Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's open category

The men's open category competition in judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on 31 July at the Olympic Velodrome. The gold medal was won by Haruki Uemura of Japan.[1]

Men's open category
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Velodrome
Date31 July
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Haruki Uemura  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Keith Remfry  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shota Chochishvili  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jo Jae-gi  South Korea

Results

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Main brackets

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Pool A

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
  Jimmy Wooley (USA) W
  Hans-Jakob Schädler (LIE) L   Jimmy Wooley (USA) L
  Tom Greenway (CAN) L   Vladimír Novák (TCH) W
  Vladimír Novák (TCH) W   Vladimír Novák (TCH) L
  Radomir Kovacevic (YUG) W   Shota Chochishvili (URS) W
  Markku Airio (FIN) L   Radomir Kovacevic (YUG) L
  José Luis de Frutos (ESP) DNS   Shota Chochishvili (URS) W
  Shota Chochishvili (URS) WO   Shota Chochishvili (URS) L
  Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) W   Haruki Uemura (JPN) W
  Waldemar Zausz (POL) L   Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) WO
  Geoffrey Sankies (GUY) DNS No opponent
  Gal Choidog (MGL) DNS   Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) L
  José Cornavaca (NCA) L   Haruki Uemura (JPN) W
  Pak Jong-gil (PRK) W   Pak Jong-gil (PRK) L
  Haruki Uemura (JPN) W

Pool B

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
  Jorge Portelli (ARG) WO
  Jaime Felipa (AHO) DNS   Jorge Portelli (ARG) W
  José Ibañez (CUB) WO   José Ibañez (CUB) L
  Johnny Mackay (ECU) DNS   Jorge Portelli (ARG) W
  José Chandri (PUR) L   Klaus Wallas (AUT) L
  Johan Schåltz (SWE) W   Johan Schåltz (SWE) L
  Mario Daminelli (ITA) DNS   Klaus Wallas (AUT) W
  Klaus Wallas (AUT) WO   Jorge Portelli (ARG) L
  Imre Varga (HUN) WO   Keith Remfry (GBR) W
  Dietmar Lorenz (GDR) DNS   Imre Varga (HUN) L
  Jo Jae-gi (KOR) WO   Jo Jae-gi (KOR) W
  Mohamed Zouagh (MAR) DNS   Jo Jae-gi (KOR) L
  Günther Neureuther (FRG) W   Keith Remfry (GBR) W
  Abdoulaye Djiba (SEN) L   Günther Neureuther (FRG) L
  Keith Remfry (GBR) W

Repechages

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Repechage A

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Repechage Repechage semifinal Repechage final
  Pak Jong-gil (PRK) L
  Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) W
  Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) L
  Shota Chochishvili (URS) W

Repechage B

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Repechage Repechage semifinal Repechage final
  Günther Neureuther (FRG) L
  Jo Jae-gi (KOR) W
  Jo Jae-gi (KOR) W
  Jorge Portelli (ARG) L

Finals

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Shota Chochishvili (URS)L
 
 
 
  Haruki Uemura (JPN)W
 
  Haruki Uemura (JPN)W
 
 
 
  Keith Remfry (GBR)L
 
  Jorge Portelli (ARG)L
 
 
  Keith Remfry (GBR)W
 

Final classification

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Rank Name Country
  Haruki Uemura   Japan
  Keith Remfry   Great Britain
  Shota Chochishvili   Soviet Union
  Jo Jae-gi   South Korea
5T Jorge Portelli   Argentina
5T Jean-Luc Rougé   France
7T Pak Jong-gil   North Korea
7T Günther Neureuther   West Germany
9T Vladimír Novák   Czechoslovakia
9T Klaus Wallas   Austria
11T Jimmy Wooley   United States
11T Radomir Kovacevic   Yugoslavia
11T Imre Varga   Hungary
11T José Ibañez   Cuba
11T Johan Schåltz   Sweden
16T Hans-Jakob Schädler   Liechtenstein
16T Tom Greenway   Canada
16T Markku Airio   Finland
16T José Chandri   Puerto Rico
16T Waldemar Zausz   Poland
16T Dietmar Lorenz   East Germany
16T José Cornavaca   Nicaragua
16T Abdoulaye Djiba   Senegal

References

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  1. ^ "Judo at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Open Class". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2018.