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Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men

Date	25 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Jang-chung Che-yuk-gwan, Seoul
Participants	36 from 36 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 Japan’s Shinji Hosokawa and Korea’s Kim Jae-Yeop. Hosokawa had won the 1984 gold medal and the 1985 World Championship. Kim was the silver medalist in 1984, and had won the 1987 Worlds, defeating Hosokawa in the final. Kim made his way to the final with no difficulties. Hosokawa met Kevin Asano (USA) in the pool final. Asano had been bronze medalist at the 1987 World Championships. Both used several varieties of tomoe-nage and both eluded being thrown throughout the match. The two judges split, giving the decision to the referee who advanced Asano to the final. The final was very close. Kim eventually won the gold medal, but only by a late shido given to Asano for passivity. The Korean crowd was wildly ecstatic, and when Kim appeared for the medal ceremony, it was in traditional Korean dress.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Kim Jae-Yeop	KOR	Gold
2	Kevin Asano	USA	Silver
=3	Shinji Hosokawa	JPN	Bronze
=3	Amiran T'ot'ik'ashvili	URS	Bronze
=5	Patrick Roux	FRA
=5	Sheu Tsay-Chwan	TPE
=7	Petr Šedivák	TCH
=7	Helmut Dietz	FRG
=9	Sérgio Pessoa	BRA
=9	Lee Kan	HKG
11	Mohamed Madhar	SUR
=12	József Csák	HUN
=12	Zhang Guojun	CHN
=14	Guno Berenstein	NED
=14	Ali Idir	ALG
=14	Pavel Botev	BUL
=14	Renato Santos	POR
=14	Salvador Hernández	MEX
=14	Neil Eckersley	GBR
=20	Gilberto García	DOM
=20	Gilles Pages	MON
=20	Alberto Francini	SMR
=20	Ireneusz Kiejda	POL
=20	Haldun Efemgil	TUR
=20	Phil Takahashi	CAN
=20	Michalis Skouroumounis	CYP
=20	Emad El-Said	EGY
=20	Badrakhyn Nyamjav	MGL
=20	Carlos Sotillo	ESP
=20	Abbão Bartolomeu	ANG
=20	Daniel Brunhart	LIE
=20	Ricardo Belmonte	BOL
=33	Luis Martínez	PUR
=33	Mohamed Kohsrof	YAR
=33	Marino Cattedra	ITA
=33	Jerry Dino	PHI
DNS	Michel Nakouzi	LBN		1

Pool A

Date	25 September 1988

Round One

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Sep	Kim Jae-Yeop	KOR	Ippon	Mohamed Madhar	SUR
Match #2	25 Sep	Alberto Francini	SMR	Waza-ari awasete ippon	Mohamed Kohsrof	YAR
Match #3	25 Sep	József Csák	HUN	Waza-ari	Marino Cattedra	ITA

Round Two

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Sep	Kim Jae-Yeop	KOR	Koka	Amiran T'ot'ik'ashvili	URS
Match #2	25 Sep	Sérgio Pessoa	BRA	Ippon	Gilles Pages	MON
Match #3	25 Sep	Guno Berenstein	NED	Ippon	Alberto Francini	SMR
Match #4	25 Sep	Helmut Dietz	FRG	Waza-ari	Ireneusz Kiejda	POL
Match #5	25 Sep	József Csák	HUN	Koka	Haldun Efemgil	TUR
Match #6	25 Sep	Ali Idir	ALG	Ippon	Phil Takahashi	CAN
Match #7	25 Sep	Pavel Botev	BUL	Ippon	Michalis Skouroumounis	CYP
Match #8	25 Sep	Patrick Roux	FRA	Yusei-gachi	Emad El-Said	EGY

Quarter-Finals

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Sep	Kim Jae-Yeop	KOR	Yusei-gachi	Sérgio Pessoa	BRA
Match #2	25 Sep	Helmut Dietz	FRG	Waza-ari	Guno Berenstein	NED
Match #3	25 Sep	József Csák	HUN	Koka	Ali Idir	ALG
Match #4	25 Sep	Patrick Roux	FRA	Koka	Pavel Botev	BUL

Semi-Finals

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Sep	Kim Jae-Yeop	KOR	Ippon	Helmut Dietz	FRG
Match #2	25 Sep	Patrick Roux	FRA	Ippon	József Csák	HUN

Final Round

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Sep	Kim Jae-Yeop	KOR	Koka	Patrick Roux	FRA

Repêchage

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Sep	Amiran T'ot'ik'ashvili	URS	Ippon	Mohamed Madhar	SUR
Match #2	25 Sep	Amiran T'ot'ik'ashvili	URS	Ippon	Sérgio Pessoa	BRA
Match #3	25 Sep	Amiran T'ot'ik'ashvili	URS	Yuko	Helmut Dietz	FRG
Match 3/5	25 Sep	Amiran T'ot'ik'ashvili	URS	Yuko	Patrick Roux	FRA

Pool B

Date	25 September 1988

Round One

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Sep	Zhang Guojun	CHN	Ippon	Jerry Dino	PHI
Match #2	25 Sep	Neil Eckersley	GBR	Ippon	Luis Martínez	PUR

Round Two

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Sep	Zhang Guojun	CHN	Yusei-gachi	Badrakhyn Nyamjav	MGL
Match #2	25 Sep	Renato Santos	POR	Kiken-gachi	Carlos Sotillo	ESP
Match #3	25 Sep	Salvador Hernández	MEX	Fusen-gachi	Michel Nakouzi	LBN	walkover
Match #4	25 Sep	Shinji Hosokawa	JPN	Ippon	Abbão Bartolomeu	ANG
Match #5	25 Sep	Neil Eckersley	GBR	Ippon	Daniel Brunhart	LIE
Match #6	25 Sep	Sheu Tsay-Chwan	TPE	Ippon	Ricardo Belmonte	BOL
Match #7	25 Sep	Lee Kan	HKG	Ippon	Gilberto García	DOM
Match #8	25 Sep	Kevin Asano	USA	Koka	Petr Šedivák	TCH

Quarter-Finals

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Sep	Zhang Guojun	CHN	Yusei-gachi	Renato Santos	POR
Match #2	25 Sep	Shinji Hosokawa	JPN	Ippon	Salvador Hernández	MEX
Match #3	25 Sep	Sheu Tsay-Chwan	TPE	Ippon	Neil Eckersley	GBR
Match #4	25 Sep	Kevin Asano	USA	Ippon	Lee Kan	HKG

Semi-Finals

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Sep	Shinji Hosokawa	JPN	Ippon	Zhang Guojun	CHN
Match #2	25 Sep	Kevin Asano	USA	Ippon	Sheu Tsay-Chwan	TPE

Final Round

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Sep	Kevin Asano	USA	Yusei-gachi	Shinji Hosokawa	JPN

Repêchage

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Sep	Petr Šedivák	TCH	Ippon	Lee Kan	HKG
Match #2	25 Sep	Sheu Tsay-Chwan	TPE	Yusei-gachi	Petr Šedivák	TCH
Match 3/5	25 Sep	Shinji Hosokawa	JPN	Ippon	Sheu Tsay-Chwan	TPE

Final Round

Date	25 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	25 Sep	Kim Jae-Yeop	KOR	Koka	Kevin Asano	USA