Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 players competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions.

Gold and silver medals in each weight class were determined by a single-elimination bracket. There was a repechage for those who are eliminated by one of the eventual semifinalists. Since there are four semifinalists, this means that four of the losers of the round of 32 (i.e., 25%) faced four of the losers from the round of 16 (50%). The winners of these matches faced the four judokas who have lost in the quarterfinals. The winners, then, of these four matches faced each other to narrow the repechage field down to two judokas. Until this stage, the repechage has been segregated into two distinct halves, with each succesive competitor facing another one from the same half of the original bracket; but each of the two judokas who emerge from the repechage challenged the loser of the other bracket's semifinal. (Since these two always come from opposite halves of the original bracket, they could not have faced each other already.) The winners of these two matches were each awarded a bronze medal, making judo unusual among Olympic events in not determining a single third-place finisher.

Men's 60 kg | 66 kg | 73 kg | 81 kg | 90 kg | 100 kg | over 100 kg

Women's 48 kg | 52 kg | 57 kg | 63 kg | 70 kg | 78 kg | over 78 kg

Judo medal table by country

Gold: Silver: Bronze:

Position	Country:	Total:
1	Japan	8	2	0	10
2	China	1	1	3	5
3	South Korea	1	1	1	3
4	Germany	1	0	3	4
5	Georgia	1	1	0	2
6=	Belarus	1	0	0	1
6=	Greece	1	0	0	1
8	Russia	0	2	3	5
9	Cuba	0	1	5	6
10	Netherlands	0	1	3	4
11=	Austria	0	1	0	1
11=	France	0	1	0	1
11=	North Korea	0	1	0	1
11=	Slovakia	0	1	0	1
11=	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
16	Brazil	0	0	2	2
17=	Belgium	0	0	1	1
17=	Bulgaria	0	0	1	1
17=	Estonia	0	0	1	1
17=	Israel	0	0	1	1
17=	Italy	0	0	1	1
17=	Mongolia	0	0	1	1
17=	Slovenia	0	0	1	1
17=	United States	0	0	1	1

60 kg men

Gold: Silver: Bronze:

Tadahiro Nomura, JPN	Nestor Khergiani, GEO	Choi Min-ho, KOR Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar, MGL

Main bracket

Round of 32

• Evgeny Stanev, Russia def. Younes Ahamdi, Morocco
• Anis Lounifi, Tunisia def. Pak Nam-Chol, North Korea
• Nestor Khergiani, Georgia def. Kenji Uematsu, Spain
• Bazarbek Donbay, Kazakhstan def. Omar Rebahi, Algeria
• Craig Fallon, Great Britain def. Scott Fernandis, Australia
• Revazi Zintiridis, Greece def. Sanjar Zokirov, Uzbekistan
• Masoud Haji Akhondzade, Iran def. Jean Claude Cameroun, Cameroon
• Armen Nazaryan, Armenia def. Alexandre Lee, Brazil
• Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar, Mongolia def. Akram Shah, India
• Taraje Williams-Murray, United States def. Gal Yekutiel, Israel
• Benjamin Darbelet, France def. Reiver David Alvarenga, Venezuela
• Choi Min-ho, South Korea def. Ludwig Paischer, Austria
• Tadahiro Nomura, Japan def. Modesto Lara, Dominican Republic
• Oliver Gussenberg, Germany def. Siarhei Novikau, Belarus
• Cristobal Alejandro Aburto, Mexico def. David Fernandez, Costa Rica
• Miguel Albarracin, Argentina def. Francis Labrosse, Seychelles

Round of 16

• Evgeny Stanev, Russia def. Anis Lounifi, Tunisia
• Nestor Khergiani, Georgia def. Bazarbek Donbay, Kazakhstan
• Revazi Zintiridis, Greece def. Craig Fallon, Great Britain
• Masoud Haji Akhondzade, Iran def. Armen Nazaryan, Armenia
• Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar, Mongolia def. Taraje Williams-Murray, United States
• Choi Min-ho, South Korea def. Benjamin Darbelet, France
• Tadahiro Nomura, Japan def. Oliver Gussenberg, Germany
• Miguel Albarracin, Argentina def. Cristobal Alejandro Aburto, Mexico

Quarterfinals

• Nestor Khergiani, Georgia def. Evgeny Stanev, Russia
• Masoud Haji Akhondzade, Iran def. Revazi Zintiridis, Greece
• Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar, Mongolia def. Choi Min-ho, South Korea
• Tadahiro Nomura, Japan def. Miguel Albarracin, Argentina

Semifinals

• Nestor Khergiani, Georgia def. Masoud Haji Akhondzade, Iran
• Tadahiro Nomura, Japan def. Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar, Mongolia

Finals

• Tadahiro Nomura, Japan def. Nestor Khergiani, Georgia

Repechage

Round of 32

• Kenji Uematsu, Spain def. Bazarbek Donbay, Kazakhstan
• Jean Claude Cameroun, Cameroon def. Armen Nazaryan, Armenia
• Akram Shah, India def. Taraje Williams-Murray, United States
• Oliver Gussenberg, Germany def. Modesto Lara, Dominican Republic

Round of 16

• Kenji Uematsu, Spain def. Evgeny Stanev, Russia
• Revazi Zintiridis, Greece def. Jean Claude Cameroun, Cameroon
• Choi Min-ho, South Korea def. Akram Shah, India
• Oliver Gussenberg, Germany def. Miguel Albarracin, Argentina

Quarterfinals

• Kenji Uematsu, Spain def. Revazi Zintiridis, Greece
• Choi Min-ho, South Korea def. Oliver Gussenberg, Germany

Semifinals

• Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar, Mongolia def. Kenji Uematsu, Spain
• Choi Min-ho, South Korea def. Masoud Haji Akhondzade, Iran

Final rankings

1. Tadahiro Nomura, Japan
2. Nestor Khergiani, Georgia
3. Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar, Mongolia
3. Choi Min-ho, South Korea
5. Kenji Uematsu, Spain
5. Masoud Haji Akhondzade, Iran
7. Revazi Zintiridis, Greece
7. Oliver Gussenberg, Germany

66 kg men

Gold: Silver: Bronze:

Masato Uchishiba, JPN	Jozef Krnac, SVK	Georgi Georgiev, BUL Yordanis Arencibia, CUB

Main bracket

Round of 32

• Yordanis Arencibia, Cuba def. Ludwing Manuel Ortiz, Venezuela
• Heath Young, Australia def. Juan Jose Paz, Bolivia
• Miklos Ungvari, Hungary def. Elchin Ismaylov, Azerbaijan
• Joao Pina, Portugal def. Musa Nastuyev, Ukraine
• Oscar Penas, Spain def. Melvin Mendez, Puerto Rico
• Jozef Krnac, Slovakia def. Abdou Alassane Dji Bo, Niger
• Amar Meridja, Algeria def. Amin Mohamed, Egypt
• Magomed Dzhafarov, Russia def. Alexander Ottiano, United States
• Henrique Carlos Guimaraes, Brazil def. Bang Gui-man, South Korea
• Gantumur Dashdavaa, Mongolia def. Georgios Vazagkasvili, Greece
• Masato Uchishiba, Japan def. Jorge Lencina, Argentina
• Muratbek Kipshakbayev, Kazakhstan def. Juan Carlos Jacinto, Dominican Republic
• Milos Mijalkovic, Serbia and Montenegro def. Murat Kalikulov, Uzbekistan
• Bektas Demirel, Turkey def. Larbi Benboudaoud, France
• Georgi Georgiev, Bulgaria def. David Margoshvili, Georgia

Bye:

• Ehud Vaks, Israel [opponent Arash Miresmaeili, Iran disqualified]

Round of 16

• Yordanis Arencibia, Cuba def. Heath Young, Australia
• Joao Pina, Portugal def. Miklos Ungvari, Hungary
• Jozef Krnac, Slovakia def. Oscar Penas, Spain
• Amar Meridja, Algeria def. Ehud Vaks, Israel
• Magomed Dzhafarov, Russia def. Henrique Carlos Guimaraes, Brazil
• Masato Uchishiba, Japan def. Gantumur Dashdavaa, Mongolia
• Muratbek Kipshakbayev, Kazakhstan def. Milos Mijalkovic, Serbia and Montenegro
• Georgi Georgiev, Bulgaria def. Bektas Demirel, Turkey

Quarterfinals

• Yordanis Arencibia, Cuba def. Joao Pina, Portugal
• Jozef Krnac, Slovakia def. Amar Meridja, Algeria
• Masato Uchishiba, Japan def. Magomed Dzhafarov, Russia
• Georgi Georgiev, Bulgaria def. Muratbek Kipshakbayev, Kazakhstan

Semifinals

• Jozef Krnac, Slovakia def. Yordanis Arencibia, Cuba
• Masato Uchishiba, Japan def. Georgi Georgiev, Bulgaria

Final

• Masato Uchishiba, Japan def. Jozef Krnac, Slovakia

Repechage

Round of 16

• Ludwing Manuel Ortiz, Venezuela def. Heath Young, Australia
• Oscar Penas, Spain def. Abdou Alassane Dji Bo, Niger
• Jorge Lencina, Argentina def. Gantumur Dashdavaa, Mongolia
• David Margoshvili, Georgia def. Bektas Demirel, Turkey

Quarterfinals

• Joao Pina, Portugal def. Ludwing Manuel Ortiz, Venezuela
• Oscar Penas, Spain def. Amar Meridja, Algeria
• Jorge Lencina, Argentina def. Magomed Dzhafarov, Russia
• David Margoshvili, Georgia def. Muratbek Kipshakbayev, Kazakhstan

Semifinals

• Oscar Penas, Spain def. Joao Pina, Portugal
• David Margoshvili, Georgia def. Jorge Lencina, Argentina

Bronze medal finals

• Georgi Georgiev, Bulgaria def. Oscar Penas, Spain
• Yordanis Arencibia, Cuba def. David Margoshvili, Georgia

73 kg men

Gold: Silver: Bronze:

Won Hee Lee, KOR	Vitaliy Makarov, RUS	James Pedro, USA Ilias Iliadis, GRE	Roman Gontyuk, UKR	Dmitri Nossov, RUS Zurab Zviadauri, GEO	Hiroshi Izumi, JPN	Khasanbi Taov, RUS Ihar Makarau, BLR	Sung Ho Jang, KOR	Michael Jurack, GER Ariel Zeevi, ISR

The Olympic gold medallist from the 2000 Summer Olympics, Kosei Inoue of Japan, had not been beaten in four years coming into this event, but lost in both the quarterfinals and the repecharge to miss out on a medal. In the final, Ihar Makarau beat Sung Ho Jang by Waza-ari.

over 100 kg men

Gold: Silver: Bronze:

Keiji Suzuki, JPN	Tamerlan Tmenov, RUS	Dennis van der Geest, NED Ryoko Tani, JPN	Frederique Jossinet, FRA	Julia Matijass, GER Gao Feng, CHN

August 14

Round of 32

Byes

• Anna Zemla-Krajewska, Poland
• Alina Alexandra Dumitru, Romania
• Yamila Zambrano, Cuba
• Ryoko Tani, Japan
• Maria Karagiannopoulou, Greece
• Giuseppina Marci, Italy
• Tatiana Moskvina, Belarus
• Julia Matijass, Germany
• Carolyne Lepage, Canada
• Gue Rin Ye, South Korea

• Lyubov Bruletova, Russia def. Ouelogo Konkiswinde Hanatou, Burkina Faso
• Tatyana Shishkina, Kazakhstan def. Lisseth Orozco, Colombia
• Soraya Haddad, Algeria def. Bertille Ali, Central African Republic
• Feng Gao, China def. Daniela Polzin, Brazil
• Frederique Jossinet, France def. Sonya Chervonsky, Australia
• Nese Sensoy Yildiz, Turkey def. Kyong Ok Ri, North Korea

Round of 16

• Anna Zemla-Krajewska, Poland def. Lyubov Bruletova, Russia
• Alina Alexandra Dumitru, Romania def. Tatyana Shishkina, Kazakhstan
• Soraya Haddad, Algeria def. Yamila Zambrano, Cuba
• Ryoko Tani, Japan def. Maria Karagiannopoulou, Greece
• Feng Gao, China def. Giuseppina Marci, Italy
• Frederique Jossinet, France def. Tatiana Moskvina, Belarus
• Julia Matijass, Germany def. Carolyne Lepage, Canada
• Gue Rin Ye, South Korea def. Nese Sensoy Yildiz, Turkey

Quarterfinals

• Alina Alexandra Dumitru, Romania def. Anna Zemla-Krajewska, Poland
• Ryoko Tani, Japan def. Soraya Haddad, Algeria
• Frederique Jossinet, France def. Feng Gao, China
• Julia Matijass, Germany def. Gue Rin Ye, South Korea

Semifinals

• Ryoko Tani, Japan def. Alina Alexandra Dumitru, Romania
• Frederique Jossinet, France def. Julia Matijass, Germany

Final

• Ryoko Tani, Japan def. Frederique Jossinet, France

Repechage

Round of 32

• Tatiana Moskvina, Belarus def. Sonya Chervonsky, Australia

Round of 16

• Anna Zemla-Krajewska, Poland def. Tatyana Shishkina, Kazakhstan
• Maria Karagiannopoulou, Greece def. Soraya Haddad, Algeria
• Feng Gao, China def. Tatiana Moskvina, Belarus
• Gue Rin Ye, South Korea def. Carolyne Lepage, Canada

Quarterfinals

• Maria Karagiannopoulou, Greece def. Anna Zemla-Krajewska, Poland
• Feng Gao, People's Republic of Chin def. Gue Rin Ye, South Korea

Semifinals

• Julia Matijass, Germany def. Maria Karagiannopoulou, Greece
• Feng Gao, China def. Alina Alexandra Dumitru, Romania

Final rankings

1. Ryoko Tani, Japan
2. Frederique Jossinet, France
3. Julia Matijass, Germany
3. Feng Gao, China
5. Maria Karagiannopoulou, Greece
5. Alina Alexandra Dumitru, Romania
7. Anna Zemla-Krajewska, Poland
7. Gue Rin Ye, South Korea

52 kg women

Gold: Silver: Bronze:

Dongmei Xian, CHN

Yuki Yokosawa, JPN

Ilse Heylen, BEL Yvonne Boenisch, GER

Sun Hui Kye, PRK

Deborah Gravenstijn, NED Ayumi Tanimoto, JPN

Claudia Heill, AUT

Dryulis Gonzalez, CUB Masae Ueno, JPN

Edith Bosch, NED

Dongya Qin, CHN Noriko Anno, JPN

Xia Liu, CHN

Lucia Morico, ITA Maki Tsukada, JPN

Dayma Beltran, CUB

Tea Donguzashvili, RUS Events at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Athens)

Archery | Athletics (track and field) | Badminton | Baseball | Basketball | Boxing | Canoeing | Cycling | Diving | Equestrian | Fencing | Football (soccer) | Gymnastics | Handball | Hockey | Judo | Modern Pentathlon | Rowing | Sailing | Shooting | Softball | Swimming | Synchronized Swimming | Table Tennis | Taekwondo | Tennis | Triathlon | Volleyball | Water Polo | Weightlifting | Wheelchair racing (demonstration sport) | Wrestling

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