| | Event type
Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men
| Date | 2 August 1992 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona | |
| Participants | 43 from 43 countries | |
| Format | Two single-elimination pools, with winner of each pool advanced to the final. All judoka losing to the finalists in each pool advanced to repêchage pools, with the winners of the repêchage pools earning bronze medals. | |
The favorite was Tadanori Koshino of Japan, who had won the 1991 World Championships and was the runner-up in 1989. Nazim Hüseynov (AZE) had won the 1992 European Championships and in the pool final, Koshino faced Hüseynov, with Hüseynov winning an upset, using ura-nage for _waza-ari. In the other pool, Yun Hyeon (KOR) won the final match over Germany’s Richard Trautmann. Yun was not unknown, having been runner-up at the 1991 Worlds and bronze medalist at the 1989 Worlds. The final was extremely close, with Hüseynov only winning the gold medal by koka, using sasae-tsuri-komi-ashi.
Pool A (2 August 1992)
Round One (2 August 1992)
| Match #1 | Nazim Hüseynov |  EUN | Ippon/Harai-goshi (0:50) | Orlin Rusev |  BUL |
| Match #2 | Marino Cattedra |  ITA | Ippon/Kata-garami (1:11) | Luis Martínez |  PUR |
| Match #3 | Rui Ludovino |  POR | Yuko/Morote-gari (5:00) | Gilberto García |  DOM |
| Match #4 | Ahmed El-Sayed |  EGY | Waza-ari/O-uchi-gari (5:00) | Narinder Singh |  IND |
| Match #5 | Manfred Hiptmair |  AUT | Kiken-gachi (1:14) | Lee Kan |  HKG |
| Match #6 | Bosolo Mobando |  COD | Ippon/Sukui-nage (1:34) | Nonilobal Hien |  BUR |
Round Two (2 August 1992)
| Match #1 | Nazim Hüseynov | EUN | Ippon/Harai-goshi (1:42) | Mamadou Bah |  GUI |
| Match #2 | Marino Cattedra | ITA | Waza-ari-wasete Ippon/Sasae-tsuri-komi-ashi (1:50) | Antoni Molné |  AND |
| Match #3 | Dashgombyn Battulga |  MGL | Ippon/Sumi-gaeshi (0:10) | Rui Ludovino | POR |
| Match #4 | Nigel Donohue |  GBR | Waza-ari/Sumi-gaeshi (5:00) | Carlos Sotillo |  ESP |
| Match #5 | Chen Cailiang |  CHN | Keikoku/Penalty (5:00) | Ahmed El-Sayed | EGY |
| Match #6 | Tadanori Koshino |  JPN | Ippon/Uchi-mata (4:03) | József Wágner |  HUN |
| Match #7 | Manfred Hiptmair | AUT | Ippon/Uchi-mata (0:25) | Vlado Paradžik |  BIH |
| Match #8 | Ali Heidar Ali Mohamed |  KUW | Ippon/Te-guruma (1:14) | Bosolo Mobando | COD |
Quarter-Finals (2 August 1992)
| Match #1 | Nazim Hüseynov | EUN | Ippon/Te-guruma (3:12) | Marino Cattedra | ITA |
| Match #2 | Dashgombyn Battulga | MGL | Chui/Penalty (5:00) | Nigel Donohue | GBR |
| Match #3 | Tadanori Koshino | JPN | Ippon/Sukui-nage (1:05) | Chen Cailiang | CHN |
| Match #4 | Manfred Hiptmair | AUT | Yusei-gachi (5:00) | Ali Heidar Ali Mohamed | KUW |
Semi-Finals (2 August 1992)
| Match #1 | Nazim Hüseynov | EUN | Sogo-gachi (4:43) | Dashgombyn Battulga | MGL |
| Match #2 | Tadanori Koshino | JPN | Ippon/Juji-gatame (1:25) | Manfred Hiptmair | AUT |
Final Round (2 August 1992)
| Match #1 | Nazim Hüseynov | EUN | Waza-ari/Ura-nage (5:00) | Tadanori Koshino | JPN |
Repêchage (2 August 1992)
| Match #1 | Orlin Rusev | BUL | Ippon/Tomoe-nage (1:15) | Mamadou Bah | GUI |
| Match #2 | Marino Cattedra | ITA | Waza-ari-wasete Ippon/Sukui-nage (3:15) | Orlin Rusev | BUL |
| Match #3 | Dashgombyn Battulga | MGL | Keikoku/Penalty (5:00) | Marino Cattedra | ITA |
| Match #4 | József Wágner | HUN | Ippon/Kata-gatame (4:29) | Chen Cailiang | CHN |
| Match #5 | József Wágner | HUN | Ippon/Okuri-ashi-barai (0:49) | Manfred Hiptmair | AUT |
| Match #6 | József Wágner | HUN | Ippon/Kata-gatame (1:44) | Dashgombyn Battulga | MGL |
| Match 3/4 | Richard Trautmann |  GER | Koka/O-uchi-gari (5:00) | József Wágner | HUN |
Pool B (2 August 1992)
Round One (2 August 1992)
| Match #1 | Richard Trautmann | GER | Ippon/Koshi-garami (2:08) | Alberto Francini |  SMR |
| Match #2 | Keith Gough |  IRL | Waza-ari-wasete Ippon/Sukui-nage (4:05) | Leonardo Salvucci |  ARG |
| Match #3 | Philippe Pradayrol |  FRA | Yusei-gachi (5:00) | Tony Okada |  USA |
| Match #4 | Piotr Kamrowski |  POL | Waza-ari-wasete Ippon/Kata-gatame (2:40) | Charbel Chrabie |  LBN |
| Match #5 | Willis García |  VEN | Ippon/O-uchi-gari (2:10) | Jerry Dino |  PHI |
Round Two (2 August 1992)
| Match #1 | Richard Trautmann | GER | Waza-ari/O-uchi-gaeshi (5:00) | Ewan Beaton |  CAN |
| Match #2 | Keith Gough | IRL | Koka/Sukui-nage (5:00) | Francisco de Souza |  ANG |
| Match #3 | Philippe Pradayrol | FRA | Ippon/Uchi-mata (1:06) | Salah Al-Humaidi |  YEM |
| Match #4 | Haldun Efemgil |  TUR | Ippon/Okuri-eri-jime (2:47) | Carlos Noriega |  BOL |
| Match #5 | Piotr Kamrowski | POL | Ippon/Tomoe-nage (0:22) | Youssef Omar Isahak |  DJI |
| Match #6 | Shigueto Yamasaki Júnior |  BRA | Yusei-gachi (5:00) | Petr Šedivák |  TCH |
| Match #7 | Willis García | VEN | Ippon/Kusure-kami-shiho-gatame (1:52) | Leyton Mafuta |  ZAM |
| Match #8 | Yun Hyeon |  KOR | Chui/Penalty (5:00) | Amit Lang |  ISR |
Quarter-Finals (2 August 1992)
| Match #1 | Richard Trautmann | GER | Ippon/Kesa-gatame (3:11) | Keith Gough | IRL |
| Match #2 | Philippe Pradayrol | FRA | Chui/Penalty (5:00) | Haldun Efemgil | TUR |
| Match #3 | Piotr Kamrowski | POL | Ippon/Tomoe-nage (0:25) | Shigueto Yamasaki Júnior | BRA |
| Match #4 | Yun Hyeon | KOR | Ippon/Sasae-tsuri-komi-ashi (4:00) | Willis García | VEN |
Semi-Finals (2 August 1992)
| Match #1 | Richard Trautmann | GER | Ippon/Juji-gatame (3:30) | Philippe Pradayrol | FRA |
| Match #2 | Yun Hyeon | KOR | Yusei-gachi (5:00) | Piotr Kamrowski | POL |
Final Round (2 August 1992)
| Match #1 | Yun Hyeon | KOR | Koka/Tani-otoshi (5:00) | Richard Trautmann | GER |
Repêchage (2 August 1992)
| Match #1 | Ewan Beaton | CAN | Ippon/O-uchi-gari (0:49) | Alberto Francini | SMR |
| Match #2 | Ewan Beaton | CAN | Yusei-gachi (5:00) | Keith Gough | IRL |
| Match #3 | Philippe Pradayrol | FRA | Ippon/Other (4:55) | Ewan Beaton | CAN |
| Match #4 | Willis García | VEN | Ippon/Tani-otoshi (2:25) | Amit Lang | ISR |
| Match #5 | Willis García | VEN | Koka/Tai-otoshi (5:00) | Piotr Kamrowski | POL |
| Match #6 | Philippe Pradayrol | FRA | Waza-ari-wasete Ippon/Sukui-nage (2:55) | Willis García | VEN |
| Match 3/4 | Tadanori Koshino | JPN | Waza-ari-wasete Ippon/Uchi-mata (2:50) | Philippe Pradayrol | FRA |
Final Round (2 August 1992)
| Match 1/2 | Nazim Hüseynov | EUN | Koka/Sasae-tsuri-komi-ashi (5:00) | Yun Hyeon | KOR |