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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	Judoka	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 (7 August 2016 — 10:00)

Winners advance to round two.

Match 1	An Ba-Ul	KOR			bye
Match 2	Zhansay Smagulov	KAZ	Jasper Lefevere	BEL	0000/0003 P12 5:00
Match 3	Kilian Le Blouch	FRA			bye
Match 4	Colin Oates	GBR			bye
Match 5	Rishod Sobirov	UZB			bye
Match 6	Dzmitry Shershan	BLR			bye
Match 7	Joe Mahit	VAN			bye
Match 8	Jayme Mata	ARU			bye
Match 9	Heorhiy Zantaraia	UKR			bye
Match 10	Sergiu Oleinic	POR			bye
Match 11	Wander Mateo	DOM			bye
Match 12	Rodrick Kuku	COD			bye
Match 13	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN			bye
Match 14	Charles Chibana	BRA			bye
Match 15	Anass Houssein	DJI			bye
Match 16	Ma Duanbin	CHN			bye
Match 17	Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	MGL			bye
Match 18	Sulaiman Hamad	KSA			bye
Match 19	Yigal Kopinsky	SUR			bye
Match 20	Houd Zourdani	ALG			bye
Match 21	Nicat Şıxəlizadə	AZE			bye
Match 22	Sugoi Uriarte	ESP			bye
Match 23	Sebastian Seidl	GER			bye
Match 24	Fabio Basile	ITA			bye
Match 25	Mikhail Pulyayev	RUS			bye
Match 26	Antoine Bouchard	CAN	Raymond Ovinou	PNG	1000/0000 UMA 0:43
Match 27	Imad Bassou	MAR			bye
Match 28	Nathan Katz	AUS			bye
Match 29	Golan Pollack	ISR			bye
Match 30	Mathews Punza	ZAM			bye
Match 31	Adrian Gomboc	SLO			bye
Match 32	Vazha Margvelashvili	GEO			bye

Round Two (7 August 2016)

Winners advance to round three.

Match 1	An Ba-Ul	KOR	Zhansay Smagulov	KAZ	1100/0002 JGT 4:33
Match 2	Kilian Le Blouch	FRA	Colin Oates	GBR	0002/0003 P12 0:45 GS
Match 3	Rishod Sobirov	UZB	Dzmitry Shershan	BLR	0011/0001 KUM 1:07 GS
Match 4	Jayme Mata	ARU	Joe Mahit	VAN	1000/0000 SON 2:06
Match 5	Sergiu Oleinic	POR	Heorhiy Zantaraia	UKR	0013/0000 ISN 5:00
Match 6	Wander Mateo	DOM	Rodrick Kuku	COD	0103/0001 KGU 5:00
Match 7	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Charles Chibana	BRA	1010/0000 YSG 2:00
Match 8	Ma Duanbin	CHN	Anass Houssein	DJI	1100/0000 JGT 0:23
Match 9	Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	MGL	Sulaiman Hamad	KSA	1001/0001 KAG 3:14
Match 10	Houd Zourdani	ALG	Yigal Kopinsky	SUR	1001/000H P21 1:16
Match 11	Nicat Şıxəlizadə	AZE	Sugoi Uriarte	ESP	0012/0002 STG 5:00
Match 12	Fabio Basile	ITA	Sebastian Seidl	GER	1000/0000 STG 2:10
Match 13	Antoine Bouchard	CAN	Mikhail Pulyayev	RUS	0011/0001 SUG 0:15 GS
Match 14	Imad Bassou	MAR	Nathan Katz	AUS	0013/0001 HRG 5:00
Match 15	Mathews Punza	ZAM	Golan Pollack	ISR	1000/0000 KKE 1:51
Match 16	Adrian Gomboc	SLO	Vazha Margvelashvili	GEO	1000/0001 STG 1:18

Round Three (7 August 2016)

Winners advance to quarter-finals.

Match 1	An Ba-Ul	KOR	Kilian Le Blouch	FRA	1101/0002 STG 4:11
Match 2	Rishod Sobirov	UZB	Jayme Mata	ARU	1000/0000 OEJ 0:27
Match 3	Wander Mateo	DOM	Sergiu Oleinic	POR	1001/0001 TNO 1:09 GS
Match 4	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Ma Duanbin	CHN	1110/0000 SON 3:14
Match 5	Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	MGL	Houd Zourdani	ALG	1010/0002 YSG 4:48
Match 6	Fabio Basile	ITA	Nicat Şıxəlizadə	AZE	1101/0001 OEJ 2:37
Match 7	Antoine Bouchard	CAN	Imad Bassou	MAR	0012/0003 SUG 5:00
Match 8	Adrian Gomboc	SLO	Mathews Punza	ZAM	1010/0000 SUG 2:33

Quarter-Finals (7 August 2016)

Winners advance to semi-finals. Losers advance to repêchage for bronze medal tournament.

Match 1	An Ba-Ul	KOR	Rishod Sobirov	UZB	0101/0002 SON 5:00
Match 2	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Wander Mateo	DOM	1110/0002 SON 4:14
Match 3	Fabio Basile	ITA	Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	MGL	1001/0000 DAB 4:00
Match 4	Adrian Gomboc	SLO	Antoine Bouchard	CAN	1002/0001 SMK 4:09

Repêchage (7 August 2016)

Winners advance to bronze medal matches.

Match 1	Rishod Sobirov	UZB	Wander Mateo	DOM	1002/0000 UMA 3:02
Match 2	Antoine Bouchard	CAN	Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	MGL	0103/0001 OUG 5:00

Semi-Finals (7 August 2016)

Winners advance to gold medal final. Losers advance to bronze medal matches.

Match 1	An Ba-Ul	KOR	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	0011/0001 UNN 0:49 GS
Match 2	Fabio Basile	ITA	Adrian Gomboc	SLO	0000/0002 P29 5:00

Final Round (7 August 2016)

Match 3/5	Rishod Sobirov	UZB	Adrian Gomboc	SLO	1100/0000 OEJ 3:20
Match 3/5	Masashi Ebinuma	JPN	Antoine Bouchard	CAN	1011/0000 SON 4:06
Match 1/2	Fabio Basile	ITA	An Ba-Ul	KOR	0001/0011 SOO 1:24