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Half-Lightweight (≤66 kilograms), Men

Date	29 July 2012
Status	Olympic
Location	ExCeL, Newham, London (Hall 2)
Participants	36 from 36 countries
Format	Losing quarter-finalists compete against losing semi-finalist for bronze.

This class went completely against form as all the favorites lost early. Top seeded Musa Mogushkov of Russia lost in the first round to Azerbaijan’s Tərlan Kərimov. In the round of 16 Colin Oates (GBR) defeated Mongolian favorite Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar, while highly regarded Masashi Ebinuma of Japan lost in the semi-finals to Georgian Lasha Shavdatuashvili. The final matched Shavdatuashvili against Hungary’s Miklós Ungvári, a three-time European Champion, including 2011. Shavdatuashvili was the youngest competitor in the class but overcame the experience of the 31-year-old Hungarian to win the gold medal. The bronze medals went to Ebinuma and Korea’s Jo Jun-Ho.

Pos	Judoka	NOC
1	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	GEO	Gold
2	Miklós Ungvári	HUN	Silver
=3	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Bronze
=3	Jo Jun-Ho	KOR	Bronze
=5	Paweł Zagrodnik	POL
=5	Sugoi Uriarte	ESP
=7	Tərlan Kərimov	AZE
=7	Colin Oates	GBR
=9	Ahmed Awad	EGY
=9	Daniel García	AND
=9	Armen Nazaryan	ARM
=9	Rok Drakšič	SLO
=9	Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar	MGL
=9	David Larose	FRA
=9	Sergey Lim	KAZ
=9	Mirzokhid Farmonov	UZB
=17	Musa Mogushkov	RUS
=17	Humaid Al-Derei	UAE
=17	Jayme Mata	ARU
=17	Abraham Acevedo	PAR
=17	Leandro Cunha	BRA
=17	Raymond Ovinou	PNG
=17	Ricardo Valderrama	VEN
=17	Eddermys Sanchez	BIZ
=17	Tu Kai-Wen	TPE
=17	Ivo dos Santos	AUS
=17	Dan Fâșie	ROU
=17	Alejandro Zúñiga	CHI
=17	Sasha Mehmedovic	CAN
=17	Martin Ivanov	BUL
=17	Serhiy Drebot	UKR
=17	Ahmed El-Kawiseh	LBA
=33	Francesco Faraldo	ITA
=33	Ajmal Faizzada	AFG
=33	Golan Pollack	ISR
=33	Carlos Figueroa	ESA

Round One (29 July 2012)

Match 1	Tərlan Kərimov	AZE			bye
Match 2	Musa Mogushkov	RUS			bye
Match 3	Ahmed Awad	EGY			bye
Match 4	Humaid Al-Derei	UAE			bye
Match 5	Sugoi Uriarte	ESP	Francesco Faraldo	ITA	1000/0000 YSG 1:46
Match 6	Jayme Mata	ARU			bye
Match 7	Daniel García	AND			bye
Match 8	Abraham Acevedo	PAR			bye
Match 9	Paweł Zagrodnik	POL			bye
Match 10	Leandro Cunha	BRA			bye
Match 11	Armen Nazaryan	ARM			bye
Match 12	Raymond Ovinou	PNG			bye
Match 13	Rok Drakšič	SLO			bye
Match 14	Ricardo Valderrama	VEN			bye
Match 15	Eddermys Sanchez	BIZ			bye
Match 16	Miklós Ungvári	HUN	Ajmal Faizzada	AFG	1000/0000 HRM 0:17
Match 17	Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar	MGL			bye
Match 18	Tu Kai-Wen	TPE			bye
Match 19	Colin Oates	GBR			bye
Match 20	Ivo dos Santos	AUS			bye
Match 21	David Larose	FRA	Golan Pollack	ISR	0011/0000 UMA 5:00
Match 22	Dan Fâșie	ROU			bye
Match 23	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	GEO			bye
Match 24	Alejandro Zúñiga	CHI			bye
Match 25	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN			bye
Match 26	Sasha Mehmedovic	CAN	Carlos Figueroa	ESA	0100/0000 HRG 5:00
Match 27	Sergey Lim	KAZ			bye
Match 28	Martin Ivanov	BUL			bye
Match 29	Jo Jun-Ho	KOR			bye
Match 30	Serhiy Drebot	UKR			bye
Match 31	Mirzokhid Farmonov	UZB			bye
Match 32	Ahmed El-Kawiseh	LBA			bye

Round Two (29 July 2012 — 10:12)

Match 1	Tərlan Kərimov	AZE	Musa Mogushkov	RUS	0021/0011 UMG 0:29 GS
Match 2	Ahmed Awad	EGY	Humaid Al-Derei	UAE	1010/0001 TSG 2:37
Match 3	Sugoi Uriarte	ESP	Jayme Mata	ARU	1000/0000 KYS 1:11
Match 4	Daniel García	AND	Abraham Acevedo	PAR	0200/0001 UWA 2:23
Match 5	Paweł Zagrodnik	POL	Leandro Cunha	BRA	0011/0001 SON 5:00
Match 6	Armen Nazaryan	ARM	Raymond Ovinou	PNG	1000/0000 SON 0:21
Match 7	Rok Drakšič	SLO	Ricardo Valderrama	VEN	1000/0001 KUG 4:01
Match 8	Miklós Ungvári	HUN	Eddermys Sanchez	BIZ	1000/0000 SOO 0:19
Match 9	Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar	MGL	Tu Kai-Wen	TPE	0111/0010 TGM 5:00
Match 10	Colin Oates	GBR	Ivo dos Santos	AUS	0020/0002 TNG 5:00
Match 11	David Larose	FRA	Dan Fâșie	ROU	1000/0000 TNO 0:49
Match 12	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	GEO	Alejandro Zúñiga	CHI	1010/0002 KUB 1:49
Match 13	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Sasha Mehmedovic	CAN	1110/0000 UMA 2:53
Match 14	Sergey Lim	KAZ	Martin Ivanov	BUL	0101/0001 SON 5:00
Match 15	Jo Jun-Ho	KOR	Serhiy Drebot	UKR	0011/0002 P29 5:00
Match 16	Mirzokhid Farmonov	UZB	Ahmed El-Kawiseh	LBA	1011/0002 OEJ 4:26

Round Three (29 July 2012 — 11:36)

Match 1	Tərlan Kərimov	AZE	Ahmed Awad	EGY	0020/0002 SON 5:00
Match 2	Sugoi Uriarte	ESP	Daniel García	AND	0130/0002 SUG 5:00
Match 3	Paweł Zagrodnik	POL	Armen Nazaryan	ARM	0111/0102 HRG 2:49 GS
Match 4	Miklós Ungvári	HUN	Rok Drakšič	SLO	0011/0002 P29 5:00
Match 5	Colin Oates	GBR	Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar	MGL	0011/0000 TNO 5:00
Match 6	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	GEO	David Larose	FRA	1000/0001 TGM 1:06 GS
Match 7	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Sergey Lim	KAZ	0100/0001 SON 2:02 GS
Match 8	Jo Jun-Ho	KOR	Mirzokhid Farmonov	UZB	0011/0001 SOO 1:28 GS

Quarter-Finals (29 July 2012 — 12:11)

Match 1	Sugoi Uriarte	ESP	Tərlan Kərimov	AZE	0021/0001 UMG 5:00
Match 2	Miklós Ungvári	HUN	Paweł Zagrodnik	POL	0010/0002 P29 5:00
Match 3	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	GEO	Colin Oates	GBR	1000/0000 UNN 1:36 GS
Match 4	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Jo Jun-Ho	KOR	0001/0001 3:00 GS

Repêchage (29 July 2012 — 14:28)

Match 1	Paweł Zagrodnik	POL	Tərlan Kərimov	AZE	0100/0000 YWA 5:00
Match 2	Jo Jun-Ho	KOR	Colin Oates	GBR	0021/0002 OUG 5:00

Semi-Finals (29 July 2012 — 14:42)

Match 1	Miklós Ungvári	HUN	Sugoi Uriarte	ESP	0011/0000 SUG 5:00
Match 2	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	GEO	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	1000/0000 SUG 2:11

Final Round (29 July 2012 — 15:10)

Match 3/5	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Paweł Zagrodnik	POL	1100/0101 OGO 2:02 GS
Match 3/5	Jo Jun-Ho	KOR	Sugoi Uriarte	ESP	0000/0001 3:00 GS
Match 1/2	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	GEO	Miklós Ungvári	HUN	0010/0001 OUG 5:00