other judo events, bouts lasted five minutes. If the bout was still tied at the end, it was extended for another five-minute, sudden-death period; if neither judoka scored during that period, the match is decided by the judges. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost to a semifinalist competed in the repechage. The two judokas who lost in the semifinals faced the winner of the opposite half of the bracket's repechage in bronze medal bouts.