Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's open category

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Men's open category
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Velodrome
Date31 July
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Haruki Uemura Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Keith Remfry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Shota Chochishvili Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Jo Jae-gi Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea

The men's open category competition in judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on 31 July at the Olympic Velodrome. The gold medal was won by Haruki Uemura of Japan. [1]

Contents

Results

Main brackets

Pool A

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
Flag of the United States.svg  Jimmy Wooley  (USA)W
Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Hans-Jakob Schädler  (LIE)L Flag of the United States.svg  Jimmy Wooley  (USA)L
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tom Greenway  (CAN)L Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Vladimír Novák  (TCH)W
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Vladimír Novák  (TCH)WFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Vladimír Novák  (TCH)L
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Radomir Kovacevic  (YUG)WFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shota Chochishvili  (URS)W
Flag of Finland.svg  Markku Airio  (FIN)L Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Radomir Kovacevic  (YUG)L
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Luis de Frutos  (ESP)DNSFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shota Chochishvili  (URS)W
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shota Chochishvili  (URS)WOFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shota Chochishvili  (URS)L
Flag of France.svg  Jean-Luc Rougé  (FRA)WFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Haruki Uemura  (JPN)W
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Waldemar Zausz  (POL)L Flag of France.svg  Jean-Luc Rougé  (FRA)WO
Flag of Guyana.svg Geoffrey Sankies (GUY)DNSNo opponent
Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg Gal Choidog (MGL)DNSFlag of France.svg  Jean-Luc Rougé  (FRA)L
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  José Cornavaca  (NCA)L Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Haruki Uemura  (JPN)W
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  Pak Jong-gil  (PRK)WFlag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  Pak Jong-gil  (PRK)L
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Haruki Uemura  (JPN)W

Pool B

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
Flag of Argentina.svg  Jorge Portelli  (ARG)WO
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Jaime Felipa  (AHO)DNSFlag of Argentina.svg  Jorge Portelli  (ARG)W
Flag of Cuba.svg  José Ibañez  (CUB)WOFlag of Cuba.svg  José Ibañez  (CUB)L
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Johnny Mackay (ECU)DNSFlag of Argentina.svg  Jorge Portelli  (ARG)W
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  José Chandri  (PUR)L Flag of Austria.svg  Klaus Wallas  (AUT)L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Johan Schåltz  (SWE)WFlag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Radomir Kovacevic  (YUG)L
Flag of Italy.svg Mario Daminelli (ITA)DNSFlag of Austria.svg  Klaus Wallas  (AUT)W
Flag of Austria.svg  Klaus Wallas  (AUT)WOFlag of Argentina.svg  Jorge Portelli  (ARG)L
Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Varga  (HUN)WOFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Keith Remfry  (GBR)W
Flag of East Germany.svg  Dietmar Lorenz  (GDR)DNSFlag of Hungary.svg  Imre Varga  (HUN)L
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  Jo Jae-gi  (KOR)WOFlag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  Jo Jae-gi  (KOR)W
Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed Zouagh (MAR)DNSFlag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  Jo Jae-gi  (KOR)L
Flag of Germany.svg  Günther Neureuther  (FRG)WFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Keith Remfry  (GBR)W
Flag of Senegal.svg  Abdoulaye Djiba  (SEN)L Flag of Germany.svg  Günther Neureuther  (FRG)L
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Keith Remfry  (GBR)W

Repechages

Repechage A

Repechage Repechage semifinal Repechage final
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  Pak Jong-gil  (PRK)L
Flag of France.svg  Jean-Luc Rougé  (FRA)W
Flag of France.svg  Jean-Luc Rougé  (FRA)L
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shota Chochishvili  (URS)W

Repechage B

Repechage Repechage semifinal Repechage final
Flag of Germany.svg  Günther Neureuther  (FRG)L
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  Jo Jae-gi  (KOR)W
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  Jo Jae-gi  (KOR)W
Flag of Argentina.svg  Jorge Portelli  (ARG)L

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shota Chochishvili  (URS)L
 
 
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Haruki Uemura  (JPN)W
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Haruki Uemura  (JPN)W
 
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Keith Remfry  (GBR)L
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Jorge Portelli  (ARG)L
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Keith Remfry  (GBR)W
 

Final classification

RankNameCountry
Gold medal icon.svg Haruki Uemura Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Keith Remfry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Shota Chochishvili Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Jo Jae-gi Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
5T Jorge Portelli Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5T Jean-Luc Rougé Flag of France.svg  France
7T Pak Jong-gil Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea
7T Günther Neureuther Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
9T Vladimír Novák Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
9T Klaus Wallas Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
11T Jimmy Wooley Flag of the United States.svg  United States
11T Radomir Kovacevic Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
11T Imre Varga Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
11T José Ibañez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
11T Johan Schåltz Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
16T Hans-Jakob Schädler Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Liechtenstein
16T Tom Greenway Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
16T Markku Airio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
16T José Chandri Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
16T Waldemar Zausz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
16T Dietmar Lorenz Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
16T José Cornavaca Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
16T Abdoulaye Djiba Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

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References

  1. "Judo at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Open Class". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2018.