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Lightweight (≤73 kilograms), Men

Date	11 August 2008 — 12:00
Status	Olympic
Location	Beijing Keji Daxue Tiyuguan, Beijing
Participants	32 from 32 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 #1 judoka in this class was Azerbaijan’s Elnur Məmmədli. He made it to the final and won by ippon in only 13 seconds, one of the fastest Olympic final victories ever. The victory was the first ever judo gold for Azerbaijan. The silver medalist was Wang Gi-Chun, the 2007 World Champion. The two bronze medals went to Tajikistan’s Rasul Bokiev and Leandro Guilheiro of Brazil. Boqiev defeated Dirk Van Tichelt of Belgium with a yuko and a koka, while Guilheiro needed only 23 seconds to win by ippon for the other bronze medal, defeating Ali Maloumat of Iran.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Elnur Məmmədli	AZE	Gold
2	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR	Silver
=3	Rasul Boqiev	TJK	Bronze
=3	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA	Bronze
=5	Ali Maloumat	IRI
=5	Dirk Van Tichelt	BEL
=7	Hennadiy Bilodid	UKR
=7	Yusuke Kanamaru	JPN
=9	Kim Chol-Su	PRK
=9	Shokir Muminov	UZB
=9	Gantömöriin Dashdavaa	MGL
=9	Si Rijigawa	CHN
=13	Rinat Ibragimov	KAZ
=13	Kanstantsin Siamionau	BLR
=13	Éric Kibanza	COD
=13	João Pina	POR
=17	Marlon August	RSA
=17	Sezer Huysuz	TUR
=17	Davit Kevkhishvili	GEO
=17	Krzysztof Wiłkomirski	POL
=21	Saeed Rashed Al-Qubaisi	UAE
=21	Mariano Bertolotti	ARG
=21	Ronald Girones	CUB
=21	Dennis Iverson	AUS
=21	Jaromír Ježek	CZE
=21	Richard León	VEN
=21	Amar Meridja	ALG
=21	Salamu Mezhidov	RUS
=21	Ryan Reser	USA
=21	Sergiu Toma	MDA
=21	Nick Tritton	CAN
=21	Vsevolods Zeļonijs	LAT

Pool A

Date	11 August 2008

Round One

Date	11 August 2008

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug	João Pina	POR	Yuko	Nick Tritton	CAN
Match #2	11 Aug	Ali Maloumat	IRI	Ippon	Yusuke Kanamaru	JPN
Match #3	11 Aug	Krzysztof Wiłkomirski	POL	Yuko	Vsevolods Zeļonijs	LAT
Match #4	11 Aug	Gantömöriin Dashdavaa	MGL	Waza-ari	Ryan Reser	USA
Match #5	11 Aug	Davit Kevkhishvili	GEO	Yuko	Sergiu Toma	MDA
Match #6	11 Aug	Kim Chol-Su	PRK	Ippon	Ronald Girones	CUB
Match #7	11 Aug	Kanstantsin Siamionau	BLR	Waza-ari	Amar Meridja	ALG
Match #8	11 Aug	Elnur Məmmədli	AZE	Ippon	Dirk Van Tichelt	BEL

Quarter-Finals

Date	11 August 2008

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug	Ali Maloumat	IRI	Waza-ari	João Pina	POR
Match #2	11 Aug	Gantömöriin Dashdavaa	MGL	Yuko	Krzysztof Wiłkomirski	POL
Match #3	11 Aug	Kim Chol-Su	PRK	Waza-ari	Davit Kevkhishvili	GEO
Match #4	11 Aug	Elnur Məmmədli	AZE	Ippon	Kanstantsin Siamionau	BLR

Semi-Finals

Date	11 August 2008

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug	Ali Maloumat	IRI	Ippon	Gantömöriin Dashdavaa	MGL
Match #2	11 Aug	Elnur Məmmədli	AZE	Waza-ari-wasete ippon	Kim Chol-Su	PRK

Final Round

Date	11 August 2008

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug	Elnur Məmmədli	AZE	Ippon	Ali Maloumat	IRI

Repêchage

Date	11 August 2008

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug	Yusuke Kanamaru	JPN	Yuko	João Pina	POR
Match #2	11 Aug	Dirk Van Tichelt	BEL	Ippon	Kanstantsin Siamionau	BLR
Match #3	11 Aug	Yusuke Kanamaru	JPN	Waza-ari	Gantömöriin Dashdavaa	MGL
Match #4	11 Aug	Dirk Van Tichelt	BEL	Ippon	Kim Chol-Su	PRK
Match #5	11 Aug	Dirk Van Tichelt	BEL	Waza-ari-wasete ippon	Yusuke Kanamaru	JPN
Match 3/5	11 Aug	Rasul Boqiev	TJK	Yuko	Dirk Van Tichelt	BEL

Pool B

Date	11 August 2008

Round One

Date	11 August 2008

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug	Rasul Boqiev	TJK	Waza-ari-wasete ippon	Éric Kibanza	COD
Match #2	11 Aug	Hennadiy Bilodid	UKR	Ippon	Salamu Mezhidov	RUS
Match #3	11 Aug	Sezer Huysuz	TUR	Ippon	Dennis Iverson	AUS
Match #4	11 Aug	Si Rijigawa	CHN	Koka	Richard León	VEN
Match #5	11 Aug	Shokir Muminov	UZB	Ippon	Jaromír Ježek	CZE
Match #6	11 Aug	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR	Ippon	Rinat Ibragimov	KAZ
Match #7	11 Aug	Marlon August	RSA	Ippon	Saeed Rashed Al-Qubaisi	UAE
Match #8	11 Aug	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA	Waza-ari	Mariano Bertolotti	ARG

Quarter-Finals

Date	11 August 2008

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug	Rasul Boqiev	TJK	Ippon	Hennadiy Bilodid	UKR
Match #2	11 Aug	Si Rijigawa	CHN	Yuko	Sezer Huysuz	TUR
Match #3	11 Aug	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR	Ippon	Shokir Muminov	UZB
Match #4	11 Aug	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA	Ippon	Marlon August	RSA

Semi-Finals

Date	11 August 2008

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug	Rasul Boqiev	TJK	Ippon	Si Rijigawa	CHN
Match #2	11 Aug	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR	Waza-ari	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA

Final Round

Date	11 August 2008

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR	Yuko	Rasul Boqiev	TJK

Repêchage

Date	11 August 2008

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	11 Aug	Hennadiy Bilodid	UKR	Yuko	Éric Kibanza	COD
Match #2	11 Aug	Shokir Muminov	UZB	Ippon	Rinat Ibragimov	KAZ
Match #3	11 Aug	Hennadiy Bilodid	UKR	Koka	Si Rijigawa	CHN
Match #4	11 Aug	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA	Ippon	Shokir Muminov	UZB
Match #5	11 Aug	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA	Ippon	Hennadiy Bilodid	UKR
Match 3/5	11 Aug	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA	Ippon	Ali Maloumat	IRI

Final Round

Date	11 August 2008

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	11 Aug	Elnur Məmmədli	AZE	Ippon	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR