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Judo — Half-Middleweight, Men

Times held 14
Total participants 370
Total countries 126

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1972 Half-Middleweight (≤70 kilograms), Men Olympic 28 28
1976 Half-Middleweight (≤70 kilograms), Men Olympic 26 26
1980 Half-Middleweight (≤78 kilograms), Men Olympic 23 23
1984 Half-Middleweight (≤78 kilograms), Men Olympic 38 38
1988 Half-Middleweight (≤78 kilograms), Men Olympic 41 41
1992 Half-Middleweight (≤78 kilograms), Men Olympic 42 42
1996 Half-Middleweight (≤78 kilograms), Men Olympic 34 34
2000 Half-Middleweight (≤81 kilograms), Men Olympic 37 37
2004 Half-Middleweight (≤81 kilograms), Men Olympic 32 32
2008 Half-Middleweight (≤81 kilograms), Men Olympic 35 35
2012 Half-Middleweight (≤81 kilograms), Men Olympic 33 33
2016 Half-Middleweight (≤81 kilograms), Men Olympic 33 33
2020 Half-Middleweight (≤81 kilograms), Men Olympic 34 34
2024 Half-Middleweight (≤81 kilograms), Men Olympic 33 33

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1972 Toyokazu NomuraJPN Antoni ZajkowskiPOL Dietmar Hötger
Anatoly Novikov		GDR
URS
1976 Vladimir NevzorovURS Koji KuramotoJPN Patrick Vial
Marian Tałaj		FRA
POL
1980 Shota KhabareliURS Juan FerrerCUB Bernard Tchoullouyan
Harald Heinke		FRA
GDR
1984 Frank WienekeFRG Neil AdamsGBR Michel Nowak
Mircea Frățică		FRA
ROU
1988 Waldemar LegieńPOL Frank WienekeFRG Torsten Bréchôt
Bashir Varayev		GDR
URS
1992 Hidehiko YoshidaJPN Jason MorrisUSA Bertrand Damaisin
Kim Byeong-Ju		FRA
KOR
1996 Djamel BourasFRA Toshihiko KogaJPN Jo In-Cheol
Soso Liparteliani		KOR
GEO
2000 Makoto TakimotoJPN Jo In-CheolKOR Aleksei Budõlin
Nuno Delgado		EST
POR
2004 Ilias IliadisGRE Roman HontiukUKR Dmitry Nosov
Flávio Canto		RUS
BRA
2008 Ole BischofGER Kim Jae-BeomKOR Tiago Camilo
Roman Hontiuk		BRA
UKR
2012 Kim Jae-BeomKOR Ole BischofGER Ivan Nifontov
Antoine Valois-Fortier		RUS
CAN
2016 Khasan KhalmurzayevRUS Travis StevensUSA Sergiu Toma
Takanori Nagase		UAE
JPN
2020 Takanori NagaseJPN Saeid MollaeiMGL Shamil Borchashvili
Matthias Casse		AUT
BEL
2024 Takanori NagaseJPN Tato GrigalashviliGEO Lee Jun-Hwan
Somon Makhmadbekov		KOR
TJK

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Japan JPN 5 2 1 8
Soviet Union URS 2 0 2 4
Republic of Korea KOR 1 2 3 6
Poland POL 1 1 1 3
Germany GER 1 1 0 2
West Germany FRG 1 1 0 2
France FRA 1 0 4 5
Russian Federation RUS 1 0 2 3
Greece GRE 1 0 0 1
United States USA 0 2 0 2
Georgia GEO 0 1 1 2
Ukraine UKR 0 1 1 2
Cuba CUB 0 1 0 1
Great Britain GBR 0 1 0 1
Mongolia MGL 0 1 0 1
East Germany GDR 0 0 3 3
Brazil BRA 0 0 2 2
Austria AUT 0 0 1 1
Belgium BEL 0 0 1 1
Canada CAN 0 0 1 1
Estonia EST 0 0 1 1
Portugal POR 0 0 1 1
Romania ROU 0 0 1 1
Tajikistan TJK 0 0 1 1
United Arab Emirates UAE 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Takanori Nagase JPN 2 0 1 3
Frank Wieneke FRG 1 1 0 2
Ole Bischof GER 1 1 0 2
Kim Jae-Beom KOR 1 1 0 2
Djamel Bouras FRA 1 0 0 1
Shota Khabareli GEO
URS		 1 0 0 1
Waldemar Legień POL 1 0 0 1
Vladimir Nevzorov RUS
URS		 1 0 0 1
Toyokazu Nomura JPN 1 0 0 1
Hidehiko Yoshida JPN 1 0 0 1
Makoto Takimoto JPN 1 0 0 1
Ilias Iliadis GRE 1 0 0 1
Khasan Khalmurzayev RUS 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Afghanistan AFG 2024 Summer Olympics Mohammad Samim Faizad DQ See all
Albania ALB 2008 Summer Olympics Edmond Topalli =21 See all
Algeria ALG 1980 Summer Olympics Berkane Adda =12 See all
Angola ANG 1988 Summer Olympics Ricardo José Boy =20 See all
Argentina ARG 1996 Summer Olympics Gastón García =5 See all
Armenia ARM 1996 Summer Olympics Arsen Gevorgyan =21 See all
Aruba ARU 2008 Summer Olympics Fiderd Vis =21 See all
Australia AUS 1976 Summer Olympics John Van Hoek =7 See all
Austria AUT 2020 Summer Olympics Shamil Borchashvili =3 Bronze See all
Azerbaijan AZE 2004 Summer Olympics Mehman Əzizov =5 See all
Bahrain BRN 2024 Summer Olympics Askerby Gerbekov =17 See all
Belarus BLR 2008 Summer Olympics Siarhei Shundzikau =13 See all
Belgium BEL 2020 Summer Olympics Matthias Casse =3 Bronze See all
Benin BEN 2024 Summer Olympics Valentin Houinato =17 See all
Bolivia BOL 1992 Summer Olympics Eric Bustos =22 See all
Brazil BRA 2004 Summer Olympics Flávio Canto =3 Bronze See all
2008 Summer Olympics Tiago Camilo =3 Bronze
Bulgaria BUL 1980 Summer Olympics Georgi Petrov =7 See all
2016 Summer Olympics Ivaylo Ivanov =7
Burkina Faso BUR 2000 Summer Olympics Salifou Koucka Ouiminga =34 See all
Cameroon CMR 1984 Summer Olympics Jules-Albert Ndemba =14 See all
Canada CAN 2012 Summer Olympics Antoine Valois-Fortier =3 Bronze See all
Chad CHA 1992 Summer Olympics M'Bairo Abakar =13 See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 1972 Summer Olympics Wang Jong-She =7 See all
Colombia COL 2008 Summer Olympics Mario Antonio Valles =9 See all
Comoros COM 2020 Summer Olympics Housni Thaoubani =32 See all
Congo CGO 1984 Summer Olympics Christophe Wogo =20 See all
Costa Rica CRC 1984 Summer Olympics Javier Cóndor =34 See all
Croatia CRO 2012 Summer Olympics Tomislav Marijanović =17 See all
Cuba CUB 1980 Summer Olympics Juan Ferrer 2 Silver See all
Cyprus CYP 1992 Summer Olympics Christodoulos Katsinioridis =18 See all
Czechia CZE 2012 Summer Olympics Jaromír Musil =17 See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1980 Summer Olympics Vladimír Bárta =12 See all
Côte d'Ivoire CIV 1984 Summer Olympics Gaston Oula 11 See all
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 2000 Summer Olympics Kwak Ok-Chol =7 See all
Democratic Republic of the Congo COD 1992 Summer Olympics Musuyu Kutama =34 See all
Dominican Republic DOM 2004 Summer Olympics José Miguel Boissard =21 See all
East Germany GDR 1972 Summer Olympics Dietmar Hötger =3 Bronze See all
1980 Summer Olympics Harald Heinke =3 Bronze
1988 Summer Olympics Torsten Bréchôt =3 Bronze
Ecuador ECU 1976 Summer Olympics Jhonny MacKay =19 See all
Egypt EGY 1984 Summer Olympics Walid Abdulhalim =9 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Walid Abdulhalim =9
2016 Summer Olympics Mohamed Abdelaal =9
El Salvador ESA 2016 Summer Olympics Juan Turcios =9 See all
Equatorial Guinea GEQ 2008 Summer Olympics José Mba Nchama =21 See all
Estonia EST 2000 Summer Olympics Aleksei Budõlin =3 Bronze See all
Fiji FIJ 2012 Summer Olympics Josateki Naulu =17 See all
2016 Summer Olympics Josateki Naulu =17
Finland FIN 1988 Summer Olympics Jukka-Pekka Metsola =12 See all
France FRA 1996 Summer Olympics Djamel Bouras 1 Gold See all
Gabon GAB 2016 Summer Olympics Paul Kibikai =9 See all
Georgia GEO 2024 Summer Olympics Tato Grigalashvili 2 Silver See all
Germany GER 2008 Summer Olympics Ole Bischof 1 Gold See all
Great Britain GBR 1984 Summer Olympics Neil Adams 2 Silver See all
Greece GRE 2004 Summer Olympics Ilias Iliadis 1 Gold See all
Guam GUM 1988 Summer Olympics Mariano Aquino =20 See all
Guinea GUI 1984 Summer Olympics Abdoulaye Diallo =20 See all
Haiti HAI 1996 Summer Olympics Adler Volmar =21 See all
Honduras HON 1984 Summer Olympics Adrián Sierra DNS See all
Hong Kong, China HKG 1988 Summer Olympics Lam Lap Hing =14 See all
Hungary HUN 1972 Summer Olympics Antal Hetényi =5 See all
Iceland ISL 1992 Summer Olympics Freyr Gauti Sigmundsson =34 See all
Independent Olympic Athletes IOA 2012 Summer Olympics Reginald de Windt =17 See all
Indonesia INA 2012 Summer Olympics Putu Wiradamungga =17 See all
Iraq IRQ 2016 Summer Olympics Hussein Al-Aameri =17 See all
Ireland IRL 1980 Summer Olympics Dave McManus 9 See all
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 2000 Summer Olympics Kazem Sarikhani =7 See all
Israel ISR 2020 Summer Olympics Sagi Muki =9 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Sagi Muki =9
Italy ITA 2016 Summer Olympics Matteo Marconcini =5 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Antonio Esposito =5
Japan JPN 1972 Summer Olympics Toyokazu Nomura 1 Gold See all
1992 Summer Olympics Hidehiko Yoshida 1 Gold
2000 Summer Olympics Makoto Takimoto 1 Gold
2020 Summer Olympics Takanori Nagase 1 Gold
2024 Summer Olympics Takanori Nagase 1 Gold
Kazakhstan KAZ 2000 Summer Olympics Ruslan Seilkhanov =9 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Islam Bozbayev =9
Kenya KEN 1988 Summer Olympics James Kihara =34 See all
Kuwait KUW 1988 Summer Olympics Hisham Al-Sharaf Rashad =14 See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 2020 Summer Olympics Vladimir Zoloev =17 See all
Latvia LAT 2012 Summer Olympics Konstantīns Ovčiņņikovs =17 See all
Lebanon LBN 1992 Summer Olympics Fadi Saikali =9 See all
Liberia LBR 2012 Summer Olympics Levi Saryee DNS See all
Libya LBA 2004 Summer Olympics Mohamed Ben Saleh =13 See all
Liechtenstein LIE 1972 Summer Olympics Armin Büchel =18 See all
Madagascar MAD 1972 Summer Olympics Justin Andriamanantena 9 See all
Mali MLI 1984 Summer Olympics Paul Diop =20 See all
Mexico MEX 1972 Summer Olympics Raúl Foullón =12 See all
Monaco MON 1996 Summer Olympics Thierry Vatrican =17 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Thierry Vatrican 17
Mongolia MGL 2020 Summer Olympics Saeid Mollaei 2 Silver See all
Montenegro MNE 2008 Summer Olympics Srđan Mrvaljević =9 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Srđan Mrvaljević =9
Morocco MAR 2004 Summer Olympics Adil Bel Gaid =9 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Safouane Attaf =9
Mozambique MOZ 2016 Summer Olympics Marlon Acácio =17 See all
Netherlands NED 2008 Summer Olympics Guillaume Elmont =5 See all
New Zealand NZL 1992 Summer Olympics Graeme Spinks =22 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Tim Slyfield =22
Nicaragua NCA 1996 Summer Olympics Ricky Dixon =13 See all
Nigeria NGR 1992 Summer Olympics Suleman Musa =13 See all
North Macedonia MKD 2024 Summer Olympics Edi Šerifovsky =17 See all
Norway NOR 1984 Summer Olympics Fridtjof Thoen =34 See all
Palestine PLE 2020 Summer Olympics Wesam Abu Rmilah =17 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Fares Badawi =17
Panama PAN 2012 Summer Olympics Omar Simmonds =17 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 1996 Summer Olympics Yuan Chao =13 See all
Philippines PHI 1972 Summer Olympics Geronimo Dyogi =12 See all
Poland POL 1988 Summer Olympics Waldemar Legień 1 Gold See all
Portugal POR 2000 Summer Olympics Nuno Delgado =3 Bronze See all
Puerto Rico PUR 2024 Summer Olympics Adrián Gandía =9 See all
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Alan Khubetsov =7 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 2012 Summer Olympics Kim Jae-Beom 1 Gold See all
Republic of Moldova MDA 2012 Summer Olympics Sergiu Toma =9 See all
2016 Summer Olympics Valeriu Duminică =9
Romania ROU 1984 Summer Olympics Mircea Frățică =3 Bronze See all
Russian Federation RUS 2016 Summer Olympics Khasan Khalmurzayev 1 Gold See all
Samoa SAM 2020 Summer Olympics Peniamina Percival =17 See all
Senegal SEN 1976 Summer Olympics Lamine Wade =13 See all
Serbia and Montenegro SCG 1996 Summer Olympics Dragoljub Radulović =21 See all
Sierra Leone SLE 2020 Summer Olympics Frederick Harris DNS See all
Slovenia SLO 2012 Summer Olympics Aljaž Sedej =17 See all
South Africa RSA 2008 Summer Olympics Matthew Jago =21 See all
Soviet Union URS 1976 Summer Olympics Vladimir Nevzorov 1 Gold See all
1980 Summer Olympics Shota Khabareli 1 Gold
Spain ESP 1980 Summer Olympics Ignacio Sanz =5 See all
Sudan SUD 1992 Summer Olympics Hamid Fadul 17 See all
Sweden SWE 1992 Summer Olympics Lars Adolfsson =5 See all
Switzerland SUI 1972 Summer Olympics Reto Zinsli =7 See all
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 1980 Summer Olympics Bassam El-Jabbin =17 See all
Tajikistan TJK 2024 Summer Olympics Somon Makhmadbekov =3 Bronze See all
Togo TOG 2008 Summer Olympics Sacha Denanyoh =13 See all
Tunisia TUN 1992 Summer Olympics Salah Rekik =22 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Abdessalem Arous =22
Türkiye TUR 1996 Summer Olympics Iraklı Uznadze =7 See all
Ukraine UKR 2004 Summer Olympics Roman Hontiuk 2 Silver See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Sharip Varayev =7 See all
United Arab Emirates UAE 2016 Summer Olympics Sergiu Toma =3 Bronze See all
United States USA 1992 Summer Olympics Jason Morris 2 Silver See all
2016 Summer Olympics Travis Stevens 2 Silver
Uruguay URU 2000 Summer Olympics Álvaro Paseyro =5 See all
Uzbekistan UZB 2020 Summer Olympics Sharofiddin Boltaboev =7 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Sharofiddin Boltaboev =7
Vanuatu VAN 2020 Summer Olympics Hugo Cumbo =17 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Hugo Cumbo =17
Venezuela VEN 1988 Summer Olympics Kilmar Campos =20 See all
West Germany FRG 1984 Summer Olympics Frank Wieneke 1 Gold See all
Yemen YEM 1992 Summer Olympics Ahmed Al-Shiekh =22 See all
Yugoslavia YUG 1984 Summer Olympics Filip Leščak =5 See all
Zambia ZAM 1980 Summer Olympics Henry Sichalwe =17 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Boas Munyonga =17
Zimbabwe ZIM 1988 Summer Olympics Patrick Matangi =14 See all
Équipe Olympique des Réfugies EOR 2024 Summer Olympics Arab Sibghatullah =17 See all