| Men's 78 kg at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jangchung Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 28 September | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 41 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| Men | |
| 60 kg | |
| 65 kg | |
| 71 kg | |
| 78 kg | |
| 86 kg | |
| 95 kg | |
| +95 kg | |
The men's 78 kg competition in judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul was held on 28 September at the Jangchung Gymnasium. The gold medal was won by Waldemar Legień of Poland. [1]
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Olivier Schaffter (SUI) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jason Morris (USA) | KEI | Jason Morris (USA) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Bashir Varaev (URS) | YUS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bashir Varaev (URS) | SOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Temel Çakiroglu (TUR) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temel Çakiroglu (TUR) | YUS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Luis Val (AUS) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bashir Varaev (URS) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jukka-Pekka Metsola (FIN) | CHU | Jukka-Pekka Metsola (FIN) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Mamudu Adamu (NGR) | E | Jukka-Pekka Metsola (FIN) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Kilmar Campos (VEN) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jukka-Pekka Metsola (FIN) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Patrick Matangi (ZIM) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Matangi (ZIM) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tsay Yow-tayn (TPE) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bashir Varaev (URS) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Károly Németh (HUN) | E |  Waldemar Legień (POL) | YUS | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Walid Mohamed Hussain (EGY) | KOK | Walid Mohamed Hussain (EGY) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Waldemar Legień (POL) | WIP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waldemar Legień (POL) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gastón García (ARG) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Aly Attyé (SEN) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gastón García (ARG) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waldemar Legień (POL) | WAZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 An Byeong-geun (KOR) | IPO |  Kevin Doherty (CAN) | R | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Johan Laats (BEL) | E | An Byeong-geun (KOR) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Doherty (CAN) | KEI | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Doherty (CAN) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lam Lap Hing (HKG) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lam Lap Hing (HKG) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Magnus Büchel (LIE) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repechage | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | ||||||||||||||||
 Peter Reiter (AUT) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lars Adolfsson (SWE) | WAZ | Lars Adolfsson (SWE) | E | ||||||||||||||||
 Victorino González (ESP) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Victorino González (ESP) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
 Pascal Tayot (FRA) | WAZ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pascal Tayot (FRA) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
 Torsten Bréchôt (GDR) | WAZ  | ||||||||||||||||||
| Repechage | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | ||||||||||||||||
| Walid Mohamed Hussain (EGY) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gastón García (ARG) | WIP | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gastón García (ARG) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Doherty (CAN) | CHU | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Doherty (CAN) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bashir Varaev (URS) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Final | ||
 Frank Wieneke (FRG) |  | |
| Waldemar Legień (POL) | IPO  | |
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