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

Men's 78 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Georgia World Congress Center
Date 23 July
Competitors 34 from 34 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Djamel Bouras  France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Toshihiko Koga  Japan
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Cho In-chul  South Korea
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Soso Liparteliani  Georgia

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]

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 (USA) 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. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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