Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 66 kg

Men's 68 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date 17 September
Competitors 35 from 35 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Hüseyin Özkan  Turkey
2nd, silver medalist(s) Larbi Benboudaoud  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Girolamo Giovinazzo  Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Giorgi Vazagashvili  Georgia

These are the results of the Men's 66 kg (also known as half-lightweight) competition in Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. A total of 35 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 66 kilograms. The competition took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on 16 September.[1]

Competitors

Athlete Nation
Patrick van Kalken Netherlands
Purevdorj Nyamlkhavga Mongolia
Yukimasa Nakamura Japan
Anis Lounifi Tunisia
Martin Miguel Rios Argentina
Islam Matsiev Russia
Jean Claude Cameroun Cameroon
Ivan Baglayev Kazakhstan
Hüseyin Özkan
Arash Miresmaeili Iran
József Csák Hungary
Georgi Georgiev Bulgaria
Zhang Guangjun China
Victor Bivol Moldova
Andrew Collett Australia
Javier Wanga Aruba
Larbi Benboudaoud France
Jorge Quintanal Guatemala
Miguel Angel Moreno Mendoza El Salvador
David Somerville Great Britain
Kevin Ngampoula-Mbembo Congo
Kiyoshi Uematsu Spain
Alex Ottiano United States
Amar Meridja Algeria
Yordanis Arencibia Cuba
Giorgi Vazagashvili Georgia
Pedro Caravana Portugal
Ludwig Ortíz Venezuela
Henrique Guimaraes Brazil
Gabriel Bengtsson Sweden
Melvin Méndez Puerto Rico
Girolamo Giovinazzo Italy

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
                                   
 Van Kalken (NED) W  
 Nyamlkhavga (MGL) L      Van Kalken (NED) W  
 Nakamura (JPN) W    Nakamura (JPN) L  
 Lounifi (TUN) L        Van Kalken (NED) W  
 Rios (ARG) L        Baglayev (KAZ) L  
 Matsiev (RUS) W      Matsiev (RUS) L
 Cameroun (CMR) L    Baglayev (KAZ) W  
 Baglayev (KAZ) W        Van Kalken (NED) L  
 Özkan (TUR) W        Özkan (TUR) W  
 Miresmaeili (IRI) L      Özkan (TUR) W  
 Csák (HUN) L    Georgiev (BUL) L  
 Georgiev (BUL) W        Özkan (TUR) W
 Zhang (CHN) W        Zhang (CHN) L  
 Bivol (MDA) L      Zhang (CHN) W
 Collett (AUS) W    Collett (AUS) L  
 Wanga (ARU) DQ        Özkan (TUR) W
 Benboudaoud (FRA) W        Benboudaoud (FRA) L
 Quintanal (GUA) L      Benboudaoud (FRA) W  
 Moreno (ESA) L    Somerville (GBR) L  
 Somerville (GBR) W        Benboudaoud (FRA) W  
 Ngampoula-Mbembo (CGO) L        Uematsu (ESP) L  
 Uematsu (ESP) W      Uematsu (ESP) W
 Ottiano (USA) W    Ottiano (USA) L  
 Meridja (ALG) L        Benboudaoud (FRA) W
 Arencibia (CUB) L        Giovinazzo (ITA) L  
 Vazagashvili (GEO) W      Vazagashvili (GEO) W  
 Caravana (POR) W    Caravana (POR) L  
 Ortíz (VEN) L        Vazagashvili (GEO) L
 Guimaraes (BRA) W        Giovinazzo (ITA) W  
 Bengtsson (SWE) L      Guimaraes (BRA) L
 Méndez (PUR) L    Giovinazzo (ITA) W  
 Giovinazzo (ITA) W  

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.

As there were 23 qualifiers for the repechage, one match was held to reduce the field to 22 judoka.

Then:

First round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Bronze medal finals
     Nakamura (JPN) W        Miresmaeili (IRI) L
 Nyamlkhavga (MGL) L      Baglayev (KAZ) L          Giovinazzo (ITA) W
 Nakamura (JPN) W        Nakamura (JPN) L
     Miresmaeili (IRI) W  
     Miresmaeili (IRI) W
 Miresmaeili (IRI) W      Zhang (CHN) L  
 Georgiev (BUL) L  
 
     Han (KOR) W        Vazagashvili (GEO) W
 Han (KOR) W      Uematsu (ESP) L          Van Kalken (NED) L
 Somerville (GBR) L        Han (KOR) L
     Vazagashvili (GEO) W  
     Guimaraes (BRA) L
 Méndez (PUR) L      Vazagashvili (GEO) W  
 Guimaraes (BRA) W  

References

  1. ↑ "Judo at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Half-Lightweight". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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