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Half-Lightweight (≤66 kilograms), Men

Date	7 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Arena Carioca 2, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	34 from 34 countries

Another surprise gold medal winner was Fabio Basile in the men’s 66 kg class. He was ranked 29th on the IJF list, and his best result prior to the Olympics was a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships. On his way to the Rio final, he defeated three opponents by Ippon (full point), including second ranked Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg from Mongolia, the 2014 Asian Games gold medalist. He also beat Slovenia’s Adrian Gomboc. The Slovenian was the only opponent lower than Basile in the ranking list and in the semi-final he resisted Basile for the complete five minutes but lost by two Shidos (penalties) for non-combativity. In the final Basile faced the top ranked reigning World Champion An Ba-Ul of Korea. Basile surprised him with a Seoi-otoshi (back-drop) scoring an Ippon just 1:24 min into the bout.

Bronze medals went to Rishod Sobirov of Uzbekistan and Masashi Ebinuma of Japan, both previous World Champions. Both were defeated by An in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively of the elimination round.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Fabio Basile	ITA	Gold
2	An Ba-Ul	KOR	Silver
=3	Rishod Sobirov	UZB	Bronze
=3	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Bronze
=5	Adrian Gomboc	SLO
=5	Antoine Bouchard	CAN
=7	Wander Mateo	DOM
=7	Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	MGL
=9	Kilian Le Blouch	FRA
=9	Jayme Mata	ARU
=9	Sergiu Oleinic	POR
=9	Ma Duanbin	CHN
=9	Houd Zourdani	ALG
=9	Nicat Şıxəlizadə	AZE
=9	Imad Bassou	MAR
=9	Mathews Punza	ZAM
=17	Zhansay Smagulov	KAZ
=17	Colin Oates	GBR
=17	Dzmitry Shershan	BLR
=17	Joe Mahit	VAN
=17	Heorhiy Zantaraia	UKR
=17	Rodrick Kuku	COD
=17	Charles Chibana	BRA
=17	Anass Houssein	DJI
=17	Sulaiman Hamad	KSA
=17	Yigal Kopinsky	SUR
=17	Sugoi Uriarte	ESP
=17	Sebastian Seidl	GER
=17	Mikhail Pulyayev	RUS
=17	Nathan Katz	AUS
=17	Golan Pollack	ISR
=17	Vazha Margvelashvili	GEO
=33	Jasper Lefevere	BEL
=33	Raymond Ovinou	PNG

Round One

Date	7 August 2016 — 10:00
Format	Winners advance to round two.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	07 Aug		An Ba-Ul	KOR				bye
Match #2	07 Aug 10:00	Mat 1	Zhansay Smagulov	KAZ	Penalty	Jasper Lefevere	BEL
Match #3	07 Aug		Kilian Le Blouch	FRA				bye
Match #4	07 Aug		Colin Oates	GBR				bye
Match #5	07 Aug		Rishod Sobirov	UZB				bye
Match #6	07 Aug		Dzmitry Shershan	BLR				bye
Match #7	07 Aug		Joe Mahit	VAN				bye
Match #8	07 Aug		Jayme Mata	ARU				bye
Match #9	07 Aug		Heorhiy Zantaraia	UKR				bye
Match #10	07 Aug		Sergiu Oleinic	POR				bye
Match #11	07 Aug		Wander Mateo	DOM				bye
Match #12	07 Aug		Rodrick Kuku	COD				bye
Match #13	07 Aug		Masashi Ebinuma	JPN				bye
Match #14	07 Aug		Charles Chibana	BRA				bye
Match #15	07 Aug		Anass Houssein	DJI				bye
Match #16	07 Aug		Ma Duanbin	CHN				bye
Match #17	07 Aug		Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	MGL				bye
Match #18	07 Aug		Sulaiman Hamad	KSA				bye
Match #19	07 Aug		Yigal Kopinsky	SUR				bye
Match #20	07 Aug		Houd Zourdani	ALG				bye
Match #21	07 Aug		Nicat Şıxəlizadə	AZE				bye
Match #22	07 Aug		Sugoi Uriarte	ESP				bye
Match #23	07 Aug		Sebastian Seidl	GER				bye
Match #24	07 Aug		Fabio Basile	ITA				bye
Match #25	07 Aug		Mikhail Pulyayev	RUS				bye
Match #26	07 Aug	Mat 2	Antoine Bouchard	CAN	Ippon	Raymond Ovinou	PNG
Match #27	07 Aug		Imad Bassou	MAR				bye
Match #28	07 Aug		Nathan Katz	AUS				bye
Match #29	07 Aug		Golan Pollack	ISR				bye
Match #30	07 Aug		Mathews Punza	ZAM				bye
Match #31	07 Aug		Adrian Gomboc	SLO				bye
Match #32	07 Aug		Vazha Margvelashvili	GEO				bye

Round Two

Date	7 August 2016
Format	Winners advance to round three.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	07 Aug	Mat 1	An Ba-Ul	KOR	Ippon	Zhansay Smagulov	KAZ
Match #2	07 Aug	Mat 1	Kilian Le Blouch	FRA	Penalty	Colin Oates	GBR
Match #3	07 Aug	Mat 1	Rishod Sobirov	UZB	Yuko	Dzmitry Shershan	BLR
Match #4	07 Aug	Mat 1	Jayme Mata	ARU	Ippon	Joe Mahit	VAN
Match #5	07 Aug	Mat 1	Sergiu Oleinic	POR	Yuko	Heorhiy Zantaraia	UKR
Match #6	07 Aug	Mat 1	Wander Mateo	DOM	Waza-ari	Rodrick Kuku	COD
Match #7	07 Aug	Mat 1	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Ippon	Charles Chibana	BRA
Match #8	07 Aug	Mat 1	Ma Duanbin	CHN	Ippon	Anass Houssein	DJI
Match #9	07 Aug	Mat 2	Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	MGL	Ippon	Sulaiman Hamad	KSA
Match #10	07 Aug	Mat 2	Houd Zourdani	ALG	Ippon	Yigal Kopinsky	SUR
Match #11	07 Aug	Mat 2	Nicat Şıxəlizadə	AZE	Yuko	Sugoi Uriarte	ESP
Match #12	07 Aug	Mat 2	Fabio Basile	ITA	Ippon	Sebastian Seidl	GER
Match #13	07 Aug	Mat 2	Antoine Bouchard	CAN	Yuko	Mikhail Pulyayev	RUS
Match #14	07 Aug	Mat 2	Imad Bassou	MAR	Yuko	Nathan Katz	AUS
Match #15	07 Aug	Mat 2	Mathews Punza	ZAM	Ippon	Golan Pollack	ISR
Match #16	07 Aug	Mat 2	Adrian Gomboc	SLO	Ippon	Vazha Margvelashvili	GEO

Round Three

Date	7 August 2016
Format	Winners advance to quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	07 Aug	Mat 1	An Ba-Ul	KOR	Ippon	Kilian Le Blouch	FRA
Match #2	07 Aug	Mat 1	Rishod Sobirov	UZB	Ippon	Jayme Mata	ARU
Match #3	07 Aug	Mat 1	Wander Mateo	DOM	Ippon	Sergiu Oleinic	POR
Match #4	07 Aug	Mat 1	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Ippon	Ma Duanbin	CHN
Match #5	07 Aug	Mat 2	Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	MGL	Ippon	Houd Zourdani	ALG
Match #6	07 Aug	Mat 2	Fabio Basile	ITA	Ippon	Nicat Şıxəlizadə	AZE
Match #7	07 Aug	Mat 2	Antoine Bouchard	CAN	Yuko	Imad Bassou	MAR
Match #8	07 Aug	Mat 2	Adrian Gomboc	SLO	Ippon	Mathews Punza	ZAM

Quarter-Finals

Date	7 August 2016
Format	Winners advance to semi-finals. Losers advance to repêchage for bronze medal tournament.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	07 Aug	Mat 1	An Ba-Ul	KOR	Waza-ari	Rishod Sobirov	UZB
Match #2	07 Aug	Mat 1	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Ippon	Wander Mateo	DOM
Match #3	07 Aug	Mat 2	Fabio Basile	ITA	Ippon	Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	MGL
Match #4	07 Aug	Mat 2	Adrian Gomboc	SLO	Ippon	Antoine Bouchard	CAN

Repêchage

Date	7 August 2016
Format	Winners advance to bronze medal matches.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	07 Aug	Mat 1	Rishod Sobirov	UZB	Ippon	Wander Mateo	DOM
Match #2	07 Aug	Mat 1	Antoine Bouchard	CAN	Waza-ari	Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	MGL

Semi-Finals

Date	7 August 2016
Format	Winners advance to gold medal final. Losers advance to bronze medal matches.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	07 Aug	Mat 1	An Ba-Ul	KOR	Yuko	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN
Match #2	07 Aug	Mat 1	Fabio Basile	ITA	Penalty	Adrian Gomboc	SLO

Final Round

Date	7 August 2016

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #3/5	07 Aug	Mat 1	Rishod Sobirov	UZB	Ippon	Adrian Gomboc	SLO
Match #3/5	07 Aug	Mat 1	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Ippon	Antoine Bouchard	CAN
Match #1/2	07 Aug	Mat 1	Fabio Basile	ITA	Ippon	An Ba-Ul	KOR