Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 78 kg

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Men's 78 kg
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue California State University, Los Angeles
Date7 August
Competitors38 from 38 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Frank Wieneke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Neil Adams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Mircea Frățică Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Michel Nowak Flag of France.svg  France
  1980
1988  

The men's 78 kg competition in judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles was held on 7 August at the California State University. The gold medal was won by Frank Wieneke of West Germany. [1]

Results

Pool A

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
Flag of Portugal.svg  António Roquete  (POR)W
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Javier Condor  (CRC)E Flag of Portugal.svg  António Roquete  (POR)IPO
Flag of Guinea.svg  Abdoulaye Diallo  (GUI)E
Flag of Portugal.svg  António Roquete  (POR)E
Flag of Norway.svg  Fridtjof Thoen  (NOR)E Flag of Turkey.svg  Süheyl Yesilnur  (TUR)KOK
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Javier Condor  (CRC)WFlag of Turkey.svg  Süheyl Yesilnur  (TUR)IPO
Flag of Spain.svg  Ignacio Sanz  (ESP)E
Flag of Turkey.svg  Süheyl Yesilnur  (TUR)E
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Filip Lešcak  (YUG)WOFlag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Filip Lešcak  (YUG)IPO
Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg Adrian Sierra (HON)DNSFlag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Filip Lešcak  (YUG)WAZ
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Rogério dos Santos  (BRA)E
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Filip Lešcak  (YUG)WAZ
Flag of Senegal.svg  Ousseynou Guèye  (SEN)E
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Ioannis Kougialis  (CYP)E
Flag of Senegal.svg  Ousseynou Guèye  (SEN)IPO
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Filip Lešcak  (YUG)R
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rob Henneveld  (NED)WOFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Neil Adams  (GBR)KOK
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jaime Casanova (DOM)DNSFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Rob Henneveld  (NED)R
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Neil Adams  (GBR)IPO
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Neil Adams  (GBR)IPO
Flag of the United States.svg  Brett Barron  (USA)R
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Sayed Al-Tubaikh  (KUW)E
Flag of the United States.svg  Brett Barron  (USA)IPO
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Neil Adams  (GBR)KOK
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Graeme Spinks  (NZL)E Flag of France.svg  Michel Nowak  (FRA)R
Flag of France.svg  Michel Nowak  (FRA)WFlag of France.svg  Michel Nowak  (FRA)IPO
Flag of Israel.svg  Moshe Ponte  (ISR)E
Flag of France.svg  Michel Nowak  (FRA)SOG
Flag of Finland.svg  Seppo Myllylä  (FIN)E
Flag of Finland.svg  Seppo Myllylä  (FIN)IPO
Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Asafu Tembo  (ZAM)E

Pool B

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mircea Frățică  (ROU)W
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Li Chung Tai  (HKG)E Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mircea Frățică  (ROU)IPO
Flag of Mali.svg  Paul Diop  (MLI)E
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mircea Frățică  (ROU)YUK
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean-Marie Dedecker  (BEL)DNSFlag of Sweden.svg  Per Kjellin  (SWE)E
Flag of Austria.svg  Thomas Haasmann  (AUT)WOFlag of Austria.svg  Thomas Haasmann  (AUT)E
Flag of Sweden.svg  Per Kjellin  (SWE)KOK
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mircea Frățică  (ROU)IPO
Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Marcelli (ITA)DNSFlag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Jorge Bonnet  (PUR)E
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Jorge Bonnet  (PUR)WOFlag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Jorge Bonnet  (PUR)WIP
Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg  Christophe Wogo  (CGO)E
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Jorge Bonnet  (PUR)IPO
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Jules-Albert Ndemba  (CMR)E
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Jules-Albert Ndemba  (CMR)IPO
Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Maach  (MAR)E
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mircea Frățică  (ROU)R
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Gaston Oula  (CIV)R Flag of Germany.svg  Frank Wieneke  (FRG)YUS
Flag of Germany.svg  Frank Wieneke  (FRG)WFlag of Germany.svg  Frank Wieneke  (FRG)YUK
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiromitsu Takano  (JPN)R
Flag of Germany.svg  Frank Wieneke  (FRG)WAZ
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Walid Mohamed Hussain  (EGY)R
Flag of Fiji.svg  Simione Kuruvoli  (FIJ)E
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Walid Mohamed Hussain  (EGY)IPO
Flag of Germany.svg  Frank Wieneke  (FRG)KOK
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Hwang Jin-su  (KOR)E Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Doherty  (CAN)R
Flag of Mexico.svg  Carlos Huttich  (MEX)WFlag of Mexico.svg  Carlos Huttich  (MEX)E
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Junlin  (CHN)KOK
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Junlin  (CHN)E
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Doherty  (CAN)IPO
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Doherty  (CAN)YUK
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Sun Yih-shong  (TPE)E

Repechages

Repechage Repechage semifinal Repechage final
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rob Henneveld  (NED)KOK
Flag of the United States.svg  Brett Barron  (USA)E Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rob Henneveld  (NED)E
Flag of France.svg  Michel Nowak  (FRA)YUS
Flag of France.svg  Michel Nowak  (FRA)YUK Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Filip Lešcak  (YUG)E
Repechage Repechage quarterfinal Repechage semifinal Repechage final
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Gaston Oula  (CIV)E
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiromitsu Takano  (JPN)IPOFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiromitsu Takano  (JPN)YUK
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Walid Mohamed Hussain  (EGY)E
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiromitsu Takano  (JPN)YUS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Doherty  (CAN)E
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiromitsu Takano  (JPN)E
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mircea Frățică  (ROU)KOK Bronze medal icon.svg

Final

 
Final
 
  
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Neil Adams  (GBR)Silver medal icon.svg
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Frank Wieneke  (FRG)IPO Gold medal icon.svg
 

Final classification

RankJudokaNation
Gold medal icon.svg Frank Wieneke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Neil Adams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Mircea Frățică Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Michel Nowak Flag of France.svg  France
5T Filip Lešcak Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
5T Hiromitsu Takano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
7T Kevin Doherty Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
7T Rob Henneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
9T Brett Barron Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9T Walid Mohamed Hussain Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
11 Gaston Oula Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
12T Süheyl Yesilnur Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
12T Jorge Bonnet Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
14T António Roquete Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
14T Ousseynou Guèye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
14T Liu Junlin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
14T Seppo Myllylä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
14T Per Kjellin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
14T Jules-Albert Ndemba Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
20T Abdoulaye Diallo Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
20T Ignacio Sanz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
20T Rogério dos Santos Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
20T Ioannis Kougialis Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
20T Sun Yih-shong Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
20T Sayed Al-Tubaikh Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
20T Moshe Ponte Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
20T Asafu Tembo Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
20T Paul Diop Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
20T Thomas Haasmann Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
20T Christophe Wogo Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo
20T Mohamed Maach Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
20T Carlos Huttich Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
20T Simione Kuruvoli Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
34T Javier Condor Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
34T Fridtjof Thoen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
34T Graeme Spinks Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
34T Li Chung Tai Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong
34T Hwang Jin-su Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea

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