Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 66 kg

Judo at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Men Women
  60 kg     48 kg  
66 kg 52 kg
73 kg 57 kg
81 kg 63 kg
90 kg 70 kg
100 kg 78 kg
+100 kg +78 kg

These are the results of the Men's 66 kg (also known as half-lightweight) competition in Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. A total of 35 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 66 kilograms. The competition took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on 16 September.

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Medalists

Gold  Hüseyin Özkan
Turkey (TUR)
Silver  Larbi Benboudaoud
France (FRA)
Bronze  Girolamo Giovinazzo
Italy (ITA)
Bronze  Giorgi Vazagashvili
Georgia (GEO)

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.

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Gold medal final
                                   
  Van Kalken (NED) W  
  Nyamlkhavga (MGL) L       Van Kalken (NED) W  
  Nakamura (JPN) W     Nakamura (JPN) L  
  Lounifi (TUN) L         Van Kalken (NED) W  
  Rios (ARG) L         Baglayev (KAZ) L  
  Matsiev (RUS) W       Matsiev (RUS) L
  Cameroun (CMR) L     Baglayev (KAZ) W  
  Baglayev (KAZ) W         Van Kalken (NED) L  
  Özkan (TUR) W         Özkan (TUR) W  
  Miresmaeili (IRI) L       Özkan (TUR) W  
  Csák (HUN) L     Georgiev (BUL) L  
  Georgiev (BUL) W         Özkan (TUR) W
  Zhang (CHN) W         Zhang (CHN) L  
  Bivol (MDA) L       Zhang (CHN) W
  Collett (AUS) W     Collett (AUS) L  
  Wanga (ARU) DQ         Özkan (TUR) W
  Benboudaoud (FRA) W         Benboudaoud (FRA) L
  Quintanal (GUA) L       Benboudaoud (FRA) W  
  Mendoza (ESA) L     Somerville (GBR) L  
  Somerville (GBR) W         Benboudaoud (FRA) W  
  Ngampoula-Mbembo (CGO) L         Uematsu (ESP) L  
  Uematsu (ESP) W       Uematsu (ESP) W
  Ottiano (USA) W     Ottiano (USA) L  
  Meridja (ALG) L         Benboudaoud (FRA) W
  Arencibia (CUB) L         Giovinazzo (ITA) L  
  Vazagashvili (GEO) W       Vazagashvili (GEO) W  
  Caravana (POR) W     Caravana (POR) L  
  Ortíz (VEN) L         Vazagashvili (GEO) L
  Guimaraes (BRA) W         Giovinazzo (ITA) W  
  Bengtsson (SWE) L       Guimaraes (BRA) L
  Acevedo (PUR) L     Giovinazzo (ITA) W  
  Giovinazzo (ITA) 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.

As there were 23 qualifiers for the repechage, one match was held to reduce the field to 22 judoka.

Then:

1st round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Bronze medal finals
      Nakamura (JPN) W         Miresmaeili (IRI) L
  Nyamlkhavga (MGL) L       Baglayev (KAZ) L           Giovinazzo (ITA) W
  Nakamura (JPN) W         Nakamura (JPN) L
      Miresmaeili (IRI) W  
      Miresmaeili (IRI) W
  Miresmaeili (IRI) W       Zhang (CHN) L  
  Georgiev (BUL) L  
 
      Han (KOR) W         Vazagashvili (GEO) W
  Han (KOR) W       Uematsu (ESP) L           Van Kalken (NED) L
  Somerville (GBR) L         Han (KOR) L
      Vazagashvili (GEO) W  
      Guimaraes (BRA) l
  Acevedo (PUR) L       Vazagashvili (GEO) W  
  Guimaraes (BRA) W  

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