Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 81 kg

Men's 81 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date 19 September
Competitors 37 from 37 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Makoto Takimoto  Japan
2nd, silver medalist(s) Cho In-Chul  South Korea
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Nuno Delgado  Portugal
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Aleksei Budolin  Estonia

These are the results of the Men's 81 kg (also known as Half-Middleweight) competition in judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. A total of 37 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 81 kilograms. Competition took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on 19 September.[1]

Competitors

Athlete Nation
Makoto Takimoto Japan
Ruslan Seilkhanov Kazakhstan
Ricardo Echarte Spain
Dario García Argentina
Farkhod Turaev Uzbekistan
Alvaro Paseyro Uruguay
Adil Belgaïd Morocco
Tsend-Ayuushiin Ochirbat Mongolia
Siarhei Kukharenka Belarus
Chen Chun-Ching Chinese Taipei
Kwak Ok-Chol North Korea
Hermagoras Mangles Venezuela
Marcel Aragao Brazil
Gabriel Arteaga Cuba
Maarten Arens Netherlands
Djamel Bouras France
Aleksei Budolin Estonia
Sergei Aschwanden Switzerland
Timothy Slyfield New Zealand
Krisztián Tölgyesi Hungary
Cho In-Chul South Korea
José Luis Figueroa Martínez Puerto Rico
Patrick Reiter Austria
Florian Wanner Germany
Francesco Lepre Italy
Nuno Delgado Portugal
Jason Morris United States
Daniel Kelly Australia
Kazem Sarikhani Iran
Brahima Guindo Mali
Graeme Randall Great Britain
Abdessalem Arous Tunisia

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
                                   
 Takimoto (JPN) L  
 Seilkhanov (KAZ) W      Takimoto (JPN) W  
 Echarte (ESP) L    García (ARG) L  
 García (ARG) W        Takimoto (JPN) W  
 Turaev (UZB) L        Paseyro (URU) L  
 Paseyro (URU) W      Paseyro (URU) W
 Belgaïd (MAR) L    Ochirbat (MGL) L  
 Ochirbat (MGL) W        Takimoto (JPN) W  
 Kukharenka (BLR) W        Bouras (FRA) L  
 Chen (TPE) L      Kukharenka (BLR) L  
 Kwak (PRK) W    Kwak (PRK) W  
 Manglés (VEN) L        Kwak (PRK) L
 Aragão (BRA) L        Bouras (FRA) W  
 Arteaga (CUB) W      Arteaga (CUB) L
 Arens (NED) L    Bouras (FRA) W  
 Bouras (FRA) W        Takimoto (JPN) W
 Budolin (EST) W        Cho (KOR) L
 Aschwanden (SUI) L      Budolin (EST) W  
 Slyfield (NZL) L    Tölgyesi (HUN) L  
 Tölgyesi (HUN) W        Budolin (EST) L  
 Cho (KOR) W        Cho (KOR) W  
 Martínez (PUR) L      Cho (KOR) W
 Reiter (AUT) W    Wanner (GER) L  
 Wanner (GER) L        Cho (KOR) W
 Lepre (ITA) L        Delgado (POR) L  
 Delgado (POR) W      Delgado (POR) W  
 Morris (USA) L    Kelly (AUS) L  
 Kelly (AUS) W        Delgado (POR) W
 Sarikhani (IRI) W        Sarikhani (IRI) L  
 Guindo (MLI) L      Sarikhani (IRI) W
 Randall (GBR) W    Randall (GBR) L  
 Arous (TUN) 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.

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
     Seilkhanov (KAZ) L        Paseyro (URU) L
 Seilkhanov (KAZ) W      Paseyro (URU) W          Delgado (POR) W
 García (ARG) L        Paseyro (URU) W
     Kwak (PRK) L  
     Arens (NED) L
 Arens (NED) W      Kwak (PRK) W  
 Arteaga (CUB) L  
 
     Wanner (GER) L        Budolin (EST) W
 Martínez (PUR) L      Budolin (EST) W          Bouras (FRA) L
 Wanner (GER) W        Budolin (EST) W
     Sarikhani (IRI) L  
     Kelly (AUS) L
 Lepre (ITA) L      Sarikhani (IRI) W  
 Kelly (AUS) W  

References

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