Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 65 kg

Men's 65 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Date25 July
Competitors36 from 36 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Udo Quellmalz  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yukimasa Nakamura  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Israel Hernández  Cuba
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henrique Guimarães  Brazil
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These are the results of the men's 65 kg (also known as half-lightweight) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 35 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 65 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.

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal final
 Davies (GBR) W
 Seck (SEN) L  Davies (GBR) L
 Toro (ESP) L  Lewak (POL) W
 Lewak (POL) W  Lewak (POL) L
 Akhirov (KAZ) L  Laats (BEL) W
 Fuentes (USA) W  Fuentes (USA) L
 Revazishvilli (GEO) L  Laats (BEL) W
 Laats (BEL) W  Laats (BEL) L
 Zhang (CHN) L  Quellmalz (GER) W
 Tan (CAN) W  Tan (CAN) L
 Almeida (POR) W  Almeida (POR) W
 Giorgi (ITA) L  Almeida (POR) L
 Hernández (CUB) W  Quellmalz (GER) W
 Fagan (AUS) L  Hernández (CUB) L
 Quellmalz (GER) W  Quellmalz (GER) W
 Figuereo (DOM) L  Quellmalz (GER) W
 Nyamlkhagva (MGL) W  Nakamura (JPN) L
 Lauren (FIN) L  Nyamlhagva (MGL) L
 Nakamura (JPN) W  Nakamura (JPN) W
 Matsiev (RUS) L  Nakamura (JPN) W
 Mukhamedkhanov (UZB) W  Netov (BUL) L
 Molne (AND) L  Mukhamedkhanov (UZB) L
 Netov (BUL) W  Netov (BUL) W
 Ward (IRL) L  Nakamura (JPN) W
 Csák (HUN) W  Csák (HUN) L
 Aga (IND) L  Csák (HUN) W
 Steffano (URU) L  MacKinnon (RSA) L
 MacKinnon (RSA) W  Csák (HUN) W
 Guimarães (BRA) W  Guimarães (BRA) L
 Benbadaoud (FRA) L  Guimarães (BRA) W
 Demiriel (TUR) L  Lee (KOR) L
 Lee (KOR) 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.

First roundSecond roundThird roundBronze medal finals
 Revazishvilli (GEO)W Revazishvilli (GEO)W
 Fuentes (USA)L Lewak (POL)L Revazishvilli (GEO)L Hernández (CUB)W
 Figuereo (DOM)L Hernández (CUB)W Hernández (CUB)W Csák (HUN)L
 Hernández (CUB)W Almeida (POR)L
 Matsiev (RUS)L Nyamlhagva (MGL)L
 Nyamlhagva (MGL)W Netov (BUL)W Netov (BUL)L Guimarães (BRA)W
 Aga (IND)L MacKinnon (RSA)L Guimarães (BRA)W Laats (BEL)L
 MacKinnon (RSA)W Guimarães (BRA)W

References

  1. ^ "Judo at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Half-Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2018.