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Heavyweight (>95 kilograms), Men

Date	20 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia (Hall H)
Participants	33 from 33 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.

David Douillet (FRA) had been World Champion in 1995 in both heavyweight and open class. He was favored but the 1992 gold medalist, Davit Khakhaleishvili (GEO), and silver medalist, Naoya Ogawa (JPN), were expected to give him stiff opposition. Khakhaleishvili never got to compete. He went to the Georgia World Congress Center for the weigh-in only to find that it was being held at the Olympic Village. Although he tried to get back to the Village, he was late for the weigh-in and was disqualified. It was a silly ruling as heavyweights are allowed unlimited weight. Douillet and Ogawa met in the Pool A final, with Douillet winning a close match only by shido. The final against Spain’s Ernesto Pérez was much easier, with Douillet using uchi-mata to win by ippon in 2:03. Douillet would win his fourth World Championship in the heavyweight class in 1997.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	David Douillet	FRA	Gold
2	Ernesto Pérez	ESP	Silver
=3	Frank Möller	GER	Bronze
=3	Harry Van Barneveld	BEL	Bronze
=5	Liu Shenggang	CHN
=5	Naoya Ogawa	JPN
=7	Sergey Kosorotov	RUS
=7	Charis Papaioannou	GRE
=9	Rafał Kubacki	POL
=9	Eric Krieger	AUT
=9	Imre Csősz	HUN
=9	Alexandru Lungu	ROU
=13	Arnulfo Betancourt	NCA
=13	Igor Muller	LUX
=13	Selim Tataroğlu	TUR
=13	Vadim Sergeyev	KGZ
=17	Igor Peshkov	KAZ
=17	Frederico Flexa	BRA
=17	Ruslan Sharapou	BLR
=17	Saidahtam Rahimov	TJK
=21	Denny Ebbers	NED
=21	Slim Agrebi	TUN
=21	Mitar Milinković	SCG
=21	Pitak Kampita	THA
=21	José Augusto Geraldino	DOM
=21	Khalifa Diouf	SEN
=21	Damon Keeve	USA
=21	Indrek Pertelson	EST
=21	Miklos Szabo	AUS
=21	Kamol Muradov	UZB
=21	Orlando Baccino	ARG
=21	Kamel Larbi	ALG
33	Frank Moreno	CUB
DNS	Davit Khakhaleishvili	GEO

Pool A

Date	20 July 1996

Round One

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Hall H	Harry Van Barneveld	BEL	Chui	Frank Moreno	CUB

Round Two

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Hall H	Ruslan Sharapou	BLR	Ippon	Damon Keeve	USA
Match #2	20 Jul	Hall H	Rafał Kubacki	POL	Sogo-gachi	Indrek Pertelson	EST
Match #3	20 Jul	Hall H	Naoya Ogawa	JPN	Ippon	Arnulfo Betancourt	NCA
Match #4	20 Jul	Hall H	Charis Papaioannou	GRE	Ippon	Miklos Szabo	AUS
Match #5	20 Jul	Hall H	Igor Muller	LUX	Ippon	Kamol Muradov	UZB
Match #6	20 Jul	Hall H	David Douillet	FRA	Keikoku	Harry Van Barneveld	BEL
Match #7	20 Jul	Hall H	Saidahtam Rahimov	TJK	Ippon	Orlando Baccino	ARG
Match #8	20 Jul	Hall H	Eric Krieger	AUT	Ippon	Kamel Larbi	ALG

Quarter-Finals

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Hall H	Rafał Kubacki	POL	Chui	Ruslan Sharapou	BLR
Match #2	20 Jul	Hall H	Naoya Ogawa	JPN	Ippon	Charis Papaioannou	GRE
Match #3	20 Jul	Hall H	David Douillet	FRA	Sogo-gachi	Igor Muller	LUX
Match #4	20 Jul	Hall H	Eric Krieger	AUT	Koka	Saidahtam Rahimov	TJK

Semi-Finals

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Hall H	Naoya Ogawa	JPN	Yusei-gachi	Rafał Kubacki	POL
Match #2	20 Jul	Hall H	David Douillet	FRA	Kiken-gachi	Eric Krieger	AUT

Final Round

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Hall H	David Douillet	FRA	Shido	Naoya Ogawa	JPN

Repêchage

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Hall H	Charis Papaioannou	GRE	Fusen-gachi	Arnulfo Betancourt	NCA	walkover
Match #2	20 Jul	Hall H	Charis Papaioannou	GRE	Ippon	Rafał Kubacki	POL
Match #3	20 Jul	Hall H	Harry Van Barneveld	BEL	Chui	Igor Muller	LUX
Match #4	20 Jul	Hall H	Harry Van Barneveld	BEL	Fusen-gachi	Eric Krieger	AUT	walkover
Match #5	20 Jul	Hall H	Harry Van Barneveld	BEL	Ippon	Charis Papaioannou	GRE
Match 3/5	20 Jul	Hall H	Harry Van Barneveld	BEL	Ippon	Liu Shenggang	CHN

Pool B

Date	20 July 1996

Round One

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Hall H	Alexandru Lungu	ROU	Fusen-gachi	Davit Khakhaleishvili	GEO	walkover

Round Two

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Hall H	Ernesto Pérez	ESP	Yuko	Selim Tataroğlu	TUR
Match #2	20 Jul	Hall H	Frank Möller	GER	Ippon	Denny Ebbers	NED
Match #3	20 Jul	Hall H	Igor Peshkov	KAZ	Waza-ari-wasete ippon	Slim Agrebi	TUN
Match #4	20 Jul	Hall H	Imre Csősz	HUN	Hansuko-make	Mitar Milinković	SCG
Match #5	20 Jul	Hall H	Frederico Flexa	BRA	Ippon	Pitak Kampita	THA
Match #6	20 Jul	Hall H	Sergey Kosorotov	RUS	Ippon	José Augusto Geraldino	DOM
Match #7	20 Jul	Hall H	Vadim Sergeyev	KGZ	Keikoku	Khalifa Diouf	SEN
Match #8	20 Jul	Hall H	Liu Shenggang	CHN	Hansuko-make	Alexandru Lungu	ROU

Quarter-Finals

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Hall H	Ernesto Pérez	ESP	Yusei-gachi	Frank Möller	GER
Match #2	20 Jul	Hall H	Imre Csősz	HUN	Waza-ari	Igor Peshkov	KAZ
Match #3	20 Jul	Hall H	Sergey Kosorotov	RUS	Ippon	Frederico Flexa	BRA
Match #4	20 Jul	Hall H	Liu Shenggang	CHN	Chui	Vadim Sergeyev	KGZ

Semi-Finals

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Hall H	Ernesto Pérez	ESP	Ippon	Imre Csősz	HUN
Match #2	20 Jul	Hall H	Liu Shenggang	CHN	Ippon	Sergey Kosorotov	RUS

Final Round

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Hall H	Ernesto Pérez	ESP	Waza-ari	Liu Shenggang	CHN

Repêchage

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Hall H	Frank Möller	GER	Ippon	Selim Tataroğlu	TUR
Match #2	20 Jul	Hall H	Frank Möller	GER	Ippon	Imre Csősz	HUN
Match #3	20 Jul	Hall H	Alexandru Lungu	ROU	Ippon	Vadim Sergeyev	KGZ
Match #4	20 Jul	Hall H	Sergey Kosorotov	RUS	Ippon	Alexandru Lungu	ROU
Match #5	20 Jul	Hall H	Frank Möller	GER	Ippon	Sergey Kosorotov	RUS
Match 3/5	20 Jul	Hall H	Frank Möller	GER	Ippon	Naoya Ogawa	JPN

Final Round

Date	20 July 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	20 Jul	Hall H	David Douillet	FRA	Ippon	Ernesto Pérez	ESP