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

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 Avila  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

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

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.

Final ranking

Rank	Name
	Eduardo Avila (MEX)
	Xu Zhilin (CHN)
	Fabian Ramirez (ARG)
	Sergii Sydorenko (UKR)
5	Matthias Krieger (GER)
5	Jorge Hierrezuelo (CUB)
7	Ramin Aliyev (AZE)
7	Mousa Pourabbas (IRI)

Tournament results

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Xu Zhilin (CHN)		1001
	Ramin Aliyev (AZE)		1001			Ramin Aliyev (AZE)		00001
	Takayuki Kimura (JPN)		0000								Xu Zhilin (CHN)		0020
											Sergii Sydorenko (UKR)		00002
						Sergii Sydorenko (UKR)		0013
	Kaspars Biezais (LAT)		00001			Matthias Krieger (GER)		00001
	Matthias Krieger (GER)		1001													Xu Zhilin (CHN)		0000
																Eduardo Avila (MEX)		1000
						Eduardo Avila (MEX)		0020
	Shakhban Kurbanov (RUS)		00011			Jorge Hierrezuelo (CUB)		0000
	Jorge Hierrezuelo (CUB)		10121								Eduardo Avila (MEX)		1100
											Fabian Ramirez (ARG)		0000
						Fabian Ramirez (ARG)		0010
	Rauno Peltoniemi (FIN)		0000			Mousa Pourabbas (IRI)		0000
	Mousa Pourabbas (IRI)		1011

Repechage

Semifinals				Bronze medal finals
Ramin Aliyev (AZE)	00112
Matthias Krieger (GER)	01101			Matthias Krieger (GER)	0000
				Fabian Ramirez (ARG)	1000
				Jorge Hierrezuelo (CUB)
Jorge Hierrezuelo (CUB)	1011			Sergii Sydorenko (UKR)	Hantei (decision)
Mousa Pourabbas (IRI)	00001

References

• "Schedules and Results - Judo". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2008-09-29.