Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 66 kg

Men's 66 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	10 August
Winning score	1000
Medalists
Masato Uchishiba  Japan Benjamin Darbelet  France Yordanis Arencibia  Cuba Pak Chol-Min  North Korea

Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
List of judoka Qualification
	Men	Women
	60 kg	48 kg
	66 kg	52 kg
	73 kg	57 kg
	81 kg	63 kg
	90 kg	70 kg
	100 kg	78 kg
	+100 kg	+78 kg
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The men's 66 kg tournament in judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 10 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. Preliminary rounds were held at 12:00 pm CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final took place at 8:00 pm CST.

This event was the second-lightest of the men's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 66 kilograms of body mass. Like all other judo events, bouts lasted five minutes. If the bout was still tied at the end, it was extended for another five-minute, sudden-death period; if neither judoka scored during that period, the match is decided by the judges. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost to a semifinalist competed in the repechage. The two judokas who lost in the semifinals faced the winner of the opposite half of the bracket's repechage in bronze medal bouts.

Tournament results

Final

	Final
	1	Benjamin Darbelet (FRA)	0000
	2	Masato Uchishiba (JPN)	1000

Mat 1

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						Casale (ITA)		1000
						Novoa (CHI)		0000
											Casale (ITA)		0001
											Pak (PRK)		0010
						Nurmuhammedov (TKM)		0000
						Pak (PRK)		1000
																Pak (PRK)		0002
																Dias (POR)		0000
						Ortíz (VEN)		0001
						Dias (POR)		0100
											Dias (POR)		0101
											Derly (BRA)		0010
						Derly (BRA)		0002
						Kim Joo-Jin (KOR)		0001
																					Pak (PRK)		0001
																					Darbelet (FRA)		0201
						Gasimov (AZE)		0101
						Gadanov (RUS)		0120
											Gadanov (RUS)		0011
	Ungvari (HUN)		0011								Ungvari (HUN)		0002
	Wu (CHN)		0001			Ungvari (HUN)		1000
						Kedelashvili (GEO)		0000
																Gadanov (RUS)		0010
																Darbelet (FRA)		1010
						Mehmedovic (CAN)		0011
						Ibañez (ECU)		0001
											Mehmedovic (CAN)		0000
											Darbelet (FRA)		0001
						Rguig (MAR)		0000
						Darbelet (FRA)		1002

Mat 2

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						Masato Uchishiba (JPN)		1001
						Juan Jacinto (DOM)		0000
											Masato Uchishiba (JPN)		0020
											Arash Miresmaeili (IRI)		0000
						Arash Miresmaeili (IRI)		0001
						Tomasz Adamiec (POL)		0000
																Masato Uchishiba (JPN)		0201
																Mirali Sharipov (UZB)		0010
						Oscar Penas (ESP)		0000
						Mirali Sharipov (UZB)		1010
											Mirali Sharipov (UZB)		0001
											Mounir Benamadi (ALG)		0000
						Mounir Benamadi (ALG)		1010
						Steven Brown (AUS)		0000
																					Masato Uchishiba (JPN)		0020
																					Yordanis Arencibia (CUB)		0001
						Tariel Zintiridis (GRE)		0000
						Taylor Takata (USA)		0010
											Taylor Takata (USA)		0001
											Dex Elmont (NED)		0000
						Dex Elmont (NED)		1000
						Edson Madeira (MOZ)		0000
																Taylor Takata (USA)		0000
																Yordanis Arencibia (CUB)		0010
						Yordanis Arencibia (CUB)		1010
						Daniel Garcia Gonzalez (AND)		0000
											Yordanis Arencibia (CUB)		0001
											Aheen El Hady (EGY)		0000
						Armen Nazaryan (ARM)		0000
						Aheen El Hady (EGY)		0001

Repechage

	First round				Second round				Third round				Bronze medal finals
	Nurmuhammedov (TKM)	0000			Dias (POR)	0001
	Casale (ITA)	0012			Casale (ITA)	1001			Casale (ITA)	0010			Arencibia (CUB)	0010
	Rguig (MAR)	0000			Gadanov (RUS)	1000			Gadanov (RUS)	1002			Gadanov (RUS)	0001
	Mehmedovic (CAN)	0201			Mehmedovic (CAN)	0000
	Jacinto (DOM)	0000			Sharipov (UZB)	0010
	Miresmaeili (IRI)	0011			Miresmaeili (IRI)	0001			Sharipov (UZB)	0101			Pak (PRK)	0100
	Gonzalez (AND)	0001			Takata (USA)	0001			El Hady (EGY)	0001			Sharipov (UZB)	0001
	El Hady (EGY)	1001			El Hady (EGY)	1000

Final ranking

Rank	Athlete
	Masato Uchishiba (JPN)
	Benjamin Darbelet (FRA)
	Yordanis Arencibia (CUB)
	Pak Chol-Min (PRK)
5	Alim Gadanov (RUS)
5	Mirali Sharipov (UZB)
7	Giovanni Casale (ITA)
7	Aheen El Hady (EGY)

References

• Beijing 2008 - Judo: Men's −66 kg - official results
• Competition format

External links

• judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 66 kg at Olympedia