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| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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The men's -66kg judo event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics . [1] [2]
| Men's 66kg at the XI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||||||
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The men's -66kg judo event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics . [1] [2]
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Timothy Culhane (IRL) | 0001 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Marlon Lopez (USA) | 0000S |  Oleg Chabachov (RUS) | 0200C | ||||||||||||||||
| Oleg Chabachov (RUS) | 1001 | Oleg Chabachov (RUS) | 0001H | ||||||||||||||||
 Sebastian Junk (GER) | 1001S |  David Garcia del Valle (ESP) | 1000S | ||||||||||||||||
 Sangjun Yabchaleaw (THA) | 0011S | Sebastian Junk (GER) | 0000 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Garcia del Valle (ESP) | 1010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Garcia del Valle (ESP) | 0010 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Satoshi Fujimoto (JPN) | 1122 | Satoshi Fujimoto (JPN) | 0111C | ||||||||||||||||
 Sergiy Sydorenko (UKR) | 0000 | Satoshi Fujimoto (JPN) | 0011S | ||||||||||||||||
 Cyril More (FRA) | 0001C | ||||||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Fujimoto (JPN) | 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Darren Kail (GBR) | 0000 |  Alessandro Oliveira (BRA) | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alessandro Oliveira (BRA) | 0201 | Alessandro Oliveira (BRA) | 1020S | ||||||||||||||||
 Lee Jong Dae (KOR) | 0001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Bronze medal matches | ||||||||
| Marlon Lopez (USA) | 1000 | |||||||||
| Timothy Culhane (IRL) | 0000 | Marlon Lopez (USA) | 1021 | Marlon Lopez (USA) | 1000 | |||||
| Sebastian Junk (GER) | 0000S | Alessandro Oliveira (BRA) | 0000 | |||||||
| Sergiy Sydorenko (UKR) | 1100 | |||||||||
| Cyril More (FRA) | 0000 | Sergiy Sydorenko (UKR) | 0110 | Sergiy Sydorenko (UKR) | 0000 | |||||
| Darren Kail (GBR) | 0200S | Darren Kail (GBR) | 0000 | Oleg Chabachov (RUS) | 1010 | |||||
| Lee Jong Dae (KOR) | 0001 | |||||||||
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