| Men's 78 kg at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Palau Blaugrana | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 30 July | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 42 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 48 kg | |
| 65 kg | 52 kg | |
| 71 kg | 56 kg | |
| 78 kg | 61 kg | |
| 86 kg | 66 kg | |
| 95 kg | 72 kg | |
| +95 kg | +72 kg | |
The men's 78 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 30 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Hidehiko Yoshida of Japan. [1]
| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Suleman Musa (NGR) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Davaasambuugiin Dorjbat (MGL) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davaasambuugiin Dorjbat (MGL) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kim Byung-joo (KOR) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Byung-joo (KOR) | KEI | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sharip Varayev (EUN) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 M'Bairo Abakar (CHA) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sharip Varayev (EUN) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sharip Varayev (EUN) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Anthonie Wurth (NED) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Byung-joo (KOR) | WAZ  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Johan Laats (BEL) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Ryan Birch (GBR) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Zsolt Zsoldos (HUN) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zsolt Zsoldos (HUN) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bertrand Damaisin (FRA) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bertrand Damaisin (FRA) | CHU | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hamid Fadul (SUD) | E |  Alexandru Ciupe (ROU) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Fadi Saikali (LIB) | IPO | Fadi Saikali (LIB) | FUS | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Gastón García (ARG) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fadi Saikali (LIB) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexandru Ciupe (ROU) | IPO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bertrand Damaisin (FRA) | WIP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lars Adolfsson (SWE) | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final | ||
 Jason Morris (USA) |  | |
 Hidehiko Yoshida (JPN) | KOK  | |
Poland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 201 competitors, 149 men and 52 women, took part in 136 events in 21 sports.
Israel competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 30 competitors, 25 men and 5 women, took part in 42 events in 10 sports. Israel won its first ever Olympic medals at these Games. The first medallist in Israel's history was Yael Arad, who won silver on July 30 in judo's under-61 kg category for women, and she was followed a day later by another judoka, Oren Smadja, who won bronze in men's under-71 kg category.
Judo was first included in the Summer Olympic Games at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan. After not being included in 1968, judo has been an Olympic sport in each Olympiad since then. Only male judoka participated until the 1988 Summer Olympics, when women participated as a demonstration sport. Women judoka were first awarded medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Anthony "Tony"Laurence Clarke,, is the only Australian Paralympic judoka gold medallist. He represented Australia at five Summer Paralympic Games and medalled at the 1993 Australian National Judo Championships competing against sighted opponents.
Jason Newth Morris is a retired American judoka. He was a four-time Olympian and 2008 Olympic Coach, is best known for winning the silver medal in the -78kg weight category in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a Bronze Medal in the 1993 World Judo Championships. He is a Hachidan his favorite techniques are Uchi Mata, Tai Otoshi, and his "Sticker or Sticky Foot".
Albania first participated at the Summer Olympic Games in 1972. They missed the next four games, three of them for political reasons due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, 1984 Summer Olympics boycott and 1988 boycotts, but returned for the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics. They have appeared in all games since then. They made their Winter Olympic Games debut in 2006. Albania normally competes in events that include swimming, athletics, weightlifting, shooting, and wrestling. The country has not yet won an Olympic medal. Along with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Andorra and Monaco, Albania is one of four current European participants that have never won an Olympic medal. They have been represented by the Albanian National Olympic Committee since 1972.
Djibouti has participated in nine Summer Olympic Games as of the completion of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. Djibouti debuted at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States of America with three athletes, but did not take home a medal. The highest number of Djiboutian athletes participating in a summer Games is eight in the 1992 games in Barcelona, Spain. Only one Djiboutian athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympics, marathon runner Hussein Ahmed Salah, who won a bronze medal in the 1988 marathon.
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The men's 60 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 2 August at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Nazim Huseynov of the Unified Team.
The men's 65 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 1 August at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Rogério Sampaio of Brazil.
The men's 71 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 31 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Toshihiko Koga of Japan.
The men's 86 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 29 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Waldemar Legień of Poland.
The men's 95 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 28 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Antal Kovács of Hungary.
The men's +95 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 27 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by David Khakhaleishvili of the Unified Team.
The women's 56 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 31 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Miriam Blasco of Spain.
The women's 61 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 30 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Cathérine Fleury of France.
The women's +72 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 27 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Zhuang Xiaoyan of China.
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