Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 70 kg

The men's 70 kg competition in judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on 29 July at the Olympic Velodrome.

Men's 70 kg
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Velodrome
Date29 July 1976
Competitors27 from 27 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Nevzorov  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Koji Kuramoto  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrick Vial  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marian Tałaj  Poland

The competition included two single-elimination pools, with winner of each pool advancing to the final. All judoka losing to the winner of each pool advanced to repêchage pools, with the winners of the repêchage pools earning bronze medals.[1]

Results

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Finals

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Koji Kuramoto (JPN)W
 
 
 
 Patrick Vial (FRA)L
 
 Koji Kuramoto (JPN)L
 
 
 
 Vladimir Nevzorov (URS)W
 
 Vladimir Nevzorov (URS)W
 
 
 Lee Chang-sun (KOR)L
 

Repechages

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Repechage Repechage semifinal Repechage final
 Juan Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) W
 António Roquete (POR) L  Juan Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) L
 Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) W
 Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) L
 Patrick Vial (FRA) W
Repechage Repechage semifinal Repechage final
 Marian Tałaj (POL) W
 Thomas Hagmann (SUI) L  Marian Tałaj (POL) W
 John Van Hoek (AUS) L
 Marian Tałaj (POL) W
 Lee Chang-sun (KOR) L

Pool A

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Pool B

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References

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  1. "Judo at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Half-Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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