| | Event type
Half-Heavyweight (≤95 kilograms), Men
| Date | 28 July 1992 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona | |
| Participants | 34 from 34 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. | |
Antal Kovács (HUN) had been third at the 1992 European Championships but was little known prior to the Olympic year. He won the gold medal in this class in an upset, although no judoka had stood out prior to Barcelona. In the final Kovács defeated Britain’s Raymond Stevens, also relatively unknown. But Kovács would have a long and very successful judo career. Competing thru 2004, he would eventually win six medals at the European Championships, was the 1993 World Champion, and silver medalist at the 2001 Worlds.
Pool A (28 July 1992)
Round One (28 July 1992)
| Match #1 | Jorge Aguirre |  ARG | Yuko/Uchi-mata (5:00) | Pat Roberge |  CAN |
| Match #2 | Radu Ivan |  ROU | Waza-ari/Ushiro-goshi (5:00) | Detlef Knorrek |  GER |
Round Two (28 July 1992)
| Match #1 | Jorge Aguirre | ARG | Waza-ari-wasete Ippon/O-soto-gaeshi (0:50) | Moussa Sall |  SEN |
| Match #2 | Odvogiin Baljinnyam |  MGL | Ippon/Hiki-komi-gaeshi (3:32) | Joseph Ndjumbi |  GAB |
| Match #3 | Paweł Nastula |  POL | Ippon/Kuchiki-taoshi (2:57) | Yun Sang-Sik |  KOR |
| Match #4 | Robert Van de Walle |  BEL | bye | ||
| Match #5 | Radu Ivan | ROU | Ippon/Yoko-shiho-gatame (3:48) | Parnel Legros |  HAI |
| Match #6 | Ray Stevens |  GBR | Ippon/Uchi-mata (0:12) | Indrek Pertelson |  EST |
| Match #7 | Belarmino Salgado |  CUB | Ippon/Morote-seoi-nage (0:37) | Ilias Nikas |  GRE |
| Match #8 | Luigi Guido |  ITA | Ippon/Kata-garami (0:04) | Simon Magalashvili |  ISR |
Quarter-Finals (28 July 1992)
| Match #1 | Odvogiin Baljinnyam | MGL | Keikoku/Penalty (5:00) | Jorge Aguirre | ARG |
| Match #2 | Paweł Nastula | POL | Ippon/Kuchiki-taoshi (2:25) | Robert Van de Walle | BEL |
| Match #3 | Ray Stevens | GBR | Waza-ari-wasete Ippon/Yoko-shiho-gatame (0:48) | Radu Ivan | ROU |
| Match #4 | Belarmino Salgado | CUB | Waza-ari/Sukui-nage (5:00) | Luigi Guido | ITA |
Semi-Finals (28 July 1992)
| Match #1 | Paweł Nastula | POL | Ippon/Sukui-nage (1:38) | Odvogiin Baljinnyam | MGL |
| Match #2 | Ray Stevens | GBR | Ippon/O-uchi-gari (4:20) | Belarmino Salgado | CUB |
Final Round (28 July 1992)
| Match #1 | Ray Stevens | GBR | Yusei-gachi (5:00) | Paweł Nastula | POL |
Repêchage (28 July 1992)
| Match #1 | Robert Van de Walle | BEL | Ippon/Tate-shiho-gatame (1:10) | Yun Sang-Sik | KOR |
| Match #2 | Robert Van de Walle | BEL | Yusei-gachi (5:00) | Odvogiin Baljinnyam | MGL |
| Match #3 | Indrek Pertelson | EST | Sogo-gachi (2:39) | Radu Ivan | ROU |
| Match #4 | Indrek Pertelson | EST | Ippon/Harai-makikomi (3:10) | Belarmino Salgado | CUB |
| Match #5 | Indrek Pertelson | EST | Ippon/Uchi-mata (4:18) | Robert Van de Walle | BEL |
| Match 3/4 | Theo Meijer |  NED | Keikoku/Penalty (5:00) | Indrek Pertelson | EST |
Pool B (28 July 1992)
Round One (28 July 1992)
| Match #1 | Stéphane Traineau |  FRA | Ippon/Ura-nage (1:20) | Hengky Pie |  INA |
Round Two (28 July 1992)
| Match #1 | Stéphane Traineau | FRA | Ippon/Juji-gatame (4:25) | Bjarni Friðriksson |  ISL |
| Match #2 | Leo White |  USA | Waza-ari-wasete Ippon/Kesa-gatame (2:25) | Aiman El-Shewy |  EGY |
| Match #3 | Yasuhiro Kai |  JPN | Ippon/Yoko-shiho-gatame (2:50) | Dano Pantić |  IOA |
| Match #4 | Theo Meijer | NED | Yuko/Sukui-nage (5:00) | Vladas Burba |  LTU |
| Match #5 | Aurélio Miguel |  BRA | Hansoku-make/Penalty (2:31) | Mamute Mbonga |  COD |
| Match #6 | Jiří Sosna |  TCH | Waza-ari-wasete Ippon/Kami-shiho-gatame (0:43) | Mohamed Doukouré |  GUI |
| Match #7 | Antal Kovács |  HUN | Waza-ari-wasete Ippon/Ko-soto-gari (2:32) | Moisés Torres |  ANG |
| Match #8 | Dmitry Sergeyev |  EUN | Keikoku/Penalty (5:00) | Vadims Voinovs |  LAT |
Quarter-Finals (28 July 1992)
| Match #1 | Leo White | USA | Ippon/Soto-makikomi (0:32) | Stéphane Traineau | FRA |
| Match #2 | Theo Meijer | NED | Yuko/Sukui-nage (5:00) | Yasuhiro Kai | JPN |
| Match #3 | Aurélio Miguel | BRA | Keikoku/Penalty (5:00) | Jiří Sosna | TCH |
| Match #4 | Antal Kovács | HUN | Yuko/O-soto-gari (5:00) | Dmitry Sergeyev | EUN |
Semi-Finals (28 July 1992)
| Match #1 | Theo Meijer | NED | Chui/Penalty (5:00) | Leo White | USA |
| Match #2 | Antal Kovács | HUN | Waza-ari/Uchi-mata (5:00) | Aurélio Miguel | BRA |
Final Round (28 July 1992)
| Match #1 | Antal Kovács | HUN | Yuko/Kuchiki-taoshi (5:00) | Theo Meijer | NED |
Repêchage (28 July 1992)
| Match #1 | Yasuhiro Kai | JPN | Yusei-gachi (5:00) | Vladas Burba | LTU |
| Match #2 | Yasuhiro Kai | JPN | Sogo-gachi (3:48) | Leo White | USA |
| Match #3 | Dmitry Sergeyev | EUN | Ippon/Uchi-mata (0:43) | Moisés Torres | ANG |
| Match #4 | Dmitry Sergeyev | EUN | Ippon/Uchi-mata (0:53) | Aurélio Miguel | BRA |
| Match #5 | Dmitry Sergeyev | EUN | Ippon/Kata-gatame (5:00) | Yasuhiro Kai | JPN |
| Match 3/4 | Dmitry Sergeyev | EUN | Waza-ari/O-uchi-gari (5:00) | Paweł Nastula | POL |
Final Round (28 July 1992)
| Match 1/2 | Antal Kovács | HUN | Yuko/Uchi-mata (5:00) | Ray Stevens | GBR |