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

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]

Results

Main brackets

Pool A

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

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

Repechage A

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

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

Finals

 
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

RankNameCountry
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
5TJorge Portelli Argentina
5TJean-Luc Rougé France
7TPak Jong-gil North Korea
7TGünther Neureuther West Germany
9TVladimír Novák Czechoslovakia
9TKlaus Wallas Austria
11TJimmy Wooley United States
11TRadomir Kovacevic Yugoslavia
11TImre Varga Hungary
11TJosé Ibañez Cuba
11TJohan Schåltz Sweden
16THans-Jakob Schädler Liechtenstein
16TTom Greenway Canada
16TMarkku Airio Finland
16TJosé Chandri Puerto Rico
16TWaldemar Zausz Poland
16TDietmar Lorenz East Germany
16TJosé Cornavaca Nicaragua
16TAbdoulaye Djiba Senegal

References

  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.
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