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Lightweight (≤73 kilograms), Men

Date	30 July 2012
Status	Olympic
Location
Participants	34 from 34 countries
Format	Losing quarter-finalists compete against losing semi-finalist for bronze.

Riki Nakaya of Japan, the 2011 World Champion, was the favorite, with Korea’s Wang Gi-Chun, the 2008 silver medalist, also expected to challenge. Nakaya made it to the final, but only after a very close match in the semis with Dutch judoka Dex Elmont. The match was scoreless through regular time and three minutes of extra time, but Nakaya moved on by referee’s decision, or hantei. In the other half of the draw, Mansur Isayev, the 2009 World bronze medalist, advanced to the final to meet Nakaya by defeating Wang in the semis.

The final was close throughout, with Isayev going ahead by yuko with only 1:22 remaining. Nikaya pinned him with 27 seconds left, but Isayev wriggled out to preserve his lead and the victory, winning the gold medal. The bronze medals were both won by upsets with Mongolian Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir defeating Elmont, and France’s Ugo Legrand defeating Wang, who was off the podium. American Nick Delpopolo, who originally placed in a tie for seventh, was later disqualified for a doping positive which revealed marijuana use.

Pos	Judoka	NOC
1	Mansur Isayev	RUS	Gold
2	Riki Nakaya	JPN	Silver
=3	Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir	MGL	Bronze
=3	Ugo Legrand	FRA	Bronze
=5	Dex Elmont	NED
=5	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR
=7	Rasul Boqiev	TJK
=8	Jaromír Ježek	CZE
=8	Dirk Van Tichelt	BEL
=8	Rüstəm Orucov	AZE
=8	Volodymyr Soroka	UKR
=8	Josef Palelashvili	ISR
=8	Navruz Dzhurakobilov	UZB
=8	Bruno Mendonça	BRA
=8	Hussein Hafiz	EGY
=16	Rinat Ibragimov	KAZ
=16	Aleni Smith	SAM
=16	Maher Abu Rmilah	PLE
=16	Cheung Chi Yip	HKG
=16	Kiyoshi Uematsu	ESP
=16	Gideon van Zyl	RSA
=16	Christopher Völk	GER
=16	João Pina	POR
=16	Kyle Maxwell	BAR
=16	Sezer Huysuz	TUR
=16	Nick Tritton	CAN
=16	Danny Williams	GBR
=16	Emmanuel Nartey	GHA
=16	Yannick Uwase	RWA
=16	Tomasz Adamiec	POL
=16	Osmán Murillo	CRC
=32	Nugzar T'at'alashvili	GEO
=32	Sled Dowabobo	NRU
DQ	Nick Delpopolo	USA		1

Round One (30 July 2012 — 09:30)

Match 1	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR	Nugzar T'at'alashvili	GEO	0010/0000 TOS 5:00
Match 2	Rinat Ibragimov	KAZ			bye
Match 3	Jaromír Ježek	CZE			bye
Match 4	Aleni Smith	SAM			bye
Match 5	Dirk Van Tichelt	BEL			bye
Match 6	Maher Abu Rmilah	PLE			bye
Match 7	Nick Delpopolo	USA			bye
Match 8	Cheung Chi Yip	HKG			bye
Match 9	Mansur Isayev	RUS			bye
Match 10	Kiyoshi Uematsu	ESP			bye
Match 11	Rüstəm Orucov	AZE			bye
Match 12	Gideon van Zyl	RSA			bye
Match 13	Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir	MGL			bye
Match 14	Christopher Völk	GER			bye
Match 15	Volodymyr Soroka	UKR			bye
Match 16	João Pina	POR			bye
Match 17	Riki Nakaya	JPN			bye
Match 18	Kyle Maxwell	BAR			bye
Match 19	Josef Palelashvili	ISR			bye
Match 20	Sezer Huysuz	TUR			bye
Match 21	Navruz Dzhurakobilov	UZB	Sled Dowabobo	NRU	1000/0001 OGO 1:10
Match 22	Nick Tritton	CAN			bye
Match 23	Rasul Boqiev	TJK			bye
Match 24	Danny Williams	GBR			bye
Match 25	Dex Elmont	NED			bye
Match 26	Emmanuel Nartey	GHA			bye
Match 27	Bruno Mendonça	BRA			bye
Match 28	Yannick Uwase	RWA			bye
Match 29	Ugo Legrand	FRA			bye
Match 30	Tomasz Adamiec	POL			bye
Match 31	Hussein Hafiz	EGY			bye
Match 32	Osmán Murillo	CRC			bye

Round Two (30 July 2012 — 10:05)

Match 1	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR	Rinat Ibragimov	KAZ	1001/0000 KYS 2:49 GS
Match 2	Jaromír Ježek	CZE	Aleni Smith	SAM	1000/0000 TNG 0:41
Match 3	Dirk Van Tichelt	BEL	Maher Abu Rmilah	PLE	1000/0000 JG 1:21
Match 4 2	Cheung Chi Yip	HKG	Nick Delpopolo	USA 3	0000/[0][2][0][0] –
Match 5	Mansur Isayev	RUS	Kiyoshi Uematsu	ESP	0011/0002 P29 1:46 GS
Match 6	Rüstəm Orucov	AZE	Gideon van Zyl	RSA	1000/0101 UNN 4:34
Match 7	Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir	MGL	Christopher Völk	GER	0113/0101 STG 5:00
Match 8	Volodymyr Soroka	UKR	João Pina	POR	0102/0011 STA 5:00
Match 9	Riki Nakaya	JPN	Kyle Maxwell	BAR	1000/0001 KKS 2:04
Match 10	Josef Palelashvili	ISR	Sezer Huysuz	TUR	0101/0000 TNO 5:00
Match 11	Navruz Dzhurakobilov	UZB	Nick Tritton	CAN	0011/0002 P29 5:00
Match 12	Rasul Boqiev	TJK	Danny Williams	GBR	1001/0000 TOS 4:39
Match 13	Dex Elmont	NED	Emmanuel Nartey	GHA	1110/0003 SON 3:55
Match 14	Bruno Mendonça	BRA	Yannick Uwase	RWA	1000/0000 OEJ 0:54
Match 15	Ugo Legrand	FRA	Tomasz Adamiec	POL	0100/0000 UMA 5:00
Match 16	Hussein Hafiz	EGY	Osmán Murillo	CRC	0200/0003 OUG 4:21

Round Three (30 July 2012 — 11:29)

Match 1	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR	Jaromír Ježek	CZE	0010/0001 STG 1:54 GS
Match 2 4	Dirk Van Tichelt	BEL	Nick Delpopolo	USA 5	0000/[0][0][1][0] –
Match 3	Mansur Isayev	RUS	Rüstəm Orucov	AZE	1001/0000 TNO 2:42
Match 4	Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir	MGL	Volodymyr Soroka	UKR	0011/0002 P29 5:00
Match 5	Riki Nakaya	JPN	Josef Palelashvili	ISR	1010/0000 TSG 3:34
Match 6	Rasul Boqiev	TJK	Navruz Dzhurakobilov	UZB	1001/0001 ISN 2:26 GS
Match 7	Dex Elmont	NED	Bruno Mendonça	BRA	0011/0002 P29 5:00
Match 8	Ugo Legrand	FRA	Hussein Hafiz	EGY	1000/0104 P29 0:45 GS

Quarter-Finals (30 July 2012 — 12:11)

Match 1 6	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR	Nick Delpopolo	USA 7	0000/[0][0][0][0] –
Match 2	Mansur Isayev	RUS	Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir	MGL	1000/0001 UNN 2:38
Match 3	Riki Nakaya	JPN	Rasul Boqiev	TJK	0011/0002 P29 5:00
Match 4	Dex Elmont	NED	Ugo Legrand	FRA	1000/0000 AGU 1:58 GS

Repêchage (30 July 2012 — 14:28)

Match 1 8	Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir	MGL	Nick Delpopolo	USA 9	0011/[0][0][0][2] –
Match 2	Ugo Legrand	FRA	Rasul Boqiev	TJK	0010/0002 P29 5:00

Semi-Finals (30 July 2012 — 14:42)

Match 1	Mansur Isayev	RUS	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR	0011/0002 P29 5:00
Match 2	Riki Nakaya	JPN	Dex Elmont	NED	0000/0001 3:00 GS

Final Round (30 July 2012 — 15:10)

Match 3/5	Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir	MGL	Dex Elmont	NED	0011/0002 P29 5:00
Match 3/5	Ugo Legrand	FRA	Wang Gi-Chun	KOR	0101/0001 OSG 1:58 GS
Match 1/2	Mansur Isayev	RUS	Riki Nakaya	JPN	0011/0001 UMA 5:00