| Men's 78 kg at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | California State University, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 7 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 38 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| Men | |
| 60 kg | |
| 65 kg | |
| 71 kg | |
| 78 kg | |
| 86 kg | |
| 95 kg | |
| +95 kg | |
| Open | |
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]
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | ||||||||||||||||||||
 António Roquete (POR) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Javier Condor (CRC) | E | António Roquete (POR) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Abdoulaye Diallo (GUI) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| António Roquete (POR) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Fridtjof Thoen (NOR) | E |  Süheyl Yesilnur (TUR) | KOK | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Javier Condor (CRC) | W | Süheyl Yesilnur (TUR) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Ignacio Sanz (ESP) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Süheyl Yesilnur (TUR) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Filip Lešcak (YUG) | WO | Filip Lešcak (YUG) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Adrian Sierra (HON) | DNS | Filip Lešcak (YUG) | WAZ | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Rogério dos Santos (BRA) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Filip Lešcak (YUG) | WAZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ousseynou Guèye (SEN) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ioannis Kougialis (CYP) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ousseynou Guèye (SEN) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Filip Lešcak (YUG) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Rob Henneveld (NED) | WO |  Neil Adams (GBR) | KOK | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Jaime Casanova (DOM) | DNS | Rob Henneveld (NED) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Adams (GBR) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Adams (GBR) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Brett Barron (USA) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sayed Al-Tubaikh (KUW) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brett Barron (USA) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Adams (GBR) | KOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Graeme Spinks (NZL) | E |  Michel Nowak (FRA) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michel Nowak (FRA) | W | Michel Nowak (FRA) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Moshe Ponte (ISR) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michel Nowak (FRA) | SOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Seppo Myllylä (FIN) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seppo Myllylä (FIN) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Asafu Tembo (ZAM) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Mircea Frățică (ROU) | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Li Chung Tai (HKG) | E | Mircea Frățică (ROU) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Paul Diop (MLI) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mircea Frățică (ROU) | YUK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jean-Marie Dedecker (BEL) | DNS |  Per Kjellin (SWE) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Thomas Haasmann (AUT) | WO | Thomas Haasmann (AUT) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Per Kjellin (SWE) | KOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mircea Frățică (ROU) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Massimo Marcelli (ITA) | DNS |  Jorge Bonnet (PUR) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jorge Bonnet (PUR) | WO | Jorge Bonnet (PUR) | WIP | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Christophe Wogo (CGO) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jorge Bonnet (PUR) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jules-Albert Ndemba (CMR) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jules-Albert Ndemba (CMR) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mohamed Maach (MAR) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mircea Frățică (ROU) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gaston Oula (CIV) | R |  Frank Wieneke (FRG) | YUS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Wieneke (FRG) | W | Frank Wieneke (FRG) | YUK | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Hiromitsu Takano (JPN) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Wieneke (FRG) | WAZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Walid Mohamed Hussain (EGY) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Simione Kuruvoli (FIJ) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walid Mohamed Hussain (EGY) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Wieneke (FRG) | KOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hwang Jin-su (KOR) | E |  Kevin Doherty (CAN) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Carlos Huttich (MEX) | W | Carlos Huttich (MEX) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Liu Junlin (CHN) | KOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Junlin (CHN) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Doherty (CAN) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Doherty (CAN) | YUK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sun Yih-shong (TPE) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repechage | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | ||||||||||||
| Rob Henneveld (NED) | KOK | |||||||||||||
| Brett Barron (USA) | E | Rob Henneveld (NED) | E | |||||||||||
| Michel Nowak (FRA) | YUS | |||||||||||||
| Michel Nowak (FRA) | YUK  | |||||||||||||
| Filip Lešcak (YUG) | E | |||||||||||||
| Repechage | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | ||||||||||||||||
| Gaston Oula (CIV) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hiromitsu Takano (JPN) | IPO | Hiromitsu Takano (JPN) | YUK | ||||||||||||||||
| Walid Mohamed Hussain (EGY) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hiromitsu Takano (JPN) | YUS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Doherty (CAN) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hiromitsu Takano (JPN) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mircea Frățică (ROU) | KOK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Final | ||
| Neil Adams (GBR) |  | |
| Frank Wieneke (FRG) | IPO  | |
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