Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

The men's kumite 75 kg competition in Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 6 August 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.[1]

Men's kumite 75 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueNippon Budokan
Date6 August 2021
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Luigi Busà  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rafael Aghayev  Azerbaijan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gábor Hárspataki  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stanislav Horuna  Ukraine

Competition format edit

The competition began with a two-pool round-robin stage followed by a single elimination stage. Each pool consisted of five athletes, with those positioned 1st and 4th seeded to Pool A, and those positioned 2nd and 3rd to Pool B. The athlete that finished first in Pool A will face the athlete that finished second in Pool B in the semifinals, and vice versa. There were no bronze medal matches in the kumite events. Losers of the semifinals each received a bronze medal.[2]

Schedule edit

All times are in local time (UTC+9).

Date Time Round
Friday, 6 August 2021 17:00
20:22
20:50
21:00
Pool stage
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Victory ceremony

Results edit

Pool stage edit

Pool A[3]
Athlete Pld W D L Pts Qualification
  Gábor Hárspataki (HUN) 4 2 1 1 5 Semifinals
  Stanislav Horuna (UKR) 4 2 1 1 5
  Ken Nishimura (JPN) 4 2 0 2 4
  Thomas Scott (USA) 4 2 0 2 4
  Abdalla Abdelaziz (EGY) 4 1 0 3 2
Pool B
Athlete Pld W D L Pts Qualification
  Luigi Busà (ITA) 4 3 0 1 6 Semifinals
  Rafael Aghayev (AZE) 4 3 0 1 6
  Noah Bitsch (GER) 4 2 0 2 4
  Nurkanat Azhikanov (KAZ) 4 2 0 2 4
  Tsuneari Yahiro (AUS) 4 0 0 4 0

Finals edit

 
SemifinalsGold medal
 
      
 
 
 
 
A1
  Gábor Hárspataki (HUN)  
0
 
 
 
B2
  Rafael Aghayev (AZE)
7
 
B2
  Rafael Aghayev (AZE)  
0
 
 
 
B1
  Luigi Busà (ITA)  
1
 
B1
  Luigi Busà (ITA)
3
 
 
A2
  Stanislav Horuna (UKR)  
0
 

References edit

  1. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Karate - Olympic Schedule & Results". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "FAQs" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Standings–Male 75 kg". World Karate Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

External links edit