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

The Men's 73 kg Judo competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 11 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00pm CST.

Men's 73 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	11 August
Winning score	1000
Medalists
Elnur Mammadli  Azerbaijan Wang Ki-Chun  South Korea Rasul Boqiev  Tajikistan Leandro Guilheiro  Brazil

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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.

Qualifying athletes

Mat	Athlete	Country
1	Nicholas Tritton	Canada
1	João Pina	Portugal
1	Yusuke Kanamaru	Japan
1	Ali Maloumat	Iran
1	Krzysztof Wiłkomirski	Poland
1	Vsevolods Zelonijs	Latvia
1	Ryan Reser	United States
1	Dashdavaa Gantumur	Mongolia
1	David Kevkhishvili	Georgia
1	Sergiu Toma	Moldova
1	Ronald Girones	Cuba
1	Kim Chol-su	North Korea
1	Amar Meridja	Algeria
1	Konstantin Semenov	Belarus
1	Elnur Mammadli	Azerbaijan
1	Dirk van Tichelt	Belgium
2	Rasul Boqiev	Tajikistan
2	Eric Kibanza	Democratic Republic of the Congo
2	Gennadiy Bilodid	Ukraine
2	Salamu Mezhidov	Russia
2	Dennis Iverson	Australia
2	Sezer Huysuz	Turkey
2	Si Rijigawa	China
2	Richard Leon Vizcaya	Venezuela
2	Jaromír Ježek	Czech Republic
2	Shokir Muminov	Uzbekistan
2	Wang Ki-chun	South Korea
2	Rinat Ibragimov	Kazakhstan
2	Saeed Al Qubaisi	United Arab Emirates
2	Marlon August	South Africa
2	Mariano Bertolotti	Argentina
2	Leandro Guilheiro	Brazil

Tournament results

Final

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.

	Final
	1	Elnur Mammadli (AZE)	1000
	2	Wang Ki-Chun (KOR)	0000

Mat 1

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter Finals					Semi Finals
	Nicholas Tritton (CAN)		0000
	João Pina (POR)		0010			João Pina (POR)		0001
	Yusuke Kanamaru (JPN)		0001			Ali Maloumat (IRI)		0111
	Ali Maloumat (IRI)		1001								Ali Maloumat (IRI)		1100
	Krzysztof Wiłkomirski (POL)		0020								Dashdavaa Gantumur (MGL)		0010
	Vsevolods Zelonijs (LAT)		0010			Krzysztof Wiłkomirski (POL)		0010
	Ryan Reser (USA)		0100			Dashdavaa Gantumur (MGL)		0012
	Dashdavaa Gantumur (MGL)		0111													Ali Maloumat (IRI)		0000
	David Kevkhishvili (GEO)		0021													Elnur Mammadli (AZE)		1000
	Sergiu Toma (MDA)		0010			David Kevkhishvili (GEO)		0110
	Ronald Girones (CUB)		0001			Kim Chol Su (PRK)		0111
	Kim Chol Su (PRK)		1000								Kim Chol Su (PRK)		0000
	Amar Meridja (ALG)		0010								Elnur Mammadli (AZE)		0200
	Konstantin Semenov (BLR)		0102			Konstantin Semenov (BLR)		0001
	Elnur Mammadli (AZE)		1000			Elnur Mammadli (AZE)		1001
	Dirk van Tichelt (BEL)		0000

Mat 2

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter Finals					Semi Finals
	Rasul Boqiev (TJK)		0210
	Eric Kibanza (COD)		0000			Rasul Boqiev (TJK)		1000
	Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR)		1000			Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR)		0000
	Salamu Mezhidov (RUS)		0000								Rasul Boqiev (TJK)		1110
	Dennis Iverson (AUS)		0000								Si Rijigawa (CHN)		0001
	Sezer Huysuz (TUR)		1000			Sezer Huysuz (TUR)		0001
	Si Rijigawa (CHN)		0001			Si Rijigawa (CHN)		0010
	Richard Leon Vizcaya (VEN)		0000													Rasul Boqiev (TJK)		0001
	Jaromír Ježek (CZE)		0001													Wang Ki-Chun (KOR)		0010
	Shokir Muminov (UZB)		1000			Shokir Muminov (UZB)		0000
	Wang Ki-Chun (KOR)		1011			Wang Ki-Chun (KOR)		1100
	Rinat Ibragimov (KAZ)		0000								Wang Ki-Chun (KOR)		0100
	Saeed Al Qubaisi (UAE)		0000								Leandro Guilheiro (BRA)		0000
	Marlon August (RSA)		1000			Marlon August (RSA)		0000
	Mariano Bertolotti (ARG)		0010			Leandro Guilheiro (BRA)		1001
	Leandro Guilheiro (BRA)		0100

Repechage

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				Second round				Third round				Bronze medal finals
	Kanamaru (JPN)	0011			Gantumur (MGL)	0000
	Pina (POR)	0010			Kanamaru (JPN)	0100			Kanamaru (JPN)	0000			Boqiev (TJK)	0011
	van Tichelt (BEL)	1021			Kim (PRK)	0000			van Tichelt (BEL)	0211			van Tichelt (BEL)	0000
	Semenov (BLR)	0020			van Tichelt (BEL)	1011
	Kibanza (COD)	0001			Si (CHN)	0000
	Bilodid (UKR)	0011			Bilodid (UKR)	0001			Bilodid (UKR)	0001			Maloumat (IRI)	0000
	Ibragimov (KAZ)	0001			Guilheiro (BRA)	1000			Guilheiro (BRA)	1000			Guilheiro (BRA)	1000
	Muminov (UZB)	1010			Muminov (UZB)	0000

References

• Competition format

External links

• judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 73 kg at Olympedia