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Olympic judo tournament

Men's open category
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Velodrome
Date31 July
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Haruki Uemura  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Keith Remfry  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shota Chochishvili  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jo Jae-gi  South Korea
Judo at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Men
63 kg
70 kg
80 kg
93 kg
+93 kg
Open

The men's open category competition in judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on 31 July at the Olympic Velodrome. The gold medal was won by Haruki Uemura of Japan.

Results

Main brackets

Pool A

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
 Jimmy Wooley (USA) W
 Hans-Jakob Schädler (LIE) L  Jimmy Wooley (USA) L
 Tom Greenway (CAN) L  Vladimír Novák (TCH) W
 Vladimír Novák (TCH) W  Vladimír Novák (TCH) L
 Radomir Kovacevic (YUG) W  Shota Chochishvili (URS) W
 Markku Airio (FIN) L  Radomir Kovacevic (YUG) L
 José Luis de Frutos (ESP) DNS  Shota Chochishvili (URS) W
 Shota Chochishvili (URS) WO  Shota Chochishvili (URS) L
 Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) W  Haruki Uemura (JPN) W
 Waldemar Zausz (POL) L  Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) WO
 Geoffrey Sankies (GUY) DNS No opponent –
 Gal Choidog (MGL) DNS  Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) L
 José Cornavaca (NCA) L  Haruki Uemura (JPN) W
 Pak Jong-gil (PRK) W  Pak Jong-gil (PRK) L
 Haruki Uemura (JPN) W

Pool B

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
 Jorge Portelli (ARG) WO
 Jaime Felipa (AHO) DNS  Jorge Portelli (ARG) W
 José Ibañez (CUB) WO  José Ibañez (CUB) L
 Johnny Mackay (ECU) DNS  Jorge Portelli (ARG) W
 José Chandri (PUR) L  Klaus Wallas (AUT) L
 Johan Schåltz (SWE) W  Johan Schåltz (SWE) L
 Mario Daminelli (ITA) DNS  Klaus Wallas (AUT) W
 Klaus Wallas (AUT) WO  Jorge Portelli (ARG) L
 Imre Varga (HUN) WO  Keith Remfry (GBR) W
 Dietmar Lorenz (GDR) DNS  Imre Varga (HUN) L
 Jo Jae-gi (KOR) WO  Jo Jae-gi (KOR) W
 Mohamed Zouagh (MAR) DNS  Jo Jae-gi (KOR) L
 Günther Neureuther (FRG) W  Keith Remfry (GBR) W
 Abdoulaye Djiba (SEN) L  Günther Neureuther (FRG) L
 Keith Remfry (GBR) W

Repechages

Repechage A

Repechage Repechage semifinal Repechage final
 Pak Jong-gil (PRK) L
 Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) W
 Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) L
 Shota Chochishvili (URS) W

Repechage B

Repechage Repechage semifinal Repechage final
 Günther Neureuther (FRG) L
 Jo Jae-gi (KOR) W
 Jo Jae-gi (KOR) W
 Jorge Portelli (ARG) L

Finals

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
  
 
  Shota Chochishvili (URS)L
  
  Haruki Uemura (JPN)W
  Haruki Uemura (JPN)W
  
  Keith Remfry (GBR)L
  Jorge Portelli (ARG)L
 
  Keith Remfry (GBR)W
 

Final classification

Rank Name Country
1st place, gold medalist(s) Haruki Uemura  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Keith Remfry  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shota Chochishvili  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jo Jae-gi  South Korea
5T Jorge Portelli  Argentina
5T Jean-Luc Rougé  France
7T Pak Jong-gil  North Korea
7T Günther Neureuther  West Germany
9T Vladimír Novák  Czechoslovakia
9T Klaus Wallas  Austria
11T Jimmy Wooley  United States
11T Radomir Kovacevic  Yugoslavia
11T Imre Varga  Hungary
11T José Ibañez  Cuba
11T Johan Schåltz  Sweden
16T Hans-Jakob Schädler  Liechtenstein
16T Tom Greenway  Canada
16T Markku Airio  Finland
16T José Chandri  Puerto Rico
16T Waldemar Zausz  Poland
16T Dietmar Lorenz  East Germany
16T José Cornavaca  Nicaragua
16T Abdoulaye Djiba  Senegal

References

  1. "Judo at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Open Class". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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