| | Event type
Heavyweight (>93 kilograms), Men
| Date | 26 July 1976 — 14:00-20:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Vélodrome olympique, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec | |
| Participants | 19 from 19 countries | |
| Format | Two single-elimination pools, with winner of each pool advanced to the final. All judoka losing to the winner of each pool advanced to repêchage pools, with the winners of the repêchage pools earning bronze medals. | |
The two favorites were Sumio Endo of Japan and Sergey Novikov of the Soviet Union. Endo had won the 1975 World Championships, defeating Novikov in the final, while Novikov had won the 1976 European title. But the lack of a seeding system saw them drawn against each other in the opening round, with Novikov winning by decision. He made it to the final where he fought West Germany’s Günther Neureuther. At just over a minute, Novikov threw Neureuther with osoto-gari for ippon to win the gold medal. Endo came thru the repêchage to win bronze, joined by American Allen Coage, only the second American to win a judo medal.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Novikov |  URS | Gold | ||
| 2 | Günther Neureuther |  FRG | Silver | ||
| =3 | Sumio Endo |  JPN | Bronze | ||
| =3 | Allen Coage |  USA | Bronze | ||
| =5 | Güsemiin Jalaa |  MGL | |||
| =5 | Keith Remfry |  GBR | |||
| =7 | Abdoulaye Kote |  SEN | |||
| =7 | Radomir Kovačević |  YUG | |||
| 9 | Pak Jong-Gil |  PRK | |||
| =10 | Klaus Wallas |  AUT | |||
| =10 | Mihály Petrovszky |  HUN | |||
| =12 | Jaime Felipa |  AHO | |||
| =12 | José Chandri |  PUR | |||
| =12 | Emil Petrunov |  BUL | |||
| =12 | Rémi Berthet |  FRA | |||
| =12 | Vladimír Novák |  TCH | |||
| =17 | Hans-Jakob Schädler |  LIE | |||
| =17 | Waldemar Zausz |  POL | |||
| =17 | Markku Airio |  FIN |
Pool A (26 July 1976)
Round One (26 July 1976)
| Match #1 | Sergey Novikov | URS | Yusei-gachi (6:00) | Sumio Endo | JPN |
| Match #2 | Keith Remfry | GBR | Keikoku (6:00) | Waldemar Zausz | POL |
Quarter-Finals (26 July 1976)
| Match #1 | Sergey Novikov | URS | Ura-nage (6:00) | Pak Jong-Gil | PRK |
| Match #2 | Radomir Kovačević | YUG | Shido (6:00) | José Chandri | PUR |
| Match #3 | Keith Remfry | GBR | Tai-otoshi (6:00) | Emil Petrunov | BUL |
| Match #4 | Mihály Petrovszky | HUN | Soto-makikomi (6:00) | Rémi Berthet | FRA |
Semi-Finals (26 July 1976)
| Match #1 | Sergey Novikov | URS | Sasae-tsuri-komi-ashi (6:00) | Radomir Kovačević | YUG |
| Match #2 | Keith Remfry | GBR | O-soto-gari (6:00) | Mihály Petrovszky | HUN |
Final Round (26 July 1976)
| Match #1 | Sergey Novikov | URS | O-soto-gari (6:00) | Keith Remfry | GBR |
Repêchage (26 July 1976)
| Match #1 | Sumio Endo | JPN | Ko-uchi-gari (6:00) | Pak Jong-Gil | PRK |
| Match #2 | Sumio Endo | JPN | Yusei-gachi (6:00) | Radomir Kovačević | YUG |
| Match 3/4 | Sumio Endo | JPN | Eri-seoi-nage (6:00) | Keith Remfry | GBR |
Pool B (26 July 1976)
Round One (26 July 1976)
| Match #1 | Abdoulaye Kote | SEN | O-soto-gari (6:00) | Hans-Jakob Schädler | LIE |
| Match #2 | Vladimír Novák | TCH | Uchi-mata (6:00) | Markku Airio | FIN |
Quarter-Finals (26 July 1976)
| Match #1 | Günther Neureuther | FRG | Ushiro-kesa-gatame (1:23) | Abdoulaye Kote | SEN |
| Match #2 | Güsemiin Jalaa | MGL | bye | ||
| Match #3 | Klaus Wallas | AUT | Ashi-garami (6:00) | Vladimír Novák | TCH |
| Match #4 | Allen Coage | USA | Tai-otoshi (1:24) | Jaime Felipa | AHO |
Semi-Finals (26 July 1976)
| Match #1 | Günther Neureuther | FRG | Uchi-mata (2:56) | Güsemiin Jalaa | MGL |
| Match #2 | Allen Coage | USA | Tai-otoshi (6:00) | Klaus Wallas | AUT |
Final Round (26 July 1976)
| Match #1 | Günther Neureuther | FRG | Yusei-gachi (6:00) | Allen Coage | USA |
Repêchage (26 July 1976)
| Match #1 | Güsemiin Jalaa | MGL | Kesa-gatame (4:49) | Abdoulaye Kote | SEN |
| Match 3/4 | Allen Coage | USA | Kesa-gatame (2:13) | Güsemiin Jalaa | MGL |
Final Round (26 July 1976)
| Match 1/2 | Sergey Novikov | URS | O-soto-gari (1:19) | Günther Neureuther | FRG |