Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 86 kg

These are the results of the Men's 86 kg (also known as Middleweight) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 33 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 86 kilograms. Competition took place in the Georgia World Congress Center.[1]

Men's 86 kg at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue	Georgia World Congress Center
Date	22 July
Competitors	33 from 33 nations
Medalists
Jeon Ki-Young  South Korea Armen Bagdasarov  Uzbekistan Marko Spittka  Germany Mark Huizinga  Netherlands

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.

•  Nicolas Gill (CAN) defeated  Rodolfo Cano (GUA)
•  Ao Tegen (CHN) defeated  Marek Pisula (POL)

Main bracket

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

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal final

Maltsev (RUS)

W

Ao (CHN)

L

Maltsev (RUS)

L

Celestin (HAI)

L

Bagdasarov (UZB)

W

Bagdasarov (UZB)

W

Bagdasarov (UZB)

W

Olson (USA)

W

Merkevicius (LTU)

L

Wu (TPE)

L

Olson (USA)

L

Merkevicius (LTU)

W

Merkevicius (LTU)

W

Lacina (CZE)

L

Bagdasarov (UZB)

W

Yoshida (JPN)

L

Croitoru (ROU)

L

Croitoru (ROU)

W

Croitoru (ROU)

W

Mashurenko (UKR)

W

Mashurenko (UKR)

L

Murray (AHO)

L

Croitoru (ROU)

W

Klischin (AUT)

L

Yandzi (FRA)

L

Wilkinson (AUS)

W

Wilkinson (AUS)

L

Birch (GBR)

L

Yandzi (FRA)

W

Yandzi (FRA)

W

Bagdasarov (UZB)

L

Alimzhanov (KAZ)

L

Jeon (KOR)

W

Spittka (GER)

W

Spittka (GER)

W

Tsmindashvili (GEO)

L

Branco Zanol (BRA)

L

Zanol (BRA)

W

Spittka (GER)

W

Gill (CAN)

W

Gill (CAN)

L

Ndenguet (COD)

L

Gill (CAN)

W

Bayu (INA)

L

Villar (ESP)

L

Villar (ESP)

W

Spittka (GER)

L

Elisii (ARG)

W

Jeon (KOR)'

W

Kaaba (MAR)

L

Elisii (ARG)

L

Hachicha (TUN)

L

Despaigne (CUB)

W

Despaigne (CUB)

W

Despaigne (CUB)

L

Jeon (KOR)

W

Jeon (KOR)'

LW

Huizinga (NED)

L

Jeon (KOR)

W

L

Biwole Abolo (CMR)

L

Biwole Abolo (CMR)

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 round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal finals

Merkevicius (LTU)

L

Spittka (GER)

W

Celestin (HAI)

L

Maltsev (RUS)

W

Yoshida (JPN)

L

Maltsev (RUS)

W

Maltsev (RUS)

L

Yoshida (JPN)

W

Yandzi (FRA)

L

Yoshida (JPN)

W

Yoshida (JPN)

W

Mashurenko (UKR)

L

Gill (CAN)

W

Croitoru (ROU)

L

Alimzhanov (KAZ)

LL

Branco Zanol (BRA)

L

Huizinga (NED)

W

Branco Zanol (BRA)

W

Gill (CAN)

L

Huizinga (NED)

W

Despaigne (CUB)

L

Huizinga (NED)

W

Huizinga (NED)

W

Biwole Abolo (CMR)

L

References

1. "Judo at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2018.